howcome, what is the big difference between the 2? what makes you like your 642ct other then the fact that its yours and you paid your money for it.
Money I spend is rarely a factor on my love of a particular firearm - if I liked the LCR better, I would have it. That being said, what I did not like about the LCR, was it's grip and the grip angle. I think as eisenhow stated, the after-market will catch up. The 642 - especially in the CT configuration, feels natural in my hand. I also have the trigger, (thanks to a ton of range time and a megaton of dry firing), right where I want it. I will say the LCR's trigger is nicer out of the box. The strength of the LCR is indeed how they fashioned the frame to accept a myriad of grips yet to come. The rest was not purely psychological - the plastic frame. I did not feel that much of a weight difference, but did notice more felt recoil with my 135gr +P Speer GDHP. To me, the minimal weight difference was not worth the trade-off for a more pleasurable shooting experience....