Anthony Guidas I'll have to pick one of those up too.

Stephen Fay no I haven't. I'll grab one and check it out, thanks for the recommendation

I have the Bianchi model 57. It’s made for the LCR and it works very well.

The Ringmaster The DeSantis should work right or left handed

hammerhead222 Yes, LCR IN .22, .22mag, .38, etc etc are all the same size revolver holster-wise

The cylinder would need to be cut for moon clips. Unless you meant to say speed loaders.

Matt G1776 The rattle is from the transfer bar, a safety feature to prevent firing if it's dropped. In order to work it has to be free flowing & only "firms up" when the trigger is actually pulled. You shouldn't have let the rattle turn you off, its simply a part of the smooth cam operated trigger system, part of why the Ruger LCR has such a uniquely smooth trigger.

.38 Spc defensive ammo isn’t great out of a 2” barrel. Check out wadcutters though! Low recoil and good terminal ballistics.

Sounds like you need to work a bit on recoil control and recovery. I’ve shot the lcr with +p ammo, (129 grain +p, and 158 grain +p) while most definitely uncomfortable, it’s not nearly as bad as you and some others say. And I’m an underweight 155 pound 6’4 individual. My buddy who’s built like a shit brick house 240 pound muscle gorilla shoots it with 0 issue, he just doesn’t like how the grip detailing on the rubber back strap area digs into his skin.

⁠​⁠@@tricksterjoy9740Of course you can train up to it but it’s highly likely you’ll develop a flinch. From Genitron it has 7.17 ft lbs recoil with 125 grain .38 +P. The LCP Max is around 4.78 with a 90 gr .380 ACP for a somewhat comparable round.

To be fair my perspective on the matter may be very skewed, first handgun i ever fired was a 4” .44 magnum. First rifle was a 8mm Mauser. It was like 2-3 years after first getting those that I fired a .22lr. I’ve been told I did things a bit backwards.

And It may be related but I do get a partial facial twitch/flinch but it so far has not affected accuracy, (4-6” groups at 25 yards, .44 magnum with fixed sights) I (generally) do 25 yards with any pistol with a 4” or more barrel, 15 yards for anything shorter. Go to the range once a month, shoot no less then 500 rounds. (I’d go more but budget and busy schedule) and i practice dry fire and laser drills as often as possible.