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 02-03-2010, 12:34 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 141 |  Picking a revolver
Just got back from the gun store looking at revolvers. I was looking at a S&W 642 Airweight, an LCR, and a Ruger SP101 357. I liked all three and am having a little difficulty making up my mind. This will be a lighter carry when either I can't or don't want to carry my Kimber.
Anybody have any feedback. I can get either of the three for about the same price. __________________
‘‘Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.’’
— Mahatma Ghandi, "Gandhi, An Autobiography", page 446 | 
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| 02-03-2010, 12:43 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 469 |
Ruger every time. I believe Cane carries his LCR with a Clipdraw (Correct me if I'm wrong), and with a setup like that, there's pretty much no reason not to carry. If it's light you want, you won't beat it.
If you do decide on the SP101, I've heard awful things about the factory grips. Maybe look into some Pachmayr Compacs. __________________
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"If innocent life doesn't immediately depend on it, don't shoot. And if it does, don't miss!"
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| 02-03-2010, 01:23 AM | #3 | I'm always 10-8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar, in the "GunShine" State Posts: 17,376 |
Ruger Elsie Arrrr for the bathing suit/flip flop summer crowd WIN!
Get some Bianchi speed strips!
Oh yea, the clip-draw;
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| 02-03-2010, 01:29 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 1,452 |
I just got a Taurus 85 and a new Hogue grip for it. I like it a lot. Kinda hard to go wrong with a revolver __________________
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Yea, um, Darin...that's in the Double Secret Bunker. :p
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| 02-03-2010, 01:33 AM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 16 |
Some like the factory grips on the SP101 and some dont. Personally I do like them because the fit my hand well. How ever I will be changing them for some crimson trace laser grips before long.
I prefer the SP101 over the LCR. A buddy just got the LCR and likes everything except the felt recoil from it. I load my 38's pretty hot and thats what we were shooting. But on the other hand, it is a much lighter gun to carry.
Both are great guns, just depends on what your looking for.
Hope this gives you something to work with
Tom __________________
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| 02-03-2010, 01:34 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wilmington, N.C. Posts: 3,623 |
I am with Cane the Elsie Arrrr all the way it is an awesome revolver!!!!  __________________ I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.
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| 02-03-2010, 02:26 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 141 |
So nobody likes the J-Frame anymore? __________________
‘‘Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.’’
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| 02-03-2010, 03:22 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 261 |
I got a S&W 2" J-Frame. I like it a lot, but I can't compare it to a SP101 or a Ruger. It's lightweight, and has a ported barrel for recoil, so it's not to bad to shoot or carry... | |
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| 02-03-2010, 04:19 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Olathe, JOCO KS Posts: 1,312 |
Smith and wesson 340pd for the win.......... __________________
I could make a list of a bunch of guns i have, or "have", or wish I had. Why would one feel compelled to provide that infornation freely? Do you feel the need to show off? Is it some immature game of oneupsmanship?
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| 02-03-2010, 09:56 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,158 |
I came very close to buying an LCR while looking for a pocket revolver. At the time, my local store also had this classic pre-lock S&W 37 Airweight for $150 less ($265 OTD) so it went home with me. It won't handle +p ammo but otherwise it's a great pocket gun. IMHO .357 in a pocket size revolver is a waste as they are brutal to shoot and heavier/larger than a .38...
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