I happen to be on a snub nose revolver binge and am looking at an LCR 22 to add to my armory. I am not a collector, I shoot my firearms frequently or I sell them, so a new LCR will get a pretty heavy use. I have two centerfire SP101 snubbies and a 38sp LCR now and am very happy with them all.
With ammo so expensive and hard to find now I would like to enjoy some of my stash of 22lr ammo and would like to get an LCR. I like everything about the 38 LCR I own. I know from reading reviews that the 22lr version has a very heavy trigger and I am willing to live with that as long as it is as smooth as my 38 LCR. Unfortunately, no gun shops here have one in stock for me to handle, but I will take my chances with one I buy online.
However, one review I read is troubling. It was a 2012 review by a well known blog and it said the revolver bound up quickly and badly with ammo fouling. It notes that the manual advises against 22 ammo with heavy lubrication on the bullets. Fair enough, but the review also had problems with some common 22 ammo I would not consider heavily lubricated.
I have not read this elsewhere, nor have I ever heard of it.
Is this really an issue with the 22LR LCR?
With ammo so expensive and hard to find now I would like to enjoy some of my stash of 22lr ammo and would like to get an LCR. I like everything about the 38 LCR I own. I know from reading reviews that the 22lr version has a very heavy trigger and I am willing to live with that as long as it is as smooth as my 38 LCR. Unfortunately, no gun shops here have one in stock for me to handle, but I will take my chances with one I buy online.
However, one review I read is troubling. It was a 2012 review by a well known blog and it said the revolver bound up quickly and badly with ammo fouling. It notes that the manual advises against 22 ammo with heavy lubrication on the bullets. Fair enough, but the review also had problems with some common 22 ammo I would not consider heavily lubricated.
I have not read this elsewhere, nor have I ever heard of it.
Is this really an issue with the 22LR LCR?