do you reckon those Euro folks shoot 4X faster/tighter groups with those $12k Korths vs. them poor folks with them $3k guns ?
No, but the Korth folks don't have to send their guns to be rebuilt twice a year either.
do you reckon those Euro folks shoot 4X faster/tighter groups with those $12k Korths vs. them poor folks with them $3k guns ?
A Korth cost back in the revolver PPC days was not $11,000. It was close enough in price to have been a viable choice for those with the cash to by it
No mention of the MR-73 - until now....
No, but the Korth folks don't have to send their guns to be rebuilt twice a year either.
I began some tests of the Korth vs. the M28. At the beginng of the tests the barrel to cylinder gap of the Korth was just over .0025 while that of the M28 was .003. With just under 200 rounds of heavy hunting loads through both guns the barrel to cylinder gap of the Korth was where it had begun for all cylinders. The M28 however had opended up and varied from .003 to .004. The S&W showed wear and some additional gas cutting on the frame above the barrel from some hot .125 grain loads. The Korth showed no significant wear.
If you competed in PPC you would have rebuilt your revolver several times.
There are very few people that appreciate the kind of quality offered by Korth and are willing to pay for it.
more of you folks who do USPSA, IDPA & ICORE, chime in here
how many Korths do you see on the line ?
Back in the 70s a S&W cost $125.
If you competed in PPC you would have rebuilt your revolver several times.
Korth is wear proof. It is like a Sig P210 or a Springfield Pro. It is made from the best materials available. S&W is not.
What is it about PPC that's so tough on revolvers?
There are lots of folks out there who want a gun to accomplish a well-defined goal with a manageable amount of upkeep and maintenance, for some quantity of funds they can afford to part with, which has a pleasing appearance, and comfortable and intuitive controls.
You are firing ten times more rounds than you normally would have if you didnt compete.
Can you show me a pict of YOUR old Korth? And some groups it STILL shoots? I can show you picts of my old pre M-27 and M-29 that i won a ton of matches with. Never been "rebuilt" either...
I speak of my own personal experiences, are you?
I speak of my own personal experiences, are you?
918v may be too busy ordering the Apex hammer & Power Custom trigger he just volunteered to buy & test , so here's mine:
With MIM parts, and The Lock, and much hard use, my 686 IDPA gun can still do this:
Maybe so, but I've seen numerous examples of classic blued revolvers tuned and customized by top notch revolversmiths. Bowen, Cunningham, and Chicoine come to mind. Beyond classic blued revolvers, numerous revolver smiths (Lee, Glenn, Hartshorne, Tanaka, etc, etc) tune, accurize, and customize revolvers way beyond what S&W PC offers.