jamstutz":23sbtee5 said:
I want an LCR chambered in .22LR so I can practice without wincing whenever I fire a costly centerfire round!
Yep, you me and a couple of other people.
There are those that say a 22 LCR would be a lousy carry weapon and one should practice with what they carry. True, they should fire off big rounds during every trip to the range but, there are a group of people that have never fired a gun or have hand issues and need practice with something. There are also other trainers that say any trigger time is better than a gun you can't hold on to or can't practice much with at all.
About 3 years ago my sweety , who had never owned a gun, got a 38 ( might be a 357 ) chambered SW Airlite for PD, Ruger SP 101 357 for practice and was trained by someone that offers such services. After the initial training she was out of commission for 6 + months due to hand issues. Once her hand recovered, she would fire off perhaps 20 rounds in the SP and 5 in the Airlite once every few months, hardly enough to make good use of practice.
Dec 09 we found a SW 317 8 shot 22 snub Airlite, same form factor as the SW 38 , about the same heft. She now is pushing 500 + rounds in the 22 , this is probably equal or greater than the number of 38's she fired in the past 2 3/4 years! Because of the 22 she is now able to practice.
I've only been shooting since Jan 2010 and have pushed ~ 2000 rounds through my GP 100 357 and LCR 38. About 1000 through various rentals like a Walther P22 22lr auto, SW 686 ish 22lr, GP 100 6" 357 and even a couple of mags through a AR 15 223 for varity. A LCR 22 would have done wonders for my learning curve.
Ruger would need to make a concerted effort to market a LCR 22 as the traditional gun store counter help is likely more geared towards people that have been shooting for years. The market for people that have never owned a gun is much different from those in the know. Think of it this way, would you rather have a new gun owner firing a .500 randomly in a PD situation because they can't control it or someone that has 1000's of shots through a 22 and has worked their way to a 357?
Anyway, the request for Ruger making a different gun needs to put in different categories such as
" Variations on a theme " ( various barrel lengths, a different caliber that isn't much different than what exists now. )
" New target market " ( a wildly different caliber like a LCR 22 or a entirely different gun type not served by current offerings. )
There are many 22lr offerings of larger guns, the 1911 , AR -15, some Kimber stuff, why not a LCR?
A Mark III without the loaded chamber indicator, magazine disconnect and internal lock would suit me. In other words a Mark II with a button mag release.
Best Regards
ADP3
Yep, overheard a gun counterperson say the chamber indicators are silly, " A gun is always loaded! "
