Small plastic frame magnum revolvers

[TipBledsoe]

The Taurus 605 Poly Protector appears to be a small plastic frame 357.akin to a Ruger LCRx 357.

I am unaware of S&W making such a model. Even their model 340 has a "scandium alloy" frame... A wise decision on their part to avoid jumping on the small plastic frame revolver train?

Does anyone have experience with these small plastic frame magnum revolvers?
Without question, turely they kick like a startled mule. But do they hold-up to the abuse of magnum ammo?

 

[tonelar]

who makes it…

oh taurus

don’t run any .357 atomic through it

 

[candcallen]

I was gonna try one for carry when they came out but I went thru 3 in the gun store and they all had issues.

Stick to metal.

 

[Sam7sf]

I was gonna try one for carry when they came out but I went thru 3 in the gun store and they all had issues.

Stick to metal.

Was that Ruger or Taurus? The lcr seems nice but I haven’t spent much time with em.

 

[glenbo]

Was that Ruger or Taurus? The lcr seems nice but I haven’t spent much time with em.

I have a Ruger LCR in .357. It's a rough action, feels like it has sand in it everywhere. It sits in a drawer while I carry my J-Frame.

 

[candcallen]

Was that Ruger or Taurus? The lcr seems nice but I haven’t spent much time with em.

Taurus. One had timing issues
One had finish issues in the polymer and one just didnt close right.

 

[skfullgun]

I had a scandium framed S&W, .357 when they first came out about 20 years ago. I fired a cylinder of full-house .357 through it, and then sold it to a buddy of mine who fired a cylinder through it, and sold it to a buddy of his, and so on, and so on...
I have a Ruger LCR in 9mm and fire +P+ Buffalo Bore through it with no problem.
I still prefer J-Frame airweights in .38 special.

 

[tonelar]

neighbor has bad arthritis
he carries a j frame 22magnum

 

[Dawico]

I really like my .357 LCR.

5 stars. Would recommend.

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[skfullgun]

A 357, lcr, is what I was looking for when I happened upon the 9 mm for an amazing price.

 

[TipBledsoe]

I really like my .357 LCR.

5 stars. Would recommend.

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If you put more than one cylinder of 357 down the pipe per range visit, you're certainly more of a man than me!

 

[rotor]

.38 LCR. Plenty of recall even with standard .38. Don't do +p.

 

[Tnhawk]

I was gonna try one for carry when they came out but I went thru 3 in the gun store and they all had issues.

Stick to metal.

Plastic is fine for forks and knives but a magnum revolver should be metal.

 

[Geezer]

Doesn't the LCR in 357 Magnum have an aluminum frame?

 

[benenglish]

.38 LCR. Plenty of recall even with standard .38. Don't do +p.

I can imagine carrying one with a wadcutter target load. Wadcutters in snubbies were a pretty common self-defense combo 50 years ago and their utility remains unchanged today. The recoil is light, penetration adequate, and the bullet shape is essentially the best possible for a plain lead projectile launched at pedestrian speeds.

 

[Hoji]

Scandium. A joy to carry. To shoot, not so much.

 

[seeker_two]

Doesn't the LCR in 357 Magnum have an aluminum frame?

Steel frame and cylinder attached to a polymer grip and trigger group. Pretty ingenious design. I've never heard of any failure with it. I hope Ruger expands the design to a larger frame for 6-shot .357 and 5-shot .45ACP.....

 

[TipBledsoe]

I decided to stick with steel. Happy with my choice so far. It's just odd with the cylinder turning the wrong direction.

Ruger SP101 357. Looking forward to some range time.

 

[45tex]

My Charter Arms "undercover lite" is only 12oz. +P.38 with a nice rubber like grip.

 

[glenbo]

I decided to stick with steel. Happy with my choice so far. It's just odd with the cylinder turning the wrong direction.

Ruger SP101 357. Looking forward to some range time.

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My wife has had one for well over 20 years and I have 3 or 4 others. They will eat anything you can stand to shoot in them and they will do it forever.