Anyone's LCR skipping a chamber during rapid fire?

**sharontony** · January 13th, 2010, 03:09 PM

My Ruger LCR keeps doing this randomly, regardless of chamber, ammo, or shooting stance/hold. Anyone have a similar problem? User defect or gun defect?

**32 Magnum** · January 13th, 2010, 05:18 PM

That usually happens when you do not allow the trigger to completely reset.

**sharontony** · January 13th, 2010, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by 32 Magnum

That usually happens when you do not allow the trigger to completely reset.

I have never had this problem with any other revolver. My gun dealer has experienced the same problem and is discussing it with Ruger at the SHOT show.

**USAF385** · January 13th, 2010, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by 32 Magnum

That usually happens when you do not allow the trigger to completely reset.

This has happened to me with my S&W 642. Exactly the issue.. not letting the trigger completely reset. When trying to fire rapidly, it's easy to make this mistake.

**Steve_NEPhila** · January 13th, 2010, 09:31 PM

Yup. This is operator error. If you pull the trigger on your unloaded LCR and slowly let it reset you will hear a series of clicks. These clicks is the reset of the trigger, firing pin and rotating assemblies.

If you were to not let the revolver fully reset, it will "skip" a chamber without dropping the firing pin forward. Practice will fix this!

Just like short stroking a pump shotgun or riding forward a slide on an auto, this is not a problem with your weapon.

If the revolver does not skip a chamber when pulling the trigger slowly, it will not do it when properly stroking the trigger...