Picked up a Ruger .357 LCR today

[Jose]

You got a great deal!

I have the .38 version and I love it. It is a snappy little bastard though. I'd be curious to hear what it's like with .357.

Tomorrow begins my quest to find some "cheap" .356 Magnum ammo at Walmart. I've got three or so I can hit up on the way home.

[330CubeGt]

Gooduck I hit the Walmarts near me in central FL on a regular basis and they never have anything

Local shop here has the lcr .357 with a nearly $700 price tag on it!

[dee]

I'm interested in hearing a range report. A snub nose 357 will be my next carry pistol.

[cad424]

Tomorrow begins my quest to find some "cheap" .356 Magnum ammo at Walmart. I've got three or so I can hit up on the way home.

Academy usually has .357 in stock.

[Jose]

Academy usually has .357 in stock.

I've got one on the way home from work that I'll stop by this afternoon. How are there prices compared to Walmart? Walmart has been really the only place I buy ammo from locally because they are pretty cheap.

[BMCSean]

They are usually comparable in price.

[Jose]

Cool. Thanks for the heads up. I'll swing by there after work than and see what they have.

[Rick Modena]

Nice gun, Jose...

[FullSizeMike]

I have had one for a few years. I like to carry it. I shot 50 rounds thru it w 357 when I first got it. Began to feel like a hammer smashing my hand pretty quick. Surprisingly accurate for that short barrel.

[cad424]

I've got one on the way home from work that I'll stop by this afternoon. How are there prices compared to Walmart? Walmart has been really the only place I buy ammo from locally because they are pretty cheap.

Not bad really. Their house brand, monarch is nicely priced. I've shot monarch in .380, .38, . 9, .45 and 30-06 and I have no complaints.

[Jose]

Nice gun, Jose...

Thanks bro.

I have had one for a few years. I like to carry it. I shot 50 rounds thru it w 357 when I first got it. Began to feel like a hammer smashing my hand pretty quick. Surprisingly accurate for that short barrel.

Can't wait to see how accurate it is

Not bad really. Their house brand, monarch is nicely priced. I've shot monarch in .380, .38, . 9, .45 and 30-06 and I have no complaints.

After one Academy and two Walmarts I struck out with no ammo. I was surprised I saw a descent amount of .45, .40, 9mm, and even .380. But no .22 or .38/.357.

[2000 vert]

Thanks bro.



Can't wait to see how accurate it is




After one Academy and two Walmarts I struck out with no ammo. I was surprised I saw a descent amount of .45, .40, 9mm, and even .380. But no .22 or .38/.357.

Ya I got my last box of .357 from cabelas about 3 months ago. Pmc bronze think it was about 30 for 50 rounds.

[cad424]

Thanks bro.



Can't wait to see how accurate it is




After one Academy and two Walmarts I struck out with no ammo. I was surprised I saw a descent amount of .45, .40, 9mm, and even .380. But no .22 or .38/.357.

That blows! I can spare some .38+p if needed. That's the best I can offer...

[Jose]

Ya I got my last box of .357 from cabelas about 3 months ago. Pmc bronze think it was about 30 for 50 rounds.

Is it that expensive??!!

That blows! I can spare some .38+p if needed. That's the best I can offer...

Appreciate the offer. I've got plenty of .38 Special and some +P's as well. Was looking specifically for .357 Magnum to try it on the LCR. I'll keep looking.

Hell someone should come up with an ammo finder app

[Jose]

So I went to the range Saturday afternoon and got a chance to shoot the LCR for the first time. Also brought along my Taurus M85 as a comparison and a Kimber Ultra Carry to keep things interesting. Unfortunately the range (Bullseye in Duncanville) doesn't allow Magnum rounds so there went that, but it gave me a chance to shoot .38 Specials back to back between the two revolvers.

The Taurus is noticeably heavier but both it and the LCR shot relatively the same. I was all over the paper with the revolvers at 10 feet. I don't know if it was a combination of bad sights, short barrel, or double action triggers. Switched back to the Ultra Carry and I was back to shooting the inner circle easily.

After 50 or so rounds the LCR was shooting a little easier but it's no target shooter compared to the Ultra Carry with it's single action trigger. Also I noticed after several rapid fire strings both of the revolvers where getting hot and harder to unload. The LCR is certainly not going to win a gun battle across the parking lot but I'm pretty confident I could hit a man size target at night if need be and I'm reasonably comfortable with loading it with either the HKS Speedloader or the Tuff Strips (although it was a little harder). Also either revolver was harder to load once it got hotter due to physically having to touch hot parts. Wish I could have shot some magnum rounds but next time I'll hit up a different range.