comanche .357 firearms

[buckeyefan]

Hey all, just wanted to know if anyone has some info on these comanche revolvers I just learned about??? Is it correct that it is a Bersa/llama merging that created this? How do they feel to shoot? are they of good quality? pricewise it seems like a great deal and would love to hear from someone in the know. Thanx

 

[jimg454]

talked to guy who he and his brother both have one brother shoots his a few times a year the other shoot a lot the guy who shoot a lot sad he developed cylinder woddle and a wider gap so he stopped using it he guessed he put over to 2000 rounds through it the other guy who has put less then 1000 rounds is fine don’t remember what model thy had met him the gun pit last summer

 

[Cousin Mike]

Whoa - jimg454, I'm usually not the one to pick on folks' grammar and such, but you have GOT to put a period or two in there somewhere. I can barely make that out.

buckeyefan! Hi, neighbor (assuming you're from Ohio)...

As for Comanche firearms, I don't own one - I just got to play around with one in a gun store for a while and that was enough to turn me off of them. The trigger felt like it weighed 10-12 pounds... in single action!

The one I saw was also the same price as a used S&W Model 60 they had - about $250 if I remember right. I went with something else altogether, but for the prices I've seen them at, I'd rather buy a used Smith for my money.

Try to handle one if you can at your local gun store - you might be luckier than I am, and/or your tastes may differ.

Welcome to The High Road!

 

[Jim March]

I saw samples at the Reno NRA gun show a few years back. Now you'd expect they'd bring their BEST pieces to such an event. In Comanche's case that's a frightening thought because the ones I saw looked like they were assembled by chimpanzees on "shrooms". Metal-to-metal fit on various parts was hideous.

I cannot possibly overstate that this is an example of what NOT to buy. If you only have $200 to spend, fine, get a quality used name-brand 38 for that price range and have a gun you can trust and shoot 50,000 rounds out of. GREAT buys are available in 38 and 357 in good shape but with holster wear - "the checkout" stickied up top of this sub-forum is meant for spotting such things.

I'd SO much rather have a 30yr-old S&W or 25yr-old Ruger or whatever than a brand new Comanche or other extremely dodgy brand. Others to avoid: Astra, EAA's double action revolvers, any European wheelgun you've never heard of before, any Armi San Marco SA wheelgun...Ubertis can be OK but do a checkout and expect to at least have to swap springs out. Rugers are usually your safest buy overall. Old Colts can be GREAT but are finicky. Early S&W stainless guns are iffy, early aluminum frame guns ditto. Anything this side of a Freedom Arms or Korth needs a checkout, period, end of discussion, new or (esp.) used.