{"id":21477,"date":"2010-12-12T13:49:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-12T17:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=21477"},"modified":"2010-12-12T13:49:10","modified_gmt":"2010-12-12T17:49:10","slug":"a-ruger-which-kicked-my-ass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=21477","title":{"rendered":"A Ruger which kicked my ass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was looking for a perfect concealed carry weapon for my shrinking frame, especially for warmers months. I already have a Glock 30 for the winter months (a ten plus one shot .45 with a 3 and a half-inch barrel) but it’s a little bulky for a summer jaunt to the store. I thought I’d found a good one when I found the Ruger LCR – a double action revolver with five rounds of .357 Magnum and a 1.88″ barrel. Weighing in at 17 ounces with it’s polymer frame, it disappears in my waist band. <\/p>\n

So I took it out to my friend’s house yesterday. He’d spotted a black bear on his property and decided he needed some protection while he’s out on his walks on his country manor with his wife, so he wanted to try out my Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Magnum with a ten and a half inch barrel. I brought the .357 to try it out, too.<\/p>\n

We happily blasted away with the .44 and my friend was surprised at how easily the hog’s leg handled despite it’s reputation. Then I pulled out the .357. I’ve never had a weapon hurt so much when I fired it. With the full loads of .357, it felt like it broke my right wrist every time I fired. My partners verified it, so it’s not because I’m some kind of sissy. I suspect it’s because of the extremely light weight of the gun, but even the Hogue rubberized grips don’t help much absorbing the shock of Magnum loads.<\/p>\n

The thirty-eight special rounds were much easier to take, but I audibly repeated “Ow” with every Magnum shot. We were shooting at paper targets that were over 50 meters away, and the snubbed nosed barrel was much more accurate than I expected, hitting the paper almost every time, not the target but the paper. So, I’ll still carry the revolver, but I think target practice will mostly be with .38. The relative accuracy and concealability save it. Well, that and the fact that it probably hurts more to get shot by the revolver than it does to fire it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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