I bought my mother a Taurus Model 85 years ago had the rosewood grips and gold accents. Beautiful revolver. She picked it out and she loves it.
Advance 22 years. Dad stopped carrying his 1911 45. Couldn't rack the slide anymore. So he starts carrying moms revolver. So I decided to give him my Ruger LCRx in 38 special. So now both are armed with 38 snubnose revolvers.
I had him fire it double action he was very happy with the smooth pull of the trigger.
Seeing him with a big smile was worth it.
I bought my mother a Taurus Model 85 years ago had the rosewood grips and gold accents. Beautiful revolver. She picked it out and she loves it.
Advance 22 years. Dad stopped carrying his 1911 45. Couldn't rack the slide anymore. So he starts carrying moms revolver. So I decided to give him my Ruger LCRx in 38 special. So now both are armed with 38 snubnose revolvers. I had him fire it double action he was very happy with the smooth pull of the trigger. Seeing him with a big smile was worth it.
I have had all the snub-nose .38 sp. & many of the .357 magnums.
I couldn't believe it when I bought a Ruger LCR .357 magnum: the trigger pull was so smooth & recoil fine (as advertised, but who believes such claims?).
Since I didn't run .357 through it anyway, I decided to save 4.5 oz and get the lighter LCR .38 sp., not experienced enough to realize I was taking a chance on the "same trigger" not being the same.
Since the trigger was not as good as the one on the .357 & I was really disappointed with the luck of the draw.
It is all forgotten though since I love the Kimber 6s with its same size as the Ruger LCR but has 6 rd capacity & the trigger is delightful.
The Kimber is a heavier, though: that was the trade off.
23 oz = Kimber
13.5 oz = Ruger LCR .38
17.1 oz = Ruger LCR .357
Interestingly, I spotted a used but very clean S&W 360 in .38 special yesterday...still thinking about it!
One reason I'm interested is the front sight is pinned on vs machined on, as the 637, 638, and 642's are...and I prefer a tritium front sight on my pistols.
Interestingly, I spotted a used but very clean S&W 360 in .38 special yesterday...still thinking about it!
One reason I'm interested is the front sight is pinned on vs machined on, as the 637, 638, and 642's are...and I prefer a tritium front sight on my pistols.
I ended up picking up the S&W 360J Airweight .38 yesterday...and it shot fantastic at the range, putting 25 rounds of some Blazer FMJ's through it along with a box of Federal HST .38 +P's that I had along with...all shot to P-O-A at 15' and the recoil, with the factory Uncle Mike's rubber grip, felt fairly mild / manageable!
Now...to find a tritium front sight and a comfortable wood grip!
I ended up picking up the S&W 360J Airweight .38 yesterday...and it shot fantastic at the range, putting 25 rounds of some Blazer FMJ's through it along with a box of Federal HST .38 +P's that I had along with...all shot to P-O-A at 15' and the recoil, with the factory Uncle Mike's rubber grip, felt fairly mild / manageable!
Now...to find a tritium front sight and a comfortable wood grip!
I have always enjoyed shooting revolvers for fun or hunting but always carried a semi. Was considering a 38 snub for pocket carry for a while. Went to a local gun shop just to look and ended up walking out with a used (like new) LCR for under $300. So far I am really enjoying how light it is, and recoil is really not that bad.
Congrats! Post up what grips you end up with. I'm looking for grips for my 442. Currently looking at Hogues, but wood sounds like it might be an idea.
I just read a story on the "360J" models. Interesting background. Sounds like it's a good J frame to have.
I was looking at some wood Altamonts (very nice-looking, BTW) but ended up seeing a Hogue rubber J-Frame two-finger 'boot' grip at a LGS for $22 and snagged it up...so far, it's been comfortable.
Typically, I prefer a full-sized (three-finger) grip, but am actually comfortable with the Hogue...willl probably have a wood grip at some point, but for now, the Hogue will do!
Any chance you could find and post the article! I've had two (2) people, in just the past week, tell me that, in their opinion, the 360J was the best of the 5-shot, .38 Special, revolvers from Smith & Wesson!
Here is the link: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-smith-wesson-360j-japanese-service-revolver/
Which Hogue part number is that? I'm a little confused by which one I should be buying for my 442. They have a 60000 and a 60100 that appear to be larger and a 61000 Bantam grip.