New composite frame ruger revolver - Page 2

Playboypenguin · January 12, 2009, 03:45 PM

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Could it be a SA?

With a shrouded hammer, I doubt it.

pesta2 · January 12, 2009, 03:46 PM

When I first saw the thing I thought it was horrendous to say the least. Then I kept coming back to this topic and now that ugly gun is starting to grow on me. It is still ugly but I want it for some strange reason.

azredhawk44 · January 12, 2009, 03:47 PM

You know, as small as that cylinder appears to be, could this be an ubermicrosmall attempt, for a 5-shot .327 FedMag?

Kreyzhorse · January 12, 2009, 03:48 PM

LCR huh? I'm guessing its short for Lightweight Compact Revolver. That makes sense with the recently introduced (and currently being recalled

) LCP or the Lightweight Compact Pistol.

pesta2 · January 12, 2009, 03:49 PM

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You know, as small as that cylinder appears to be, could this be an ubermicrosmall attempt, for a 5-shot .327 FedMag?

I think you are right on that. I keep thinking when I see it is how small it looks.

dipper · January 12, 2009, 03:53 PM

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With a shrouded hammer, I doubt it.

Yeah, Playboy I guess your right LOL!

But, doesn't that "LOOK" like a loading gate on the side??
Also, look at the seam where a hammer WOULD be---some kind of hybrid or option to configure the way you would like??

Well, we'll find out soon enough---fun to guess though.

Gun 4 Fun · January 12, 2009, 03:57 PM

Yikes!!

pesta2 · January 12, 2009, 03:59 PM

I overlaid the .327 mag 3”. I used the trigger and the serial numbed size for the points of comparison but the cylinders are not as long.

Kreyzhorse · January 12, 2009, 04:05 PM

Great overlay Pesta!

rantingredneck · January 12, 2009, 04:09 PM

If I was gonna pocket carry that I'd want grips other than hogue rubber....

Playboypenguin · January 12, 2009, 04:13 PM

I am guessing it will be a .38spl+p revolver.

Kreyzhorse · January 12, 2009, 04:18 PM

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I am guessing it will be a .38spl+p revolver.

I'm with you PBP. Looks like an attempt to go head to head with the S&W Airweight models.

Also found this quote regarding their new possible revolver:

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Back in November, Massad Ayoob suggested that Ruger may be introducing a SP101 revolver with an alloy frame chambered in .38 Special. While I think this would be a profitable gun for Ruger to bring to market, would it be the gun that “rocks” the SHOT show. I don’t think so. After all, several other manufacturers already make lightweight .38 revolvers.

http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2...009-shot-show/

azredhawk44 · January 12, 2009, 04:21 PM

PBP: Look at the cylinder index notches on the overlays.

There's about a 15% (give or take) difference in spacing between the 6-shot .327 SP101 and this phantom revolver.

You take 15% and multiply by 6 and you get 90%... and since I spitballed that guess I call it close enough to 100%.

I'd say it's a strong case for this weapon having fewer chambers than the 6-shot SP101, making it a 5-shot weapon.

Add to that the appearance that the overlay shows us a height difference of about a quarter inch, and there's no way that Ruger is going to package a 5-shot .38 into a smaller cylinder than that of the SP-101.

Since this cylinder is smaller than the SP-101 and it is unheard of to go down to 4 rounds in a cylinder, I think it most likely this is a 5-shot .327 FedMag.

Playboypenguin · January 12, 2009, 04:31 PM

Does anyone have the dimensions of this gun? If I had them I could do an accurate comparison overlay with a S&W 642.

Playboypenguin · January 12, 2009, 05:00 PM

I did a comparison pic with the new Ruger and a S&W .38spl j-frame where I used the length of the cylinder as the standard for the comparison. When the cylinders are presented as the sale length the height of both cylinders also becomes pretty much identical. That further leads me to believe it is just a .38spl+p design.

hoytinak · January 12, 2009, 05:00 PM

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It's . . . "RUGLY".

I agree and I want one too...however after having to send the SR9 and the LCP in for a recall I'll sit back and wait a while one this one.

I was just contemplating my next purchase and thinking either a Ruger Charger or S&W 642...not in a hurry as I don't really need either one but this might replace the S&W 642 on my list.

Playboypenguin · January 12, 2009, 05:04 PM

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I was just contemplating my next purchase and thinking either a Ruger Charger or S&W 642...not in a hurry as I don't really need either one but this might replace the S&W 642 on my list.

Forget the Ruger or the S&W m642. What you need is a S&W m637 so you will have that exposed hammer for that light SA firing need.

And I am not just saying that because I have one for sale....ok, maybe I am.

hoytinak · January 12, 2009, 05:06 PM

Yeah, I seen that and thought about it....

BlkHawk73 · January 12, 2009, 05:13 PM

Just leaked out??? Sorry the digi-camo 10/22 and laminate Mini ahve been out and available for a while now. Both are distributor editions. C'mon man - keep up.

rantingredneck · January 12, 2009, 05:15 PM

Read through the thread.

The original picture was of the composite framed revolver shown in subsequent posts.

Norrick · January 12, 2009, 05:29 PM

it looks like the rear part of the frame, trigger guard, and handle might be plastic, but I think the part the cylinder rests in to the tip of the barrel is all metal...

and is that a loading gate I see? How would that work, I don't see a spot for an ejecting rod. I'm wondering if they intend for the whole cylinder to pop out for reloading.

SwampYankee · January 12, 2009, 05:31 PM

I'm sorry, but that revolver is awful. Really awful.

McBrideGuns · January 12, 2009, 05:45 PM

Just my 2cents here and how ever unlikely it may be could this be an attempt at a .22lr revolver with that small of a cylinder?

Playboypenguin · January 12, 2009, 05:54 PM

The cylinder is not really very small at all. If you look at the comparison pic in post #40 the cylinder is almost identical in proportions to a S&W m637.

bigghoss · January 12, 2009, 06:07 PM

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You know, as small as that cylinder appears to be, could this be an ubermicrosmall attempt, for a 5-shot .327 FedMag?

not likely but I might be interested in the .327 if they did that.

January 12, 2009, 03:46 PM	#27
pesta2 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2006 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 1,682	When I first saw the thing I thought it was horrendous to say the least. Then I kept coming back to this topic and now that ugly gun is starting to grow on me. It is still ugly but I want it for some strange reason. __________________ http://www.stevekonya.com

January 12, 2009, 03:48 PM	#29
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	LCR huh? I'm guessing its short for Lightweight Compact Revolver. That makes sense with the recently introduced (and currently being recalled ) LCP or the Lightweight Compact Pistol. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

January 12, 2009, 03:59 PM	#33
pesta2 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2006 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 1,682	I overlaid the .327 mag 3”. I used the trigger and the serial numbed size for the points of comparison but the cylinders are not as long. __________________ http://www.stevekonya.com Last edited by pesta2; January 29, 2014 at 04:07 PM.

January 12, 2009, 04:05 PM	#34
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Great overlay Pesta! __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

January 12, 2009, 04:09 PM	#35
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	If I was gonna pocket carry that I'd want grips other than hogue rubber.... __________________ NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link)

January 12, 2009, 03:47 PM	#28
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	You know, as small as that cylinder appears to be, could this be an ubermicrosmall attempt, for a 5-shot .327 FedMag?

January 12, 2009, 03:57 PM	#32
Gun 4 Fun Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2008 Posts: 956	Yikes!!

January 12, 2009, 04:13 PM	#36
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	I am guessing it will be a .38spl+p revolver.

January 12, 2009, 04:21 PM	#38
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	PBP: Look at the cylinder index notches on the overlays. There's about a 15% (give or take) difference in spacing between the 6-shot .327 SP101 and this phantom revolver. You take 15% and multiply by 6 and you get 90%... and since I spitballed that guess I call it close enough to 100%. I'd say it's a strong case for this weapon having fewer chambers than the 6-shot SP101, making it a 5-shot weapon. Add to that the appearance that the overlay shows us a height difference of about a quarter inch, and there's no way that Ruger is going to package a 5-shot .38 into a smaller cylinder than that of the SP-101. Since this cylinder is smaller than the SP-101 and it is unheard of to go down to 4 rounds in a cylinder, I think it most likely this is a 5-shot .327 FedMag.

January 12, 2009, 04:31 PM	#39
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	Does anyone have the dimensions of this gun? If I had them I could do an accurate comparison overlay with a S&W 642.

January 12, 2009, 05:00 PM	#40
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	I did a comparison pic with the new Ruger and a S&W .38spl j-frame where I used the length of the cylinder as the standard for the comparison. When the cylinders are presented as the sale length the height of both cylinders also becomes pretty much identical. That further leads me to believe it is just a .38spl+p design.

January 12, 2009, 05:06 PM	#43
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,721	Yeah, I seen that and thought about it....

January 12, 2009, 05:13 PM	#44
BlkHawk73 Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 1999 Location: Maine Posts: 756	Just leaked out??? Sorry the digi-camo 10/22 and laminate Mini ahve been out and available for a while now. Both are distributor editions. C'mon man - keep up. __________________ Shoot safe, shoot often

January 12, 2009, 05:15 PM	#45
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	Read through the thread. The original picture was of the composite framed revolver shown in subsequent posts. __________________ NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link)

January 12, 2009, 05:29 PM	#46
Norrick Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2008 Posts: 577	it looks like the rear part of the frame, trigger guard, and handle might be plastic, but I think the part the cylinder rests in to the tip of the barrel is all metal... and is that a loading gate I see? How would that work, I don't see a spot for an ejecting rod. I'm wondering if they intend for the whole cylinder to pop out for reloading.

January 12, 2009, 05:31 PM	#47
SwampYankee Registration in progress Join Date: November 1, 2008 Location: I can be found on a number of other forums. Posts: 1,333	I'm sorry, but that revolver is awful. Really awful.

January 12, 2009, 05:45 PM	#48
McBrideGuns Member Join Date: January 6, 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 77	Just my 2cents here and how ever unlikely it may be could this be an attempt at a .22lr revolver with that small of a cylinder?

January 12, 2009, 05:54 PM	#49
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	The cylinder is not really very small at all. If you look at the comparison pic in post #40 the cylinder is almost identical in proportions to a S&W m637.

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