For those that have owned and shot both is there any reason to upgrade{I guess that would be the word} to the Ruger LCR .357 from a S&W 649 .38 special. More than likely even if I did .38 +p's would be all that was shot in the LCR anyway. It would be nice to have the ability to shoot .357's in the LCR if needed. To me the S&W 649 pretty much is a first class performer and I never have to worry about function or accuracy. Is the Ruger LCR getting this same feedback from most owners or are they issues still to work out? Thanks!
Ruger LCR .357 vs. S&W 649 .38 spec.
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Rafsob
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I have the LCR and S&W 649 Airweight and love them both. I also have a S&W 640 in .357 and love it just as well. However the 640 is SS and it is heavy, whereas the others are light in weight and better to carry.
Now you say you normally carry the 649 with .38 +P and will do so with the LCR .357. So why spend the extra money on this idea, but use it for something else?
Keep the .38 with +P and keep on truckin' pal.
Now you say you normally carry the 649 with .38 +P and will do so with the LCR .357. So why spend the extra money on this idea, but use it for something else?
Keep the .38 with +P and keep on truckin' pal.
surveyor47
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The LCR is NOT an upgrade at least in my eyes. Now, if your 649 is equipped with an inernal lock (IL) and the LCR is not lock equipped (?), thats a strong argument in favor of the LCR. Other than the lock issue, I dont see how the LCR can be considered an upgrade over a good condition S&W in any manner. A pre-lock S&W is as good as it gets! The closest thing we now have to that are the Ruger GP100 and SP101, which is the reason they are so popular. If S&W ever smarts up and ditches the internal lock, they will give Ruger a run for their money. Till then, my money stays with Ruger.
Rafsob
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surveyor47 said:
I have a sneaky suspicion that you have not fired the LCR. The trigger alone is far sup S&W trigger group. I love both my Rugers and S&Ws and they are what they are, great handguns. I have gunswith and without locks and they don't bother me any
Ruger Redhawk
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I have a S&W M649 I bought back in the early 80's. I carried it for years along with a G-27.
I bought the LCR in 38+P as a carry gun. I love my old Smith but comparing the weight the LCR is a pleasure to carry. If I was to give one up the Ruger would be going down the road. There's been to many issues with the LCR's locking up. Mine's only had 37 rounds through it.
I bought the LCR in 38+P as a carry gun. I love my old Smith but comparing the weight the LCR is a pleasure to carry. If I was to give one up the Ruger would be going down the road. There's been to many issues with the LCR's locking up. Mine's only had 37 rounds through it.
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Ruger Redhawk said:
This doesn't sound very comforting. I own several metal Ruger revolvers and have never had an issue of any kind. Of course, some are only 30 years old.
Are your LCR's problems normal?
Dave
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From what I've seen, lockup can be caused by 2 things, one common the other no so. If the trigger isn't fully released it won't reset for the next shot but, this can happen with most ( all? ) double action revolvers.
The second occured to my early production LCR 38 and someone else on this board. The firing pin bushing retaining nut lost tension allowing the side that faces the primer to move forward and _sometimes_ catch the edge of the case.
None of these issues can be attributed to the plastic grip frame ( fire control as Ruger calls it )
I have 2 LCRs and they have been fine. ( the loose bushing gun was replaced under warrenty )
The second occured to my early production LCR 38 and someone else on this board. The firing pin bushing retaining nut lost tension allowing the side that faces the primer to move forward and _sometimes_ catch the edge of the case.
None of these issues can be attributed to the plastic grip frame ( fire control as Ruger calls it )
I have 2 LCRs and they have been fine. ( the loose bushing gun was replaced under warrenty )
Ruger Redhawk
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Glupy said:
Mine so far has been fine. Of course I only fired it the day I picked it up. I don't have anywhere around here to shoot. Still fairly new to the area. I read these problems on the other Ruger forum. I know a couple of the LCR's Ruger exchanged the gun. When asked by the owners what was the cause Ruger said they didn't know. That doesn't sound right to me. They build the gun they should know what was wrong with it. Yes you do have to full release the trigger before firing the next round. Like said this will happen to most if not all D/A revolvers. They've sold thousands of them and for that amount sold there really hasn't been that many locking up. My fear it will happen when you need it the most.
