Ruger LCR

First a short review, This pistol belongs to one of my law enforcement friends and of course we had to go try this little guy out. At first I was a little hesitant because keeping with popular design styles for todays revolvers this pistol is designed to reduce weight, so the grip portion of the frame is made of hard polymer. This polymer is common for todays semi automatics, but this is the first use in a revolver that I have seen. This gun is concerningly light weight. The cylinder and other integral parts of the gun are light weight metal, I'm not sure if it is Scandium, or aluminum or what combination they are using. Ruger says it is rated for +P 38 specials, and after having shot it, you can certainly feel a difference with the +p ammo but, this is a great little gun.

I like the feel, and the grip, fills out my normal man size hand perfectly. Comfortable, i never felt like I didn't have control of it. The Trigger...wonderful straight out of the box. It is a hammerless design, so you get double action only pulls. This is not a drawback. The trigger is smooth and consistent and feels perfect.

I didn't like, the 5 shot capacity. I know it's not the right gun if you need large capacity, but, could you slip one more slot in the cylinder?

Overall, this is a great Back up gun, or slip it in the purse just in case... I am sure there will be some who say if you can't do it in one shot, don't bother. I don't really agree, I carry. I carry, full Clip + one, and 2 extra mags. Why, I don't know, and thats why. Better to have and not need then need and not have.

Reasonably priced and on the CA Roster certified for sale to the public.