{"id":1893,"date":"2013-12-19T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2013\/12\/19\/ruger-lcrx\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:23:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:23:21","slug":"ruger-lcrx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1893","title":{"rendered":"Ruger LCRx"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:12378,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ruger.com\\\/news\\\/2013-12-18a.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260208131256\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.ruger.com\\\/news\\\/2013-12-18a.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 11:14:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 19:54:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 07:09:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 07:09:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12379,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/michaelbane.blogspot.com\\\/2013\\\/12\\\/passing-through-home.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12380,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.grantcunningham.com\\\/colt-revolver-gunsmithing.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/grantcunningham.com\\\/colt-revolver-gunsmithing.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nYou know that the SHOT Show is less than a month away as we are starting to see more and more announcements regarding new firearms. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruger.com\/news\/2013-12-18a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruger announced their LCRx yesterday.<\/a> It is an external hammer version of their polymer, steel, and aluminum LCR revolver. The external trigger allows the revolver to be shot single-action as well as double-action. The LCRx is only available currently in .38 Special +P.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/5430.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/5430.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"modelSpecs\" style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 20px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 740px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Finish:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Matte Black, Synergistic Hard Coat<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Grip:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Hogue\u00ae Tamer\u2122 Monogrip\u00ae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Front Sight:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Replaceable, Pinned Ramp<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Rear Sight:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">U-Notch Integral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Barrel Material:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Stainless Steel<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Cylinder Finish:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Ionbond Diamondblack\u2122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Barrel Length:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">1.875&#8243;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Overall Length:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">6.50&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Height:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">4.50&#8243;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Width:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">1.28&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Weight:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">13.50 oz.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Capacity:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Twist:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">1:16&#8243; RH<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Grooves:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">MA Approved &amp; Certified:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">No<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">CA Approved:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">Suggested Retail:<\/td>\n<td class=\"right\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">$529.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nOther than the external hammer which allows the LCRx to be used single-action, it is identical in size and weight to the original LCR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelbane.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/passing-through-home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Bane made the observation yesterday<\/a> that he thought this year&#8217;s SHOT Show will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Looking at the Ruger LCRx, I&#8217;d say this is on the mark.<\/p>\n<p>Now if someone asked me what I&#8217;d like to see introduced or reintroduced, it would be the Colt Detective Special with an enhanced trigger and in .38 Special +P. I like the idea of an extra round in a small package. However, I&#8217;d settle for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grantcunningham.com\/colt-revolver-gunsmithing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revolversmith Grant Cunningham opening up his waiting list<\/a> so I could send him my Detective Special for tuning.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know that the SHOT Show is less than a month away as we are starting to see more&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2111,2775],"class_list":["post-1893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-colt-detective-special","tag-ruger-lcrx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9620,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893\/revisions\/9620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}