You might find this interesting. Here is the recoil factors of three LCR's. Notice the recoil of the 357 is double that of 9mm and 38+P, which by the way are very close in comparison. The 357 has a heck of a lot of recoil for such a small package. I have not shot 38 spec through the LCR, but would imagine it to be very tame as the 9mm which I own is fairly mild. The 38 would be lighter to carry and I wonder how the 22wmr would be for someone that just cannot handle recoil at all. Like my 85 year old mother. I know that Honady has a defense round for the gun and the LCR in this cal. will hold 6 rounds as opposed to 5.
357 19.47 ft-lb - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
9mm 7.27 ft-lb - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
38+P 7.16 ft-lb - - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
22 Mag 0.43 ft-lb - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
327. 7.13 Note, this round is reported to be extremely loud. Be careful.
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357 19.47 ft-lb - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
9mm 7.27 ft-lb - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
38+P 7.16 ft-lb - - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
22 Mag 0.43 ft-lb - Standard Free Recoil Calculation
327. 7.13 Note, this round is reported to be extremely loud. Be careful.
Pic has been taken down but go to this link below.
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