I finally got my new Ruger 3" LCRx .38 Special today!
So far I've only dry fired it; I picked it up on the way to work and probably won't get to shoot it til Monday. It's got the same trigger and basic feel as the older 2" LCR, just more pipe and taller, adjustable sights.
Stock it does come with longer grips. I'm sure that as a range gun or even a "kit gun" the new grips would be better. But I wanted it for CCW so I also purchased a set of the older, shorter Tamer grips. And just as I had read, the old grips fit fine. Swapped 'em out in about 30 seconds. The only time consuming issue was figuring out what bit to use as the manual just says "using correct bit" but never says which bit that is! For those that are curious it's a Torx T-10. You're welcome.
Here are a few 'Droid pix (and sorry about that 2nd one- didn't notice it was out of focus til I went to crop it):
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Just for giggles I tried to stick in the Garrett IWB for the 2" LCR...it's a no-go. The front sight is too tall. However I do have a new Garrett Revolver IWB on the way, hopefully it will be here by Monday-ish.
I really loved the 2" LCR and carried it a lot. But when I saw the 3" at the LGS I decided to sell my old one and go with the longer one. Maybe I should have kept it and just had two but it was hard to justify having both a 2" LCR and a 3" LCR. With the short Tamer/boot-grip it should conceal just as well as the shorter on IWB but give me longer sight radius and a bit more velocity. From what I've read I think another 150 fps is a reasonable expectation with some loads. Plus having a hammer to cock for a SA shot will make it a little bit more versatile.
According to a video I was with a Ruger rep there will be other calibers available "soon" for the 3" LCRx. I'm sure a .22 LR version would sell like crazy. A 9mm version would be cool. Obviously a .357 Mag version would appeal to many as well. I'm not crazy about Mag rounds out of a gun this light myself so .38 Special is kind of the "sweet spot" for me. With 158gr +P LSWC it should get the job done.
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