Too much in a small gun for me .....38 is enough
Interesting. What I want to know is if anything is really gained with a .357 mag rd in a short brld revolver? It would seem to me that a lot is lost with the shorter brl since the .357 mag was designed for a 5-6" brl.
the LCR 357 is being sold as a "light weight" revolver and yet it weighs 17.1oz
Doesn't seem very light-weight to me (which is probably a good thing when you're shooting .357 through it).
Heh ... we've come a long way when a 17 oz magnum revolver isn't considered light weight. That is fully half a pound lighter than Ruger's conventional .357 snubby (the SP101).
The SP101 is a brick (in fact, I'm pretty sure most if not all of Ruger's handguns are pretty much heavier than their Smith counterparts). Also, isn't the SP101 is a larger-framed 6-shot revolver? That's a bit bigger than a 5-shot compact frame.
For reference, the Smith Model 60 (an all-steel J-frame with a hammer) is 22.6oz. Its around the same size as the Ruger and not in any way considered light-weight (for a 5-shot J-frame-sized revolver).
No...SP101 is 5 shot. Takes the same speed loader as the LCR. It is all steel though.
The bigger framed model is the GP100.
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