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I handled a Chapuis model a few months ago, it was a nice revolver, but quite spendy…
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What I am driving at, is that there are plenty of reports in Germany from unhappy Manurhin MR73 owners, both of Mulhouse and Chapuis Armes manufacture. At the same time, the old Korths keep on going like the energizer bunny.
Having never seen one of those revolvers in person, do any of you folks ever shoot them?
The Manurhin MR73 is legendary.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-manurhin-mr73-sport-357-revolver/
Made for use by the French special forces (GIGN). Designed to withstand hundreds of thousands of rounds of maximum power .357 mag. Based on a Smith & Wesson Model 13 but with everything beefed up and strengthened to provide a far longer service life. Factory-tested to be capable of a minimum 0.8" group at 25 meters.
Interesting info, PzGren. (The rest of the post as well — I knew German handgun owners had to belong to clubs, but I didn’t know about the 18/12 requirement.) Do you happen to know what the most common problems are that they report with the MR73?
Unfortunately, I got it right before all this Covid crap and the state park that is the only place to legally target shoot is closed. It figures, but I will have to wait for a while longer to find out. The double and single action trigger pull is very smooth and crisp at the break. The revolver feel excellent in the hand and I have little doubt that it will be a nice shooter. I have owned quite a few other .357 revolvers and I am expecting this one to easily be the best. Here are the two that I owned previously to this Korth.Nice, how does it shoot?
Nice, how does it shoot?
ATX,
the first MR73 I shot in the early 1980s. It was owned by a doctor in my pistol club and I was present when the piano wire of the trigger rebound slipped and rendered the gun useless. The problems and complaints with MR73 that I am aware of are mostly about lock up.
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ATX,
the first MR73 I shot in the early 1980s. It was owned by a doctor in my pistol club and I was present when the piano wire of the trigger rebound slipped and rendered the gun useless. The problems and complaints with MR73 that I am aware of are mostly about lock up.
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I recently purchased a current production Korth Mongoose and I think it is an excellent revolver. For me it is worth the price.
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They are from Nill I also have a very nice set of wood grips from Hogue as well as the original rubber ones from Hogue.The grips must be made by Nill. They look very familiar.
Like this?Amazing information. However, my dilemma is to find a used one made in Germany. In so many words this threads speaks volumes about them and rates them better than NIGHTHAWAK ones. Spending 5k is not an issue unless you realize you are not spending on a gun worth it that is to say three times better than Python because both are now machine production handguns.
Then I am a bit confused on ULX as on one hand it is the top model yet it’s grossly RAILED.
Very nice. Did the key chain come with it?Like this?
My b-n-l won this Korth at a big raffle that our local Masonic lodge held.
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I have yet to shoot it, but b n l and nephew have, and they say it's scary accurate.
This is a full blown target gun for sure.
Yes the keychain was with it, lolVery nice. Did the key chain come with it?
Whats this models called? It looks like ulx but black.
Amazing information. However, my dilemma is to find a used one made in Germany. In so many words this threads speaks volumes about them and rates them better than NIGHTHAWAK ones. Spending 5k is not an issue unless you realize you are not spending on a gun worth it that is to say three times better than Python because both are now machine production handguns.
Then I am a bit confused on ULX as on one hand it is the top model yet it’s grossly RAILED.
How does the Mongoose hold up compared to the Sports models?The current Korth revolvers are made in Germany. They are just imported by Nighthawk Custom. My Mongoose was a bit over 2x the cost of a Colt Python. I owned two older Pythons and a few S&W 357's including a V-Comp and I rate the Korth far above any of them. Current Nighthawk Korths are certainly machined on production machine centers. But they are hand fitted at final assembly. I am a manufacturing Engineer and know quite bit about modern machining methods and equipment and the quality of machining today supasses that of the 1970's and 80's by a large margin. Believe what you want to about the difference between older Korth and new ones but I have seen both and the main difference is the finish. The old models did have a very nice blued finish that was equal if not better looking than the old Pythons. The new models have a flat black DLC finish which may not have the look / appeal of the old bluing but it is far more durable. I do agree that the railed Korths are kind of grossly over the top in appearance but some people need / or like that funtionality; I do not..
The modern Korth Mongoose is the best revolver that I have owned or seen in my 50 plus years of shooting. While it is very expensive, it was not $5K but just over $3k, although I did spend about $400 on a couple of wood grip sets from Nil and Hogue.
How does the Mongoose hold up compared to the Sports models?
I love bc's pictures so much, I forget to be jealous......I love Korths, but Ratzeburg only.
Here's one of my Combats from 1985
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Here's a '76 Combat Dynamit Nobel
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Here's my other Korths. The Autopistols are two of less than 300 ever made.
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Did Nils make the grips for those or were they fabbed in house by Korth?Added this ANIB 3" Korth Combat yesterday to complement my other (first-year) 3" Combat. Looks like it left the factory gates yesterday as well, rather than over four decades ago. This one has a ventilated rib, whereas my first-year Combat has a solid rib. And, as with all but one of my other Korths, this one has no import mark.
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