Posted on 04/03/2015 3:11:40 PM PDT by big truck
I'm considering the purchase of either the Ruger LCR .357 snub nose (1 7/8" barrel) or the S&W 340 M&P .357 with the same barrel length. Anyone own/carry either gun? Pros and cons? Preferences?
I think you can still send it in and have it fixed. Ruger will send you the shipping carton and all you do is pay the shipping fee.
I went to D.M. Bullard in Azle Texas for the holster I really like.
Actually at the time I was carrying a Ruger SP101 .357 and ordered the SP holster from Bullard.
Somewhat later I got the S & W 640 Pro Series which looks nearly identical to your Airweight....suffice it to say the Bullard holster works great with the Smith & Wesson AND with the CT grips, which I also have.
As he has gotten bigger his website has gotten slower and messier---many, many different holsters.
What you have to do is go to the website, click on "Shop Online Store," then click on "In-Stock Items," and go either to the Ruger Revolver holsters or the S & W J-frame holsters (I use the SP holster, have never tried the J-frame). Here is his website:
My household gun is a Colt Python or Cobra, I never can remember which, .357 6” stainless. I use to carry it way back when I worked for an oil & gas company in TX and had end of month late nights at work in accounting. Right under the driver seat of my pickup truck. Unzipped in the case and ready to shoot.
I think either the Crimson Trace or the other brand, which is have also . . . help with the snub nose LCR’s.
Thanks for the advice....I’ll look it up.
Heh. Will a Texan sell to a Swamp Yankee?
Have a Blessed, Happy Easter!
Colts are insane high priced.
I have shot both, but prefer neither. I recommend the Ruger SP101 with the 2.25” barrel. The longer barrel will produce greater velocity and energy for both .38spl and .357. Although the SP101 is slightly larger and heavier than the LCR and M&P (i.e., 1/2” longer and 8.9oz heavier than the LCR), it is still a very concealable weapon depending upon your body type. I carry mine inside the waistband with a loose shirt (tails out) or outside the waiseband with a sports jacket, vest, fleece, or sweatshirt. It also conseals well in the front pocket of my cargo pants/shorts and chinos.
Lastly, while the SP101 still has a respectable kick with .357s, it is a lot more manageable than the lighter/smaller LCR and M&P, even with the OEM plastic grip. With that said, I wear a leather “weighlifting glove” when I practice at the range.
The very worst thing that can happen is that a single American own a gun! THIS IS AWFUL! We need to ban guns, steel, lead, chemicals, schematics, manufacturing machines, hands, and people, because all these things result in guns. If you shoot at the sun with a .45 caliber, you will put it out. If you shoot into space, you will invariably hit an alien planet causing an interstellar war. Bacteria and germs can settle on guns, making them horrible sources of disease.
You are bad people.
Well, he’s taken a pile of my money and I’m almost on the Canadahoovian Border!
Blessed Easter to you too.
Ought-six, please re-read my post :)
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That’s a BIG one!!
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That’s what SHE said.
ROTFLOL!!
“Have you tried the LCR trigger?”
Only the one on the LCR 22lr version. It sucks.
I’ve never had an S&W with a bad trigger. I have a 617, a 686, a 638, a mod41 and an M&P 15 and each has a better trigger than my Ruger Security 6, .22LR LCR, p89 or MKII Government model (although that one is pretty good).
I’ll take your word for it and I’m quite surprised. Perhaps you got one with a problem. If S&W starts making lousy triggers they won’t stay in business at their price point.
The S&W trigger on my 642 is not bad for what it is. Its a heavy pull that really stacks towards the end of the stroke. The LCR trigger is a whole different feel - light and smooth all the way through.
The old Ruger triggers in the Security/Service/Speed Six weren’t nearly as good as the S&W triggers of the day. They could be tweaked by changing the springs to get a much better pull. The latest GP-100 triggers are very nice.
Of course, no trigger was as nice as the Colt Python but I couldn’t afford one then and definitely can’t now.
I did read your post. You said that getting the LCR in .357 mag gives one the option of shooting .38s and .357 mags. That is true. But an LCR in .357 mag is still an LCR (Light Compact Revolver), and shooting .357 mags in it is a snappy proposition, and the ballistics of a .357 mag in such a short barrel really are not much different from a .38+P. My point was, everything being relatively equal, why would anyone opt for the pain of shooting .357 mags in an LCR, and risk follow-up acquisition of the target, as well? It just doesn’t make that much sense to me. I have LCR in .38+P (which is a very good platform) and .357 mags in other handguns, none of which are lightweight polymer.
I did read your post. You said that getting the LCR in .357 mag gives one the option of shooting .38s and .357 mags. That is true. But an LCR in .357 mag is still an LCR (Light Compact Revolver), and shooting .357 mags in it is a snappy proposition, and the ballistics of a .357 mag in such a short barrel really are not much different from a .38+P. My point was, everything being relatively equal, why would anyone opt for the pain of shooting .357 mags in an LCR, and risk follow-up acquisition of the target, as well? It just doesn’t make that much sense to me. I have LCR in .38+P (which is a very good platform) and .357 mags in other handguns, none of which are lightweight polymer.
Sorry for the double post. :) I don’t know how that happened.
Oh my!
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