Thinking about getting
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Rapidray
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There is a lot of good info that has been posted with some great photo's! It is on my list to buy but not at the top. ;-)
There is a lot of good info that has been posted with some great photo's! It is on my list to buy but not at the top. ;-)
cornfed83
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I might catch some flak for saying this... In my opinion, it is extremely practical for what it was built for as well as many other applications (for those of you who are not familiar with the original intent, it was built to be held by a "shield man"- entry team personnel at the front of a stack), but damn that thing is ugly! It may be the wave of the future for revolvers but I prefer the look and feel of wood grips and blued steel! I for one am sick of seeing so many different manufacturers putting more rails on a gun than any real life operator would ever use! This has reached near epidemic levels and some guns are well past ridiculous, look up the Mossberg tactical lever gun (Whiskey/Tango/Foxtrot)!
I don't mean to rant too much here, the r8 is a great gun I'm sure, just don't ask me to call it pretty.
I don't mean to rant too much here, the r8 is a great gun I'm sure, just don't ask me to call it pretty.
Rapidray
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Personally...
I think the R8 is the UDR! 5 inch barrel, 8 rounds of 38 or 357 magnum. Built in rails on the bottom, so I would have another "home" for my laser/light. It has Scandium alloy in it. With the 8 rounds, I have heard it makes for a shorter "throw" on the the cylinder. I would love to have one and it is the first IL gun I would not mind owning!
I think the R8 is the UDR! 5 inch barrel, 8 rounds of 38 or 357 magnum. Built in rails on the bottom, so I would have another "home" for my laser/light. It has Scandium alloy in it. With the 8 rounds, I have heard it makes for a shorter "throw" on the the cylinder. I would love to have one and it is the first IL gun I would not mind owning!
I have been using a 627 PC for Steel Challenge. Recently bought the M&P R8 to use in the "open" category. I plan on mounting a C-more red dot sight. I comes with the bolt on rail on top. It has a white front sight that I'm not sure if I like as much as the gold bead sight on the 627 PC.
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