LCR .22 trigger

[marvIN]

I have had an LCR .38 for a while and really like it. I recently got an LCR .22 and promptly noticed that its trigger is not nearly as nice as the .38. Is there any way to lighten the pull on the .22? For instance, could the .38 springs be installed in the .22?

 

[donut757]

same thing here... i think it really a lot of it has to do with the shorter cylinder rotation of the .22 and adjusting to that. Atleast that is what i have felt. The .38 you can feel in rotate and feel the trigger, the .22 its just so short is hard to get a feel for it...

But i got the .22 to shoot for fun, not really practice with the .38 other than shooting with a very short barrel. Itll be a good gun for what it is.

 

[Thel]

The .22 LR requires a heavier hammer fall i.e. heavier mainspring as rimfire ammo is harder to set off
the centerfire. I guess one could try the .38 mainspring to see if it works as usually there is a margin for error built in.

 

[louiethelump]

that would be the FASTEST way to create a non firing LR .22 that I can think of. The 22 has a heavier spring because it NEEDS a heavier spring to make it WORK. If you change the spring, be prepared for misfires with some brands of ammo or if the gun gets dirty.

 

[Frank V]

I don't know about improving the trigger on the LCR. I don't have one. The concept is interesting though. Duplicate your carry gun with the same thing in .22lr.

How do you fellows who do have one like them besides the trigger? Are they easy to shoot? Accurate?
I don't mean to hijack a thread, if imy post needs to be moved feel free to do so.
Thanks
Frank

 

[s4s4u]

Duplicate your carry gun with the same thing in .22lr.

I would agree IF the trigger pull was at least similar but it is significantly stiffer and that kinda defeats the purpose, to me.

 

[scooter]

the trigger isnt asbad as some say once you get use to it, its a fun gun to me and would pack it while i was hunting smallgame with a 22. accuracy is very good iput 325 rounds into a b27 at 7 yards and all but a few were in the 10 and x ring with the rest in the 9 ring. my wife wanted one and said i couldntshoot hers so i bought me one at the same time.

 

[Frank V]

Sounds like a fun gun.
Frank

 

[Rumrunner]

My LCR 22 trigger is heavier than my LCR 38, but even the 22 is still lighter than my Smith 642. My wife cant shoot the Smith but she can still pull the trigger on the 22.

 

[Bob R]

I really like mine a lot. The trigger on mine seems just a little better than my brothers.
We had a Range Day Monday and shoot a Brick of Federal through them. I let my brother try out my Speed Beez Speed Loaders and 4-Banger Loading Block. This was his first time to try them. I believe he was impressed.
We started out reloading them with Tuff Products Model 1022 Quick Strips. They are designed to carry 10 spare rounds of 22LR ammo. What I soon discovered was that by leaving a shell out between pairs for cylinder clearance you could do a pretty fair Tactical Reload with the Model 1022 Quick Strip. The Model 1022 loaded in pairs will only hold 7 rounds, but it works great. Like a J Frame 38 or the LCR-38 or LCR-357, etc. you load 2 rounds in the chambers at a time and rip them off. The LCR-22 reloads faster with 7 rounds, and Index on the empty chamber, than my 38 does loading only 5 rounds. The Tuff Products Quick Strip makes a great Training Tool for practicing reloads with a Speed Strip.

The LCR-22 is cheap to shoot, so you can practice with it all you care to. With a massive amount of trigger time comes skill shooting your Centerfire Snub.
Another good point was Ladies. I could never get my wife to shoot more than a cylinder full of light loads through my 442 Pro S&W. We were down at the creek a while back and I got her to shoot a couple hundred rounds through the LCR-22. It is Cheap to Shoot, It does not recoil enough to bother anyone. The lack of recoil will let any bad habbits show up, that would normally be masked by the recoil of a 38. Since it does not hurt you when shooting it, you can work on accuracy with it.

In my opinion this is about as good a training tool for Concealed Carry as has been invented to date for those who carry a small 38 revolver. Ruger got this one right. Smith & Wesson did a pretty fair job with its 43C, with the exception of the aluminum cylinder. I am not impressed with an alumimum cylinder.

I have a Lobo Enhanced Pancake w/Inner Hammer Shield to carry it in.
I changed the Front Sight to a Hi Viz Green Fiber Optic. Note: the LCR-22 front sight is lower than the LCR-38 or 357. The Hi Viz front sight is for the Centerfire version so it will be taller. You need to hold the Dot about 1/2 out of the groove to be dead on. I have no problem doing this, and the trade off being able to pick up the front sight rapidly is worth it to me.
I have numerous Model 1022 Quick Strips most are ORANGE. The Orange ones are much easier to locate on the ground after a reload.
I also have a 2 of the Speed Beez LCR-22 Speed Loaders and a 4-Banger Loading Block. This set up is a little salty, but a very good product and worth the expense in my opinion.

Improving the trigger? The prefered method would be to buy a case of Federal 550 Pak 22 ammunition and try and wear the LCR-22 out shooting targets. Work on your Accuracy, work on Silhouettes from different positions, shoot Left Handed ONLY. Shoot Right Handed ONLY. After firing 5,500 rounds through your LCR-22, Two things will happen. One the gun will be warn in. The second is your trigger fingers will be in much better shape after the work out. The $200 you spent on the 22 ammunition will be the best value in Snub Nose accuracy that money can buy you.
While you are working on shooting up the ammunition work on drawing from your Pancake Holster, and doing Tactical Reloads. You will be a much better shooter when done, and your LCR-22 should be working better than ever.

Just my 2 Cents

Bob

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

One thing that a few of you don't seem to be aware of is the variability between 22LCR triggers. Some are much lighter than others.

 

[spotch]

Duplicate your carry gun with the same thing in .22lr.

I would agree IF the trigger pull was at least similar but it is significantly stiffer and that kinda defeats the purpose, to me.

Fwiw, a stiffer trigger should just teach you better trigger control. I feel like going from my lcr 22 to my lcr 357 makes the 357 so much easier to pull smoothly.

 

[Fountain E. Conner]

I've only run a brick, or so, of ammo thru mine, plus about a thousand dry-fires, and the trigger is pretty-good already. I've fired right-handed, left-handed, and from a rest.

I've just-about confirmed it shoots low & left. And, no, it's not me. I have a 38 special LCR, a S&W 351C (.22 magnum), and a Dan Wesson .357 Magnum snubnose. They all shoot in the right direction (The 38 sp LCR only likes 158 gr bullets, and shoots low with lighter-weight bullets).

I'm going to run about another brick of ammo thru my .22 LCR. If it's still "low & left" I'm going to see if Ruger will correct the problem.

 

[Fountain E. Conner]

I don't know about improving the trigger on the LCR. I don't have one. The concept is interesting though. Duplicate your carry gun with the same thing in .22lr.

How do you fellows who do have one like them besides the trigger? Are they easy to shoot? Accurate?
I don't mean to hijack a thread, if imy post needs to be moved feel free to do so.
Thanks
Frank

I visited this thread in July 2012 with my LCR shooting low and left. I re-painted the front sight; it's dead-on now. Yes, it's more accurate than I can shoot with 75 year-old eyes. I recently shot a cylinder (8 rounds) sub 1" c-c at 7 yards. The trigger has improved. Excellent training for my 38 sp LCR.

 

[Frank V]

Bearcat
Glad your LCR .22 is behaving.
I think it's a great choice for practice, just wish .22s were cheaper & easier to find.