I suspect you will fall in love with it.  A very nice gun and easy to carry if that is what you are looking for. 

 

As for your wife, mine absolutely hated the small .380 pistols on the market like the LCP and the Bodyguard.  She said that they didn't feel comfortable in her hand.  Plus the recoil can be a bit much for that little pistol.  If you get a chance check out the SR9c or the M&P Shield if she isn't comfortable with the smaller guns.  Just my 2 cents.

There is one other consideration you might want to look at. It's fine to say you are carrying a .357 magnum revolver. It's quite another to become proficient in it's use. In my opinion, the LCR is fine for .38 Special rounds, based on it's weight. However, if you plan on using it with the heavier magnum rounds, you might want to reconsider.

 

The recoil is pretty tough with a snubnose in .357 Magnum caliber - even with the SP-101. I don't think you'll be doing a lot of range work with the LCR in .357 Magnum, unless you are one tough hombre! I regularly shoot full loads in my SP0101 - not a lot however - even though it's got more heft than the LCR.

 

Recoil is something you have to reconcile with yourself and decide what is in your best interest. No matter what caliber, or make, or style, you choose, you still have to be able to shoot it confidently enough in an emergency situation, to get you out of trouble. There is no short cut to range work. Carrying a magnum alone will not get that job done.

There is one other consideration you might want to look at. It's fine to say you are carrying a .357 magnum revolver. It's quite another to become proficient in it's use. In my opinion, the LCR is fine for .38 Special rounds, based on it's weight. However, if you plan on using it with the heavier magnum rounds, you might want to reconsider.

 

The recoil is pretty tough with a snubnose in .357 Magnum caliber - even with the SP-101. I don't think you'll be doing a lot of range work with the LCR in .357 Magnum, unless you are one tough hombre! I regularly shoot full loads in my SP0101 - not a lot however - even though it's got more heft than the LCR.

 

Recoil is something you have to reconcile with yourself and decide what is in your best interest. No matter what caliber, or make, or style, you choose, you still have to be able to shoot it confidently enough in an emergency situation, to get you out of trouble. There is no short cut to range work. Carrying a magnum alone will not get that job done.

This is good advice if you haven't made a decision yet. My wife bought the LCR in .357. It's ok shooting .38, but the recoil shooting .357 seriously wears me out. She fired one .357 round through it and unloaded the rest before reloading .38. But she loves shooting .357 in my GP100.

If you are buying a gun for concealed carry to protect you and your family a clip fed auto with up to 16 shots is a much safer choice than six.  LEO statistics indicate it usually takes many multiple shots to make a disabling hit.

Sam,

 

No matter what gun you choose I would highly recommend taking a combat shooting course, even those proficient with a firearm can quickly fall apart under real world conditions. A course that emphasizes shoot no shoot scenarios, shooting while taking cover, using building corners as both cover and a rest, shooting while on the move, shooting a moving target, shooting a moving target while moving yourself, cover fire so you can escape, etc.  I've seen people that are expert shooters while shooting stationary targets miss most of the targets while simulating real world scenarios and those not so hot shooting paper targets become very proficient combat shooters.  The courses are usually allot of fun and the practice will definitely make you a better marksman.

All my ccw guns have presentation pachmeyer rubber grips.

If the gun doesn't fit your hand correctly change your grips till it's comfortable to shoot.

It's pretty well been said already: it's personal preference.  I carry a 340PD in warm weather and Sig 239 when clothing allows. I like the 340 because it has an enclosed hammer and weighs almost nothing.  The Sig is just a sweet shooting pistol.

If you are buying a gun for concealed carry to protect you and your family a clip fed auto with up to 16 shots is a much safer choice than six.  LEO statistics indicate it usually takes many multiple shots to make a disabling hit.

Very opinionated.  6 well placed shots are better then 100 that are not. 

You're right especially when they come from a 16 round clip.

It all comes down to how it fits your hand.

 

I carried a 9mm with 15+1 capacity (would have 17+1 capacity with today's magazines).  I practiced constantly with it.  Time came I had to use it and it shot high.  I had to struggle to get the front sight in the rear notch because my grip was crushing and pushing the barrel upward.     

 

I didn't like this and bought a 1911.

 

I then took said 1911 and shaped it to my hand, a bit at a time.  It points exactly where I need it to under stress, and if anything ever happened to my left hand I'd probably have to build a new one. 

 

The 1911 holds 7+1 rounds and so holds only slightly more than the revolver does.  I don't feel handicapped.

 

I did carry an S&W M19-3 4" Combat Masterpiece for a while.  I loved it.  It's one I sold with big regrets -- I don't even know why I got rid of it save that I was used to it and wanted something different.  It's the only revolver I ever found that, when using Pachmyr grips, fit my hand.  All others try to point high like the 9mm.

 

My biggest concern would be reloads.  Being a lefty reloading is slightly different, requiring necessary extra step, shifting hands for the reload.

 

If you carry a revolver, practice reloads a lot.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

The experience we have from the sandbox is the 9mm round isn't a 1 or 2 shot stopper. It takes Manny rounds to disable a bad guy completely. This is really worse in a close quarter conflict.

My choice is the 357mag, 41mag or 44mag. I have a CZ85DB with 20rds. I still prefer the Magnum. Most likely with one shot one bad guy is done.

At the range I only shoot 25yds. When the 25yds shoot is over I go to 100yds just to remind me how much Kentucky Windage is needed to make pin point hits at the small rocks on the berm. Practice, practice, more practice.

I was carrying redhawks in 44mag for most of my ccw life.

I carry a Glock 26 most of the year, but when I start wearing a t-shirt and shorts during the summer I usually pocket carry a S&W Airweight (in a pocket holster).

The undead thread..

S & W Bodyguard with Crimson trace is ideal for me. 

I like the s&w m58/4" barrel in 41mag too.

On 2/29/2016 at 10:22 PM, Alonerankin2 said:

The undead thread..

You didn't say you want a zombie gun.

I've never shot an LCR, but my dad shot one at the gun range recently and loved it. He's planning to buy one soon.

Y’all that think 6 are enough,,,, have you ever watched any videos or read reports on police officer involved shootings and ever wondered,, how in the heck did they fire that many shots and only hit the perp so few times?

If you think you can shoot accurately in those pressure type situations, you are only fooling yourself. Go run a 1/4-1/2 mile or so, stop and immediately fire off 6 rounds at a man size target at 5 yards. You will be shocked how eractic your shots will be with your heart rate up,,,,

edit to add, at 15 feet you may hit the target a few times, bet you can’t make any head shots.

8 minutes ago, Rahlow said:

Y’all that think 6 are enough,,,, have you ever watched any videos or read reports on police officer involved shootings and ever wondered,, how in the heck did they fire that many shots and only hit the perp so few times?

If you think you can shoot accurately in those pressure type situations, you are only fooling yourself. Go run a 1/4-1/2 mile or so, stop and immediately fire off 6 rounds at a man size target at 5 yards. You will be shocked how eractic your shots will be with your heart rate up,,,,

edit to add, at 15 feet you may hit the target a few times, bet you can’t make any head shots.

That is true. Even police have a hard time with adrenaline during a shootout. But I always go by the theory that any gun you are trained to shoot is better than a gun you aren't trained to shoot. If a revolver is your favorite carry gun and you have trained with it then its a better gun than a semi auto. 

1 hour ago, Gundog said:

That is true. Even police have a hard time with adrenaline during a shootout. But I always go by the theory that any gun you are trained to shoot is better than a gun you aren't trained to shoot. If a revolver is your favorite carry gun and you have trained with it then its a better gun than a semi auto. 

Agree 100% but I train with 16 at a time lol

edit to add my son the Marine says “accuracy by volume” lol

Here is my Ruger SP 101. .357 Mag.  Easily concealable and easy to carry.  Full power .357 Mag loads are pretty violent in the hand.  .38 Specials are a dream through it.  Highly recommend it.

2 hours ago, Del Anders said:

Here is my Ruger SP 101. .357 Mag.  Easily concealable and easy to carry.  Full power .357 Mag loads are pretty violent in the hand.  .38 Specials are a dream through it.  Highly recommend it.

Nice piece, but I am sure Sam figured this out over the last 4 years?.......just busting balls!

I'm cool with revolvers, although I'm not fond of short barrel guns like a ***" barrel, especially on higher velocity loads. My primary personal carry is a .40 that holds 10. I shoot it real well so I'm comfortable with it. But go with what feels right to you of course. I find revolvers to be bulkier feeling though.

Unless you're talking some early aluminum framed revolvers, S&W disagrees with you, and they still back up their lifetime warranty unless you use reloads or hand loads. Call the factory if in doubt on a particular model, I have.

 

 

 

 

 

I've been carrying a S&W 340PD .357 Mag revolver since they first came out in the early 2000s. It only weighs a little over 11.5 ounces including a set of Crimson Trace Laser grips. If the recoil is to much for someone in this light of a gun they can carry .38 Specials in it instead. It's not a gun to shot for fun but it's one you can carry all day in a pocket and not feel like it's pulling your pants down.

 

 

According to what I'm wearing in the summer I often carry my 1st generation Kel-Tec P3AT .380 that weighs a little less than 7.5 ounces which is about an ounce lighter than the newer generation. After many years of carrying heavy guns I got tired of them and would often go out without a gun on me. I finally decided to find the most powerful light guns that I could find to carry so now for the past 18 years I've always have a gun with me when I go out.

 

 

 

S&W Mdl. 60, 357mag., 5 shot, nice carry gun. 

 

I don't carry all the time. Hardly ever. I've had a CCP for a long long time and just don't feel comfortable doing it if you know what I mean. 

 

But I have fun with my pistols at the club range. Great way to have fun on a summer night.