First leak from SHOT: Ruger polymer-framed snubby revolver

The Ruger LCR.

(thanks go to LanceinOregon on the Crimson Trace forum for finding this before it got yanked by Ruger)

Hmmm…

This definately has some EDC potential.

-RD62

I think the LCP is a better CCW gun, it seems to be the same size and even less width when the cylinder is taken into account.

Is there a reason for this, other than of course, the traditional advantages of a revolver v. auto?

Any word on caliber? .38spl?

I still plan to buy an LCP, but there’s probably a niche. Has the polymer frame revolver thing ever been done before? I bet it’s crazy light…have you seen the prices people pay for scandium and titanium revolvers? If this thing is inexpensive, and I bet it will be, I think they’ll sell a lot of them.

Well…that’s novel.

Caliber?

.38
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I think this is very cool! Even with the recall I am impressed with my LCP. I really like this concept…

Cool.
Depending on price, that could be something Im interested in.

I bet some +P Gold Dots will be fun to shoot out of it. :eek:

True, hadn’t considered that angle. A lasergripped, ultra-lightweight, compact revolver is about the most idiot-proof, easy to carry gun I could imagine.

Looks like something the Russians would have come up with in the last 15 years…

Kinda cool.

Definitely like to check it out.

So will this mean that we’ll be in for another decade of ignorant senators, congressmen, & supreme court justices talking about dreaded guns that are able to slip by metal detectors?

Maybe we need a movie to come out & mention it saying:

“That punk pulled a Ruger .38 on me, you know what that is? It’s a plastic gun made in Arizona. It doesn’t show up on your airport metal detectors and probably costs more than what you make in a week.”

Very cool! Looking forward to checking it out.

I doubt S&W Airweight and Airlight J frame sales are going to suffer.



Apparently the frame around the cylinder is aluminum and the “grip frame” is polymer.

Pretty cool…and it has a frick’in LASER! :wink:

Both are pathetic calibers… .380 and .38 special? You’re barely armed.

I’m not trying to talk out of my ass or be argumentative. I’ve done the hill billy penetration tests myself. Both rounds are a joke.

Let’s not have this thread devolve into a caliber debate. Thank you.

Excellent concept. But I’ll wait for the first shooting test before I become a fan.

.357 magnum would have been nice (instead of a .38). But I 'm sure it would have hurt like shit to shoot!

Joe Mamma

I’m no engineer… but I’m thinking .357mag plus plastic revolver = Bad Idea. :confused:

Plus, .357 snubbies are largely a waste. You end up robbing the cartridge of too much of the velocity.