Hammerless Revolver

Howdy Matrix1977, and et al.,

It is good to have her try them out first before spending money. While they feel good at the counter, how they handle in live fire is important. If you've got places where you can rent and try, that is the way to go.

While I've run quite a few S&W, and Rugers, for CCW the new Ruger LCR is well made, very accurate, and good value.

I found the trigger to be very helpful in putting the shots on target in both slow and rapid fire. While I normally compete with "bottom feeders" I may buckle up and run the LCR at one of the local club level matches. Since this is new to me it has only ~ 250 rounds through it. I am looking forward to a long term assessment. So far it has exceeded my expectations and performed extremely well with all the various personal defense loads, standard and +P.

It is at a similar level of accuracy as my G-17 and G-26 at 25yrds. Just under 3 inches. However I find it is rough to only have five in there... << need more bullets... >>

I also found out that the HKS brand speedloaders work well with it, the Safariland ones for the S&W J frames do not, just not quite enough clearance with the standard Hogue grip. Your mileage may vary...

Best of luck to you in your search and enjoy the shopping!

Cheers!

J frame, but not one of the scandium or airweights. Those can kick like a mule.

Hey matrix1977,

There's a new Cabela's sale starting Thursday the 17th and they have the Taurus 85 Ultralite .38 Special/Hammerless on sale for $299.99

Looks like a very nice revolver for a good price. It's a blued or blacked out version that's proper for concealed carry.

The .38 Special is a great round for a small frame revolver. Men can beat on their chests all day long and say they'd prefer the .375 Magnum, and that's all fine and dandy, but most woman will find the .38 Special plenty of gun for them. With a good hollow point it has great stopping power without the huge recoil of the .375 Magnum. This allows for quick after shot recovery, target re-acquisition, and second or third shot discharge if necessary.

Plus most women's hands are relatively small compared to men's hands and the larger frame and grips of the .357 just isn't comfortable for them. If the gun is uncomfortable for them they will just not form a bond with it and you're defeating the intended purpose in the first place.

Just a heads up on the sale and a little opinion to boot.

By the way, if your a Cabela's Club member, they emailed out a coupon good for $20 off of a minimum $120 purchase on the 10th...Just print it out and take it with you for another $20 off the gun. That makes it an even more appealing deal!

BBI