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article on Ruger's new LCR polymer frame revolver
1/16/2009 12:16:25 AM
there's an article and quick review on Ruger's new .38 Special +P LCR
on
www.tacticalgunfan.com
direct link is
New Ruger polymer revolver
more to follow on what else was new....
on
www.tacticalgunfan.com
direct link is
New Ruger polymer revolver
more to follow on what else was new....
1/16/2009 12:24:11 AM
meh...
I guess I will have to look at one when the local shop gets one. It doesn't speak to me the way a "real" revolver does...
I guess I will have to look at one when the local shop gets one. It doesn't speak to me the way a "real" revolver does...
1/16/2009 9:47:55 AM
Uglier than a Nagant.
Why reinvent the wheel(gun)? Reports indicate that the LCR is 1.5oz lighter than a S&W aluminum j-frame. Why not make the SP-101 in aluminum?
Why reinvent the wheel(gun)? Reports indicate that the LCR is 1.5oz lighter than a S&W aluminum j-frame. Why not make the SP-101 in aluminum?
1/16/2009 3:36:15 PM
If it aint broke...
What a stupid idea.
What a stupid idea.
1/16/2009 3:49:44 PM
Originally Posted By 230grains:
If it aint broke...
What a stupid idea.
If it aint broke...
What a stupid idea.
1911 wasnt broke, should we have just stopped there?
1/16/2009 5:42:35 PM
It's what the SP-101 should have been.
A little late to compete with the Centennal series by now.
However,.....maybe the price point will set it apart. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!!
A little late to compete with the Centennal series by now.
However,.....maybe the price point will set it apart. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!!
1/16/2009 6:46:55 PM
I'll be waiting for it to hit the store shelves before I make a decision. I actually like the looks of it.
I did read that it had a short ejector that didn't push the empty cases all the way out. Hopefully you can still flip the revolver with the cylinder open and dump the empties during a quick reload instead of having to pick them out 1 by 1.
If the price is good I may just pick one of these up.
I did read that it had a short ejector that didn't push the empty cases all the way out. Hopefully you can still flip the revolver with the cylinder open and dump the empties during a quick reload instead of having to pick them out 1 by 1.
If the price is good I may just pick one of these up.
1/16/2009 8:16:02 PM
I like it! It is so fugly, it is cute.
Looks like the grip shape will be more comfortable for me. Most wheel-guns hurt my hand any more.
I think Ruger has a winner here. Might take a little time for people to get used to the new design, as wheel-gunners tend to be a bit conservative.
Not me though! I got one of them new-fangled Model 1911s!
Looks like the grip shape will be more comfortable for me. Most wheel-guns hurt my hand any more.
I think Ruger has a winner here. Might take a little time for people to get used to the new design, as wheel-gunners tend to be a bit conservative.
Not me though! I got one of them new-fangled Model 1911s!
1/16/2009 8:34:38 PM
I may get one for the wife as she claims the sp-101 is too heavy for her to carry 24/7.
1/16/2009 8:53:27 PM
I'm trying to remember. What was the last new handgun Ruger came out with that didn't need a recall?
1/17/2009 6:06:02 AM
If the only handguns I had were 1911s, I wouldn't be all that upset.
Originally Posted By m-dc:
1911 wasnt broke, should we have just stopped there?
Originally Posted By 230grains:
If it aint broke...
What a stupid idea.
If it aint broke...
What a stupid idea.
1911 wasnt broke, should we have just stopped there?
1/17/2009 9:02:51 AM
My God, it looks like a cheap starter pistol! My S&W lightweight Scandium is still lighter at 12oz. It better be inexpensive...
1/17/2009 9:11:59 AM
MSRP Per Ruger website is $525 for the standard model, $792 for the Crimson Trace-equipped.
1/17/2009 9:13:10 AM
I held it and pulled the trigger a few times yesterday. Ugly? Sure. The key thing about this pistol is the trigger pull. Factory set at 10lbs, it has a cam design that has a "let off" very similar to a compound bow. Pretty cool and the trigger was very smooth. Didn't feel like 10lbs at all.
1/17/2009 9:29:00 AM
Originally Posted By HotLead:
My God, it looks like a cheap starter pistol! My S&W lightweight Scandium is still lighter at 12oz. It better be inexpensive...
My God, it looks like a cheap starter pistol! My S&W lightweight Scandium is still lighter at 12oz. It better be inexpensive...
stick with your Smith, IMO a better gun.
1/17/2009 9:31:33 AM
Originally Posted By DV8:
I held it and pulled the trigger a few times yesterday. Ugly? Sure. The key thing about this pistol is the trigger pull. Factory set at 10lbs, it has a cam design that has a "let off" very similar to a compound bow. Pretty cool and the trigger was very smooth. Didn't feel like 10lbs at all.
I held it and pulled the trigger a few times yesterday. Ugly? Sure. The key thing about this pistol is the trigger pull. Factory set at 10lbs, it has a cam design that has a "let off" very similar to a compound bow. Pretty cool and the trigger was very smooth. Didn't feel like 10lbs at all.
They have to have something to toot their horn, not sure that trigger is my criteria for owning one. One can do the same with a nice Smith/wolffs trigger spring change
1/17/2009 2:55:56 PM
Originally Posted By porsche:
stick with your Smith, IMO a better gun.
Originally Posted By HotLead:
My God, it looks like a cheap starter pistol! My S&W lightweight Scandium is still lighter at 12oz. It better be inexpensive...
My God, it looks like a cheap starter pistol! My S&W lightweight Scandium is still lighter at 12oz. It better be inexpensive...
stick with your Smith, IMO a better gun.
What did you base that opinion on?
1/17/2009 4:08:00 PM
Im first on the list at my local gun shop
1/18/2009 5:03:51 PM
interesting, kinda nifty.....
but I will have to wait and see
but I will have to wait and see
1/18/2009 11:54:18 PM
I'm looking forward to buying one.. As a Ruger employee I got to handle a prototype quite a long while ago 
and it's been a long wait and I think they did thier homework on this thing and a lot of testing was done I have confidence that it will be a great little wheel gun.
and it's been a long wait and I think they did thier homework on this thing and a lot of testing was done I have confidence that it will be a great little wheel gun.1/19/2009 1:04:04 AM
I'm highly interested in this handgun, and I'm not normally a fan of wheelguns.
1/19/2009 9:45:01 AM
Originally Posted By 230grains:
If the only handguns I had were 1911s, I wouldn't be all that upset.
If the only handguns I had were 1911s, I wouldn't be all that upset.
Originally Posted By m-dc:
1911 wasnt broke, should we have just stopped there?
Originally Posted By 230grains:
If it aint broke...
What a stupid idea.
If it aint broke...
What a stupid idea.
1911 wasnt broke, should we have just stopped there?
I guess you may be missing the point.
1/19/2009 10:01:10 AM
Its a different take on the revolver.
The trigger . . . . I was asked to guess its weight and I guessed 8lbs.
The rep said it was 10.
The trigger feels different.
Overall, I'm stayng with my Smith but I like this gun.
The trigger . . . . I was asked to guess its weight and I guessed 8lbs.
The rep said it was 10.
The trigger feels different.
Overall, I'm stayng with my Smith but I like this gun.
1/19/2009 1:48:26 PM
My choice for carry, a KAHR P45. If this thing gets one more person to carry or one more person to buy a gun, then Ruger has done a good job. Overall product quality will remain to be seen.
