Styx
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Ruger LCR: Ugly as a mud fence, but shoots better than a J frame.
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WheelGunMan
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Now those some sharp looking grips...where did you obtain them?
Styx
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I haven't purchased a Taurus 905.
To me, they seem expensive for being a Taurus. And then when Taurus ended their Lifetime Warranty and replaced it with a 1 year warranty - there was no way I was going to purchase a Taurus. Then they re-instituted a lifetime warranty although not the same warranty that they used to have, but I'm still back at the issue of the 905 seeming to be expensive for what it is.
If I could get a stainless one for around the price that they charge for an 85, I'd buy one, but the 905 in stainless is going for around $360.00
I did get a chance to handle the LCR, Charter Arms 9mm PITBULL, and the Taurus 905 side by side by side.
There is no doubt that the Ruger LCR had the best DA trigger of the three guns. The Taurus had the worst DA trigger of the three. The Charter Arms in single action was a lighter trigger with a crisper break than the Taurus.
In objective terms, if the 905 wasn't going to be a range toy fired mostly single action, if it were going to be an EDC, I'd have to do something to improve the out-of-the box double action trigger of the Taurus 905.
To me, they seem expensive for being a Taurus. And then when Taurus ended their Lifetime Warranty and replaced it with a 1 year warranty - there was no way I was going to purchase a Taurus. Then they re-instituted a lifetime warranty although not the same warranty that they used to have, but I'm still back at the issue of the 905 seeming to be expensive for what it is.
If I could get a stainless one for around the price that they charge for an 85, I'd buy one, but the 905 in stainless is going for around $360.00
I did get a chance to handle the LCR, Charter Arms 9mm PITBULL, and the Taurus 905 side by side by side.
There is no doubt that the Ruger LCR had the best DA trigger of the three guns. The Taurus had the worst DA trigger of the three. The Charter Arms in single action was a lighter trigger with a crisper break than the Taurus.
In objective terms, if the 905 wasn't going to be a range toy fired mostly single action, if it were going to be an EDC, I'd have to do something to improve the out-of-the box double action trigger of the Taurus 905.
SwampWolf
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What's so "narrow-minded" about expressing an admittedly wholly subjective opinion about the looks/appearance of any firearm? Does it bother you that someone doesn't like the looks of a gun that you find pretty? Really? Everyone likes something and no one likes everything. Aesthetics are always opinions-except when you're talking about my wife, my kids or my dog. Somethings are just intrinsically beautiful...
Jeb Stuart
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Actually couldn't care less care less, get over it, move on.
Please note, correction after the grammar Police after I was notified by the Grammar police.
Please note, correction after the grammar Police after I was notified by the Grammar police.
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Pat Riot
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Could you?
GBExpat
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Actually, the phrase is "couldn't care less".
As time goes be, it seems, increasing numbers of folks using that phrase get it wrong ... much like those spelling "whoa" as "woah" ... and Joey in the TV show Friends with the word "supposebly" (s/b "supposedly).
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It can be either or. I thought the same as you, so I looked it a few years back. The consesus was that both usages are acceptable.Actually, the phrase is "couldn't care less".
As time goes be, it seems, increasing numbers of folks using that phrase get it wrong ... much like those spelling "whoa" as "woah" ... and Joey in the TV show Friends with the word "supposebly" (s/b "supposedly).
stonebuster
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Woah! This thread is supposebly about the LCR but I could care less.Actually, the phrase is "couldn't care less".
As time goes be, it seems, increasing numbers of folks using that phrase get it wrong ... much like those spelling "whoa" as "woah" ... and Joey in the TV show Friends with the word "supposebly" (s/b "supposedly).
GBExpat
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Aaaahhh ... so the inaccurate usage has been around long enough to become part the accepted vernacular. Languages are dynamic.
Jeb Stuart
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Do you know how to tell when someone has no life at all? Or care less?
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GBExpat
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I am sorry to hear that you feel that you have no life, Jeb Stuart. I hope things improve for you soon.
Meanwhile, back at the farm...
About the LCR, I like the ones we have. In 22 LR, 38 Spl., and my favorite, 9mm.
Very good trigger.
I guess if I was looking for beauty in a gun, it would basically boil down to a true Colt Blued Python or Anaconda. I think those were a thing of beauty.
About the LCR, I like the ones we have. In 22 LR, 38 Spl., and my favorite, 9mm.
Very good trigger.
I guess if I was looking for beauty in a gun, it would basically boil down to a true Colt Blued Python or Anaconda. I think those were a thing of beauty.
Jeb Stuart
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I am sorry to hear that you feel that you have no life, Jeb Stuart. I hope things improve for you soon.
And I am so sorry that you are so sorry. I think if things improve for you, they will improve for all. And good luck and have fun with your Grammar Policing. Your doing a fine job, no matter what anyone calls you.
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WheelGunMan
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I have 3...LCR357, LCR22WMR and an LCRx22WMR 3"...superb trigger on the 357...a little stiff on the 22's, although after several hundred rounds thru the LCR it's tamed down somewhat.
When you think about it, a handgun spends 95%+ of its life on the inside of a holster never seeing the light of day until it's shot or cleaned...so unless we're entering them in beauty competitions, I guess looks don't really matter.
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I agree, they are ugly but may have the best feeling double action on any out of the box gun ever.
Jeb Stuart
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What I find interesting is is how the trigger on my 22.LCR now feels so light.Not that it actually is. Just how you get use to something you practice with so often. Same with recoil. What use to feel like a lot of recoil, now seems downright tame.
Shane in MT
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I really don't see the LCR as ugly. It's just different. It's a modern small revolver. Old-school purists just don't like it, I get it.
Hi Point pistols...now there's an ugly handgun.
Hi Point pistols...now there's an ugly handgun.
The conflict seems to be that many people love revolvers for their legacy of quality, aesthetics, fitting, construction, and materials. They want some of that old world mojo and the lcr doesn't have any of it. I love mine and don't particularly care for the sp101. I owned one in DOA and I never got along with it. The lcr was much better for me the first time I shot it. The Glock comparison seems fitting. It's all business with function over form.
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BlueHeelerFl
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Very nice. There's something about a 3" j frame sized gun that I like.
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And as you say The Glock comparison seems fitting. It's all business with function over form".
"Pretty, but can they fight" was such a great quote.
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Styx
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I said it before and I'll say it again. I don't know why Ruger can't put the LCR trigger in their other revolvers, and why they do not make both a stainless and aluminum frame revolver the same size as the LCR... IMHO, they'll sell more than the LCR and the SP101.
ThomasT
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I don't own an LCR but have handled them. Frankly I don't care what they look like or what they are made of as long as they serve my needs and are reliable and reasonably accurate thats good enough. And being a Ruger you don't have to worry about durability.
If you remember the quote from the movie "Flight Of The Phoenix" Heinrich Dorfmann stated "Helicopters don't look very elegant either, but they do fly rather well".
If you remember the quote from the movie "Flight Of The Phoenix" Heinrich Dorfmann stated "Helicopters don't look very elegant either, but they do fly rather well".
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The LCR trigger is very nice, and so is its light weight. I normally carry mine in the cargo pocket of my summer shorts. If I carry an aluminum or steel framed snubby the same way, the pocket sways like there's something heavy in it, and it's kind of obvious that I'm carrying. The LCR is light enough that it doesn't weigh the pocket down. No one has ever noticed it.
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