Best 22LR for a LCR 1.87"

Doc Holliday 1950 · July 14, 2018, 11:05 AM

My wife finally bought a Ruger LCR 1.87" 22 LR Revolver 8 shot. In you opinion, what's the best defense ammo for her to use? I went on U Tube & everyone & their mom profess to be experts & it seems that they all have different answers. I went and Googled this question in various combos & of course got various answers. I'd really appreciate some advice from The Forum. I understand that speed decreases by 30-40% coming out of a short barrel, so the bullets don't expand very well.

jmhyer · July 14, 2018, 12:44 PM

I'd suggest CCI Velocitors.

Carmady · July 14, 2018, 05:24 PM

The fastest 40gr RN you can find.

Water-Man · July 15, 2018, 12:56 AM

CCI Velocitors work well for me.

jonnyc · July 15, 2018, 07:40 AM

I would vote Stingers or Mini-Mags, but any fast or heavy CCI should work.

Viper225 · August 2, 2018, 12:28 AM

I carried CCI Velocitors in mine. They were hard to eject, but did not lock the cylinder up.

Bob

Mobuck · August 2, 2018, 06:23 AM

I tried Velocitors in a 2" revolver. Results were dismal. Noise was atrocious. Improvement over SV or even sub-sonic is likely marginal.
Try CCI sub-sonic HP or the segmented version. Performance of these rounds is quite good.

Doc Holliday 1950 · August 2, 2018, 09:46 PM

Okay. Here's what happened with my wife's Ruger LCR 22lr. She shot every variation of CCI ammo plus Seller & Bellot 38 bar. 22lr & Aguila 22 interceptor 40 gr. & for her revolver, "CCI Velocitor" was absolutely the cleanest & best ammo with no misfires. The Aguila & S&B ammo was dirty & she had misfires. I just spent 1/2 hour cleaning her revolver. Glad my friends here & on another forum told me the each LCR reacted differently to different ammo.

kenny53 · August 19, 2018, 05:50 PM

I don't think anything will expend out of the barrel that short. Just too much velocity lost out of short barrels. I think any 40 gr. will do the job. I have a LCR in 22 mag and shoot a verity of ballistic tip, hollow point, such out of it and realize that they work like a solid point. With practice I am able to dump all six of my rounds in a fist size group pulling the trigger as fast as I can at 5-7 yards. I figure that is good enough for social work. I think your wife will be able to do the same with her eight rounds.

JERRYS. · August 19, 2018, 05:55 PM

the fastest solid you can find, for me that is the Remington Viper.

NAW · August 19, 2018, 11:31 PM

Anything CCI will work great. Dont go out of your way to pay more money for hollow points. They wont expand comming out of short barrels like that. I have never had a bad primer with a CCI 22lr.

NAW · August 19, 2018, 11:35 PM

Anything CCI

Obambulate · August 22, 2018, 01:43 PM

CCI Small Game ammo.

Schlitz 45 · August 22, 2018, 07:08 PM

+1 for Stingers

Model12Win · August 22, 2018, 08:06 PM

Stingers.

You want a nice fast hollow tip for disruption. Should make an ideal stopper as the .22 has a reputation for bouncing around inside the body after it hits. It is amazingly effective.

jstert · August 29, 2018, 08:12 PM

ruger lcr 22lr is a nice little pistol. my favorite 22lr defense ammo for it is remington viper. at 10’ i can rapid shoot a fist sized group that fully penetrates 3” of telephone book. for a ruger sr22 i prefer cci stingers.

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July 14, 2018, 11:05 AM	#1
Doc Holliday 1950 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2014 Location: Bout as south as it gets Posts: 1,238	Best 22LR for a LCR 1.87" My wife finally bought a Ruger LCR 1.87" 22 LR Revolver 8 shot. In you opinion, what's the best defense ammo for her to use? I went on U Tube & everyone & their mom profess to be experts & it seems that they all have different answers. I went and Googled this question in various combos & of course got various answers. I'd really appreciate some advice from The Forum. I understand that speed decreases by 30-40% coming out of a short barrel, so the bullets don't expand very well. __________________ Shoot well and be Accurate, Doc

July 15, 2018, 07:40 AM	#5
jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,731	I would vote Stingers or Mini-Mags, but any fast or heavy CCI should work. __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

August 2, 2018, 09:46 PM	#8
Doc Holliday 1950 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2014 Location: Bout as south as it gets Posts: 1,238	Okay. Here's what happened with my wife's Ruger LCR 22lr. She shot every variation of CCI ammo plus Seller & Bellot 38 bar. 22lr & Aguila 22 interceptor 40 gr. & for her revolver, "CCI Velocitor" was absolutely the cleanest & best ammo with no misfires. The Aguila & S&B ammo was dirty & she had misfires. I just spent 1/2 hour cleaning her revolver. Glad my friends here & on another forum told me the each LCR reacted differently to different ammo. __________________ Shoot well and be Accurate, Doc

August 29, 2018, 08:12 PM	#16
jstert Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2013 Posts: 205	Best 22LR for a LCR 1.87" ruger lcr 22lr is a nice little pistol. my favorite 22lr defense ammo for it is remington viper. at 10’ i can rapid shoot a fist sized group that fully penetrates 3” of telephone book. for a ruger sr22 i prefer cci stingers. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

July 14, 2018, 12:44 PM	#2
jmhyer Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2012 Location: MS - USA Posts: 899	I'd suggest CCI Velocitors.

July 14, 2018, 05:24 PM	#3
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	The fastest 40gr RN you can find.

July 15, 2018, 12:56 AM	#4
Water-Man Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 2,126	CCI Velocitors work well for me.

August 2, 2018, 12:28 AM	#6
Viper225 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2009 Location: SC Missouri Posts: 663	I carried CCI Velocitors in mine. They were hard to eject, but did not lock the cylinder up. Bob

August 2, 2018, 06:23 AM	#7
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	I tried Velocitors in a 2" revolver. Results were dismal. Noise was atrocious. Improvement over SV or even sub-sonic is likely marginal. Try CCI sub-sonic HP or the segmented version. Performance of these rounds is quite good.

August 19, 2018, 05:50 PM	#9
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	I don't think anything will expend out of the barrel that short. Just too much velocity lost out of short barrels. I think any 40 gr. will do the job. I have a LCR in 22 mag and shoot a verity of ballistic tip, hollow point, such out of it and realize that they work like a solid point. With practice I am able to dump all six of my rounds in a fist size group pulling the trigger as fast as I can at 5-7 yards. I figure that is good enough for social work. I think your wife will be able to do the same with her eight rounds.

August 19, 2018, 05:55 PM	#10
JERRYS. Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,968	the fastest solid you can find, for me that is the Remington Viper.

August 19, 2018, 11:31 PM	#11
NAW Member Join Date: August 6, 2018 Location: Oregon Posts: 24	Anything CCI will work great. Dont go out of your way to pay more money for hollow points. They wont expand comming out of short barrels like that. I have never had a bad primer with a CCI 22lr.

August 19, 2018, 11:35 PM	#12
NAW Member Join Date: August 6, 2018 Location: Oregon Posts: 24	Anything CCI

August 22, 2018, 01:43 PM	#13
Obambulate Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2011 Posts: 582	CCI Small Game ammo.

August 22, 2018, 07:08 PM	#14
Schlitz 45 Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2018 Location: Colorado Posts: 384	+1 for Stingers

August 22, 2018, 08:06 PM	#15
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Stingers. You want a nice fast hollow tip for disruption. Should make an ideal stopper as the .22 has a reputation for bouncing around inside the body after it hits. It is amazingly effective.