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Jeff B. wrote:The Ruger LCR .38 that my wife didn't take to is my dog walking gun. Drops into my shorts pocket or sweats nicely. Even has a couple of "shot shells" in it for snake charming, since Jethro got bit on the muzzle by a copperhead one evening last summer...

Jeff B.

Have you tried shooting shotshells in your LCR? My experience with shells I reload is that since the LCR is so light the capsule will move forward and lock up the cylinder if more than the first shot is a shotshell. I carry my LCR with round one as shotshell and the other 4 as regular ammo. Try the shotshells out in advance before you really need this gun. CCI warns that this will happen in very light guns too so it is not just reloads. You just can't get a good enough crimp on shotshells. The other issue is that if a shotshell breaks and the lead pellets get into the crane you can't close your cylinder which puts a revolver out of commission. Been there and done that.

I occasionally carry a Ruger LCR owb in DeSantis mini scabbard with 2 Bianchi speedstrips. Very comfortable. I have J2 speedloaders but rarely carry them.