LCR ammo

[adjohns3]

Got a new LCR (with CT) for CC.

What type ammo, for home/self protection would you recommend?

I hear the +p is hard on the hand, or not what you want to shoot often at the range.

 

[bennettfam]

If a .38 built in this century can't handle +P, it should not have been brought to market.

Comfort is another matter however, and you may want to plink and practice with standard velocity rounds. Run a few of your +P defence rounds through it just so you know what to expect out of a 14 oz snubbie. :shock:

My ccw choice is the FBI load (.38 +P LSWCHP) But let some others chime in on which defence round is best. There are so many good options available nowadays.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Practice with cheap 38 special ammo but carry the good stuff like Federal Hydro-Shock. Just check to make sure the POI is about the same.

...Jimbo

 

[nn]

Regular Hydro-Shock or critical defence is about right.

 

[147 Grain]

148-gr. Wadcutters are likely to give you the lowest recoil and raise the fun-factor in shooting the LCR for practice.

For self defense out of a short barrel, suggest you consider hollowpoint ammo with a fast burning powder, like Speer's excellent 135-gr. Short Barrel Gold Dot load. It has a little less recoil than the FBI load of LWSCHP 158-gr., penetrates about the same and has a lot more expansion.

Regular 38 Special ammo wastes a lot of powder out of short-barreled revolvers. Snubnose handguns can be optimized with faster burning powders designed for short barrels.