JR24
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Maybe, mine is a .38 so perhaps that small weight difference would help me, who knows.
I cant complain, it only cost me a $10 raffle ticket anyway.
Switched to a revolver for ccw...
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Maybe, mine is a .38 so perhaps that small weight difference would help me, who knows.
I cant complain, it only cost me a $10 raffle ticket anyway.
Jeb Stuart
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When the internet started all the nonsense with the Light Striker fired, "Crisp trigger", short reset nonsense, I bought into it. Then finally woke up and started shooting DAO on every thing. Yes, I can shoot them better for fast shooting, )None of my Guns are target guns). I enjoy them more, feel safer. Feel foolish for even Carrying around a light trigger on a EDC gun.
One thing I did not see about shooting a revolver is the fact that they are just down right fun to shoot. I love training with my LCR22,cal. It really just does not get more fun than that. I feel a sense of accomplishment in mastering it. No more light crisp striker fired guns.Never rode a reset in my life and never plan to.
A nice revolver, small DAO pistol. all fast to the draw, fast to center mass. And much safer.
One thing I did not see about shooting a revolver is the fact that they are just down right fun to shoot. I love training with my LCR22,cal. It really just does not get more fun than that. I feel a sense of accomplishment in mastering it. No more light crisp striker fired guns.Never rode a reset in my life and never plan to.
A nice revolver, small DAO pistol. all fast to the draw, fast to center mass. And much safer.
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WheelGunMan
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JR24...for what it's worth. I changed grips on my LCR to Pachmayr Diamond Pro's...because they worked so well on my SP101. Big mistake...it thru me way off my game. Put the original grips back on and I was on target again. The original grips were a little to grabby on the pocket material for my liking so I went with a hard sided boot grips. Gave better concealment, came out of the pocket cleaner...BUT...same problems I had with the Pachmayr's..so I've gone back to the original grips and I shoot it fine. My point being...maybe you haven't found a suitable grip configuration that fits your hand to the gun. I'm fortunate that the original works well for me.
I did fit the Pachmayr Diamond Pro on my LCRx 3" and it has given me the same results as my SP101.
I have the .357 LCR and shoot .38 Special 125 grain SJHP for my practice sessions...50 -100 per session with no discomfort. Maybe it's the added weight of the steel frame that takes the sting out, but I find it very enjoyable to shoot.
I did fit the Pachmayr Diamond Pro on my LCRx 3" and it has given me the same results as my SP101.
I have the .357 LCR and shoot .38 Special 125 grain SJHP for my practice sessions...50 -100 per session with no discomfort. Maybe it's the added weight of the steel frame that takes the sting out, but I find it very enjoyable to shoot.
So I just picked up a Taurus 605 poly 357, can't afford a S&W or Ruger, but a really nice gun. I was very surprised how easy it handles 357 rds. I mostly shoot 38 sp. and will reload for it soon. Self defense rds are Hornady Critical Defence. For $329. I'm very happy. Just can't find an OWB holster that I don't have to take a loan out.
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jar
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I found that my old Gould & Goodrich paddle holster is a perfect fit and works like it was made just for that model. It's model # B737 3212.
Let's go with booger eatin' moron.
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Hello Ridgerunner. I carry the same piece you mentioned for my CC too.
Jeb Stuart
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The Mitch Rosen rides very tight to the body. Along with the smaller grips makes for great concealment and fast to draw.
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You're writing this as if you made a conscious decision to choose a revolver. With some they do choose. You didn't. It's in the blood. J.E.B. Stuart carried a nine shot .36 with the extra 20 gauge barrel on the bottom should he need it. It's a thing of the blood. Accept it.
My Great Uncle's grandfather, who was in the war, had one of these that was three serial numbers off Stuart's. When my Great Uncle was a boy and he missed a running rabbit, his father would tell him, "You're grandfather would have hit the rabbit with a pistol."
Only many years later did my Great Uncle learn, when he inherited it, that the old LeMatt had a shotgun barrel.
He used to tell me stories about his grandfather stealing chickens in New Hampshire with J.E.B. Stuart, a great story. Unfortunately, when I looked up his war record there was no reason to believe he ever met J.E.B. Stuart. The similarity in serial numbers being pure coincidence, near as I can determine. But who really knows for sure? A person can dream and imagine.
Jeb Stuart
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One of my favorite quotes is when I was watching a Hickcock45 shoot the LCR. and talking about how much he enjoyed shooting them and others. "There is just something about a revolver",
km101
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I carry my revolvers most of the time. I rotate between my SS&W model 60, 36 nickel, 686. 3”, or my model 69. 2.75”. In the first 3 I carry .38+P and the 69 is loaded with 240 grn. .44 special.
I started my LE career with a Smith model 19. 4”. as a duty weapon and have been sold on revolvers since. They just feel natural to me. I own and sometimes carry a compact 1911 in .45 or one of several 9mm’s, but I always go back to the wheel guns for EDC.
I started my LE career with a Smith model 19. 4”. as a duty weapon and have been sold on revolvers since. They just feel natural to me. I own and sometimes carry a compact 1911 in .45 or one of several 9mm’s, but I always go back to the wheel guns for EDC.
Flatbush Harry
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Frequently carry a S&W 642 IWB during summer with floppy Hawaiin shirt. Never had to draw it (since 2004) but there if needed in hot weather. Speed loader in jeans pocket.
Obturation
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Ive been thinking of going back to revolver carry too. I carried a saa clone in my early 20s but its been all semi autos for edc duty after that. Still shoot revolvers quite a bit but havent had one that conceals one bit. Been very close to buying an Sp101 several times but just havent pulled the trigger. Im saving for a bfr right now, maybe a carry revolver after that...too many sweet guns to choose from.
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Something is better than nothing, might try and do some quantitative measurements on how you do with one vs another, doing the same thing.
When I was a kid I shot revolvers a lot more than semiautos because I never had to hunt brass and didn’t loose any.
That said I have won more matches with semiauto pistols than revolvers and if you take away the divisions that allow revolvers to compete against themselves vs semiautos, it would get even worse.
When is he last time the US military thought the revolver was the best platform?
Not knocking them as I have too many just raising the questions.
When I was a kid I shot revolvers a lot more than semiautos because I never had to hunt brass and didn’t loose any.
That said I have won more matches with semiauto pistols than revolvers and if you take away the divisions that allow revolvers to compete against themselves vs semiautos, it would get even worse.
When is he last time the US military thought the revolver was the best platform?
Not knocking them as I have too many just raising the questions.
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Jeb Stuart
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When was the last time the US Military thought the revolver was the best platform? Come on. I also doubt the Military advocates pocket guns or so many other guns that are used in EDC carry.. Most are not in the military. and do not plan to be in Military combat. Could care less about matches. I carry a pocket gun or revolver for the needs or concerns I feel I will most likely encounter. And they are close range, And do not think a small gun or revolver cannot be fast and accurate at those ranges.
I would assume most of us have been around the block in shooting firearms. I know my capabilities and feel very confident in what I carry. Each to his own.
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Didn't realize there were so many other revolver fans. I switch off between a S&W 36 snubbie in a pocket holster, a S&W 64 3" in an IWB, a CA .44 Bulldog in a pancake, a Glock 19 in an IWB or tuckable, and lately an old Romanian Tok in a belt slide holster. Depends where I'm going, what I'm wearing and my mood. Love shooting all of them, but especially a nicely worked DA action.
Anchorite
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This. And I can’t stand striker fired pistolas either. Damn if I haven’t tried, and I still own a few, but give me anything but. I finally put the Glock away and it’s my DAO SP101 from here on out, warm and cold weather.
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CCW is not Law Enforcement, Military or Hunting and so the needs and expectations are quite different. We are not intentionally assaulting enemy positions, serving warrants, attempting to arrest people or stop vehicles. We are not intentionally going into bear or mountain lion or peccary areas.
The tools and requirements are somewhat different for each task. As a civilian I have never felt under armed when carrying a revolver. I understand there could well be situations where I would be under armed but consider the risk low even though that threat would be very high. If I'm in a bank when a gang of robbers wearing body armor and with fully automatic weapons rush in, no handgun I own would be of much use. And my S&W 5906 with a couple 17 round mags would be no greater value than my S&W DA Model 4 with just 4 rounds of 38 S&W.
The tools and requirements are somewhat different for each task. As a civilian I have never felt under armed when carrying a revolver. I understand there could well be situations where I would be under armed but consider the risk low even though that threat would be very high. If I'm in a bank when a gang of robbers wearing body armor and with fully automatic weapons rush in, no handgun I own would be of much use. And my S&W 5906 with a couple 17 round mags would be no greater value than my S&W DA Model 4 with just 4 rounds of 38 S&W.
Anchorite
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I’ve had a couple of LCRs over the years. When they came out I thought it was the perfect marriage of polymer to steel. Just never could get used to it, so I always give up and send them down the river and go back to steel.
Anchorite
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We must be cut from the same cloth because you took the words right out of my mouth and this has always been my experience with the LCR. I felt like I was hitting my palm with a ball peen hammer each time I fired my LCR. Very unpleasant and I could never overcome that.
Jeb Stuart
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My Ruger LCR9mm is One fun Gun to shoot. The recoil is pleasant, this side of going to unpleasant. My typical range time is loading up 30- 40 moon clips the night before. Could go on all day, if I had the time and the ammo. Usually will start off with about a 100 plus rounds of shooting with the LCR22.cal. before shooting the 9mm. And like many firearms, the more you shoot them, the more the hand and body become immune to the recoil. That said, I do like shooting the 38.cal but want no part of shooting 357. For me, that is just crossing the line.
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