jjc333
Bearcat
Well I got my new LCR 9mm to the range last night. Having had prior experience with a .38 LCR, I knew recoil might be an issue for my arthritic hands. With that in mind I switched out the small Hogue grips for the new ones that come on the 3 inch LCR. My loads were Federal EFMJ, Hornady Critical Defense , Swiss military ball (124 gr) and PMC 124 gr FMJ. Well the gun still huts to shoot. All told I shot about 50 rounds through the gun. While that doesn't sound like much remember one has to load those little moon clips. The Critical Defense was the worst of the loads for recoil. The loaded moon clips were very difficult to eject. I did not have any ejection issues with the other brands. The other area I was very interested to explore was the claim that the rounds would fire without the moon clips. All of the rounds used did fire without issue when used loose in the cylinder. Yes, I needed to use a small rod to poke the empties out and again the Critical Defense was hard to eject. Funny I never had a problem with them in a .38. I was surprised to find the Federal EFMJ to be the easiest round to shoot despite it being the only +P rated round I used. I fear as I get older I won't be able to shoot a revolver of a medium caliber in a gun that weighs less than 30 oz.