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I recently made a pilgrimage to my somewhat-local gun shop (Bud's), and saw with eyes filled with wonder an LCRx in .38 Special. Model 5431, I believe. In my mind, the LCR had never had much appeal, because it just wasn't quite what I desired. However, as my somewhat sweaty palms were caressed by the gracious lines of this new revolver, I thought to myself... "Self, you must have one!" I swung open the cylinder and saw the five cavernous .38 Special chambers. I considered the thing, thinking "The only thing that would make this better would be one more shot and .327 Magnum! I'll go home and order one tonight!"
I returned home to seek this elegant revolver on the internet, only to find... Alas! My beloved long-barreled, full gripped, and target sighted revolver in .327 was nowhere to be found! Instead, I found only model 5462, with the desired chambering and external hammer, but without the adjustable sights, long barrel, or longer grip. My heart filled with grief as I thought to myself... "I'll just resort to switching the grip and settling for the short barrel and fixed sights." Suddenly, my downcast state was revived as I remembered that "The LCRx is a relatively new release! Perhaps Ruger has not released the desired model yet!
So... how many of you think a .327 Mag with a three inch barrel, adjustable sights, and a full grip would be the bee's knees? Anybody have any idea if Ruger will release one? I've heard that the lightweight gun kicks too much in .357 or .38+p. I think that a six-shooter capable of .32 S&W (or handloads of .327 or .32 H&R) for plinking or full-power .327 for effective self-defense would be pretty great. Less recoil for the light weight gun, but enough capacity to make up for it? I need another caliber (or three or four calibers...) like I need another hole in my head, but... This was the first time I saw any variation of the LCRx, and the first time I saw an LCR of any sort that actually excited me. I know I'm kind of late to the LCRx party, but the DA trigger felt pretty fantastic. If this is discussed elsewhere, just link me over there.
I returned home to seek this elegant revolver on the internet, only to find... Alas! My beloved long-barreled, full gripped, and target sighted revolver in .327 was nowhere to be found! Instead, I found only model 5462, with the desired chambering and external hammer, but without the adjustable sights, long barrel, or longer grip. My heart filled with grief as I thought to myself... "I'll just resort to switching the grip and settling for the short barrel and fixed sights." Suddenly, my downcast state was revived as I remembered that "The LCRx is a relatively new release! Perhaps Ruger has not released the desired model yet!
So... how many of you think a .327 Mag with a three inch barrel, adjustable sights, and a full grip would be the bee's knees? Anybody have any idea if Ruger will release one? I've heard that the lightweight gun kicks too much in .357 or .38+p. I think that a six-shooter capable of .32 S&W (or handloads of .327 or .32 H&R) for plinking or full-power .327 for effective self-defense would be pretty great. Less recoil for the light weight gun, but enough capacity to make up for it? I need another caliber (or three or four calibers...) like I need another hole in my head, but... This was the first time I saw any variation of the LCRx, and the first time I saw an LCR of any sort that actually excited me. I know I'm kind of late to the LCRx party, but the DA trigger felt pretty fantastic. If this is discussed elsewhere, just link me over there.