So for purposes of comparison, last night I went to the range and test-fired my new LCR with the LaserMax sight and my existing 2.25" SP-101 with a Crimson Trace grip. I shot off Speer Gold Dot .38+p JHP and some miscellaneous semi-wadcutters that I had lying around. I was most interested to find out that the LCR with the Hogue Tamer grip was more comfortable to shoot than the SP-101 with the hard plastic CT grip, even given the greater weight of the SP-101. Otherwise, it was the typical stellar Ruger performance out of both handguns.