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Korth NXR
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Buck Rodger's special..Not for me at ANY price.
bamabiker
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Now that's funny.
The cutouts in the barrel housing are designed to help the barrel cool rapidly.
I always dipped my hot barrels in beer to cool them but hated the taste of Bullseye in my beer... then someone advised to pour the beer in the barrel. Live and learn.
I always dipped my hot barrels in beer to cool them but hated the taste of Bullseye in my beer... then someone advised to pour the beer in the barrel. Live and learn.
I totally get the reservations regarding the aesthetics, the barrel vents are really too much and unnecessary on such a large, heavy frame, but for me, these new NX frame all-steel revolvers are the new reference. The earlier Lollar made guns are very nice, as are good condition Ratzeburg Korths, but the NXR & NXS raise the bar. I can find flaws with almost any revolver, but these are perfect, easily on the same level as Janz. Much respect.
Rammer Jammer
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Korth makes some excellent guns but they've been on a real tear making ugly ones lately.
For that kind of coin I'd opt for a Manurhin which still look like classics.
For that kind of coin I'd opt for a Manurhin which still look like classics.
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The rails are ugly but useful, easy to mount and dismount a red dot quickly, easy to put on one of the barrel weights or a light, but the vents serve no real purpose IMHO, you wouldn't lose anything if they weren't there. The NX steel revolvers are so heavy and overbuilt, cooling the barrel will very very rarely be an issue.
It is tacticool, but don't mount a forward grip.
lamarw
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Pic of my Manurhin MR73 for comparison.
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Well, the Korth to compare the MR73 to would be the National Standard (Mongoose at Nighthawk), about the same size and also a 6-shot .357Mag. The NX frame revolvers are much larger (8-shot .357Mag or 6-shot .44Mag).
When it comes to looks, I think I like some of the S&W models best, and the new Python with Nill walnut grips is very nice too. But I'm kind of biased towards S&W, for a number of reasons.
Acorn, was that used and for sale at a local shop or was it online somewhere else? I thought those had MSRP around $10,000 +/- for a new one? I gotta be wrong...no way!
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ACORN
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Those are speed holes.
They make the gun shoot faster.
They make the gun shoot faster.
I don’t know where I came up with $10Gs, but even at $5300 that seems a lot. I could get past the looks if it shoots nice. What are they like to shoot? The Manhurin looks nicer but something makes these guns expensive.
The Manurhin is L-frame sized, the NX Korths are much larger and heavier. The 8-shot .357Mag (NXS) is 3.84 pounds with comp and underlug/barrel weight, that's heavier than any S&W N-frame ever produced (to my knowledge). The Manurhin MR73 should be compared to the Korth National Standard (Nighthawk Mongoose) at $3700, same size, same capacity, similar looks etc.
Between these 2 revolvers, I'd chose the Korth, it beats the Manurhin in every respect except maybe the finish. The Korth has a matte DLC finish, it looks good and is supposedly very durable, but the deep black polished finish of the MR73 is more interesting, it's unusual and, when freshly cleaned (it's a fingerprint magnet), really pretty.
If you're going for a new (Chapuis produced) MR73, make sure to check out as many guns as possible, they are NOT all the same. Some have stacked DA pulls, some have no stacking at all. One I checked out a couple of years ago became much lighter towards the end of the DA pull, surprising you. That was really annoying. Also pay attention to the cylinder release, some are really rough (the movement, not the surface), some are wobbly. The forcing cone is another area worth paying attention to. Make sure there are no imperfections. You really have to find yourself a good one.
MARK8; How do you think the purchase of Chapuis by Beretta will effect quality of the Manurhin revolvers ?
Chances are they won't change anything, and that's probably a good thing. Quality control at Beretta (Italy) is bad, worse than S&W. NIB guns come with all kinds of flaws and damage (missing sights, scratched frames & barrels, damaged threading, ...), they just don't care, it's the "replacing returns is cheaper than QC and proper manufacturing" attitude. I wish they would raise prices and in return have better quality control. Beretta will definitely not ask Chapuis to build better revolvers, if anything they will tell them to manufacture them at a lower cost, and that will not bring back the high-grade materials and methods used at the Mulhouse plant for the GIGN revolvers. If you want a new MR73, find a nice one and get it, quality will not improve under Beretta.
Important: I like Beretta a lot!
(I really do)
I have a 4 inch Korth Mongoose with 9mm cylinder and a 3 inch Maunurhin 73 and a 5 1/4 MR 73. The trigger on all 3 is smooth, shoot to point of aim. The Trausch grips on the MR 73 control better than the Houge grips on the Korth but still very functional.
Time will tell how all of these hold up.
Time will tell how all of these hold up.
GF
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I thought you had to snap it forward as you pulled the trigger to do that.
Seen it on every old western.
Must just work on single actions.
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