Like others have said, moon clips. The LCR can load & fire 9mm without moon clips, but then you have to push out each empty, since the ejector does not have a rim to catch on. I like moon clips. Especially ruger's. They have split spring steel tabs that allow finger pressure for loading & unloading, unlike the old ones where you needed a tool. They are fast, & don't take up much room. ..Far easier than speed loaders, I can carry a couple of loaded moon clips for the 9mm lcr in my pocket, for 15 or so rounds on hand. I also have moon clip revolvers in 45acp & 357/38spl. They make revolver shooting much easier. I can load up a bunch of moon clips for a long range session, or take my time emptying & reloading them. They are in essence tiny magazines, that make loading the pistol faster & easier. I've never had a problem with the projectiles coming loose in 9mm. I did have a problem with some 38spl reloads in the lcr a few years back, which i attributed to a poor crimp. The bullet would come loose, resulting in a squib load, & it would have just enough power to push the projectile into the barrel. I had to drill out the bullet to force it out. This happened twice with the same reloads. I never had it happen with factory, or the other reloads. It was a lesson to make sure i got good crimps. I now mostly use the lee factory crimp die in all my pistol rounds. It makes a good crimp & i've not had that problem. But in 9mm, perhaps because they are smaller & easier to crimp better, i haven't seen it. Of course, i seldom reload 9s, & haven't for years. I can buy them about as cheap as reload, so i don't bother with the 9mm anymore. Same with 7.62x39.. they are cheap enough that i can't save enough to justify reloading. Perhaps in the high powered defensive loads this would be more of a problem, but i don't shoot those very often. A box or so here & there, just to remind me how they kick. In a lightweight pistol like the lcr, those heavy loads have some stout recoil. I'd rather shoot a 44 mag or hot 357 than the hot 9s in an ultralight pistol. Occasionally i'll carry the hot defensive rounds in the lcr, but i mostly just use the factory standards.. they are reliable & are my primary bullets i practice with, so i prefer them for carry as well. IMO, you should practice with the ones you carry, & vice versa. But like you said, the stout recoil in an ultra light pistol is why the projectiles become dislodged from the crimp.. it is something to be aware of, especially with reloads.
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