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Checking with the big shops (Galco, DeSantis, Don Hume) produced nothing. My plan was to coerce a buddy into custom making one for the LCR, as I was betting nobody sold one. I typically carry a 2x2x2 pouch when carrying a revolver. 32 strip, loaded with six rounds, creates gaps for more positive handling, and is only about ½” longer than a six-shot. Cartridges load into them easily and the rubber flexibility is just right. However, Tuff Products is now advertising a new, “more supple” formula. I have experienced this with some older ones for bigger calibers. Quick Strips have faced criticism that they are too stiff and tend to tear with use. They make loading strips for less popular rounds- including six and eight-round quick strips for. 38, you’re probably familiar with Tuff Products. If you shoot a revolver in a caliber other than. 32, but they are marketed for competition and I have no experience with them. SpeedBeez and Pachmayr also catalog a speedloader for the. Compact and reliable, it works well with the LCR. 5 Star gets high marks for customer service, since they told me to send the R6 back and immediately shipped the J2 out to me. I had originally ordered an R6 for a J-Frame/SP101 and it was a no-go. 327 LCR ( the J2 variant, which doesn’t seem to be listed on their website yet, as of March) that works great. 5 Star Firearms makes a speedloader for the. 32 caliber revolver was a concern, but fortunately, a few companies have stepped up. 32 S&W Long LRN and wadcutter ammo for sale. 32 H&R Hornady Critical Defense ammo at one local shop and Federal 95 grain lead SWC at another. The place I bought it had a good supply of. 38 Special anywhere, I was able to outfit the. At a time when you couldn’t find a box of. It surprised me to find it, but the oddball chambering helped in this case. 327 LCR in a local shop during the height of the COVID scare last September. The first three rounds are by far the most useful, but it’s nice to know you can shoot the. 327 chambering made the gun a garbage disposal for straight-walled. 327 Federal Magnum was Ruger’s all-steel, 3″ barreled, SP101, seen here at SHOT Media Day, in January 2018. 32 caliber LCR’s weight to 17 ounces compared to 13.5 ounces for the original. 327, they utilized the steel upper receiver like they had on their other high pressure chamberings, the. Ruger launched the new Magnum cartridge in a 27-ounce SP101 that held six rounds, as opposed to the. 357 Sig has a maximum average pressure of 40,000 psi. 357 Magnum has a maximum average pressure of 35,000 psi, and the hot. 327 was a legitimate Magnum, with a SAAMI pressure ceiling of 45,000 psi! By comparison, the. 327 Federal Magnum was another attempt to duplicate the terminal ballistic performance of larger cartridges with less recoil. This time Federal teamed with Ruger, introducing the. 357 Magnum revolvers in the 1990’s, that got ever-lighter in the new millennium. They stepped up again when they saw the proliferation of five-shot. Both are Magnums, but the smaller LCR’s cartridge boasts a much higher SAAMI Maximum Average Pressure–45,000 psi, compared to the larger. The LCR and its big brother, the GP100 Match Champion. 32 H&R Magnum didn’t take off like it should have. They understood the benefit of that extra round in a J-frame-sized gun. 38 Special’s performance with less recoil. In the 1980’s they partnered with Harrington and Richardson, hoping to provide a new round that would equal the. There must be some gnarly old dudes that love snub guns working at Federal Cartridge. 327 Federal Magnum, allows the cylinder to hold six rounds, making it even less of a compromise. ![]() ![]() Additionally, the version under examination here, chambered in. The LCR takes care of the stout trigger pull and offers surprisingly good sights for a little gun. The sights on most are poorly regulated for preferred weights of carry ammunition, too. Heavy triggers, mediocre sights, minimal capacity, and excessive recoil are common with this class of revolver. The LCR solves a lot of the problems that arise from carrying a small revolver as a primary fighting gun. It has been well documented here at RevolverGuy, and comments on Mike’s articles confirm a large and loyal following. Ruger’s LCR is proven and deserves its place as one of the top choices in a snubby revolver.
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