Revolver:The Ruger LCR Insert Soaked up the Recoil Very Nicely
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November 09 Blue Press Section 1 9/14/09 7:28 AM Page 11 11 Revolver:The Ruger LCR insert soaked up the recoil very nicely. I sus- those who care about such things, there is a little pect that the polymer lower end also helps in bitty combination safety key and screwdriver. reducing recoil. The screwdriver serves to remove the grip, The sights on the LCR are fixed and quite utili- whereupon you can insert the key in an interior tarian. No white dots, fiber-optic pipes or shal- trigger lock. Not the most convenient system low V’s here. But they are very square and quite around, but it’s there if you need it. Manufactur- visible and easy to get on target. For a couple of ers do this sort of thing to make their products as hundred dollars more, the LCR can be had with a idiot-proof as possible, but improved strains of ® ® Crimson Trace Lasergrip sighting system. The idiots seem to be cropping up every day. trigger is a delight. This elegant bit of design Just one nit to pick: on the left side of the bar- magic is called a “friction reducing cam.” I’ve rel is inscribed “READ INSTRUCTION MANU- read explanations of it, which are quite incom- AL.” If only on aesthetic grounds, I believe a sim- prehensible to a non-engineer like me. The net ple “RTFM” would suffice. result, however, is that this is one of the most All in all, the Ruger LCR is a pleasure to manageable double-action revolver triggers I’ve ever experienced. When you have a DA trigger shoot and a revolver that one can have full con- like this, you don’t need single-action. fidence in as either a backup or a sole defensive Firing from an old Outers Pistol Perch™ at handgun. It is more expensive than Ruger’s LCP 15 yards, which seemed an appropriate dis- .380, but it shoots a more potent cartridge, and tance for a small defensive revolver, I main- it’s far less expensive than most of the feather- tained five-shot groups ranging from 1-1/2 to 2 weight revolver competition. Even paying retail, inches. Good sights, great trigger and effective I am delighted with my purchase. My only ques- recoil buffering combine to make the LCR a tion is, what will Ruger come up with next year very commendable shooter. to score the hat trick? The Ruger LCR comes with the obligatory Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., 411 Sunapee St., padlock, a very comprehensive and readable Newport, NH 03773, (603) 865-2442, owners manual and a handsome softcase. For www.ruger.com DP ´1R+LJKHU6WDQGDUGVµ (8E2@K?)F)8D<.2 #IMARRONBRINGSYOUTHE-AN 7ITH.O.AME3INGLE!CTION!N ACCURATECOPYOFTHEGUNUSEDBY OURNAMELESSHEROINTHECLASSIC7ESTERN MOVIESh&IST&ULL/F$OLLARSvh&OR!&EW $OLLARS-OREv ZZZFLPDUURQILUHDUPVFRP :LQGLQJ2DN5G)UHGHULFNVEXUJ7H[DV )RURXUSJFRORUFDWDORJVHQG.