ITT we talk about the best revolver in the world, the Manurhin MR 73.

>>33775810
Go on

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>>33775822
4inch barrel is best for general purpose

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>>33775839
3inch cc variant

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>>33775888
competition length

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>>33775839
butifel. Now you can remove maghrebi kebab like a true french Monsieur!

>>33775810
pure A E S T H E T I C

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>>33775810
>be me
>hate the French with a passion (cheese eating surrender monkeys)
>come to /k/, like everything but over a few years get a need for a revolver
>buy pic related
>holyshitthisissex.jpg
I don't know if I can bring myself to do this.

I hate Ruger, and S&W seems to lack the aesthetics I like, and Colt's a bit too expensive for my taste.
If I got one would I be disappointed as someone who has a revolver thing but hates France?

Are there, say, Belgian versions I could get?

>>33775810
never even heard of the Manurhin until I heard of it on /k/. I would unironically buy one of these, and I don't own any revolvers.

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>>33776637
>I would unironically buy one of these,

Can only /r/ecommend. And with the 9mm cylinder it's not even spendive to choot. For me personally, the Glock and Manurhin are the only handguns I need.

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>>33777052

>>33776634
I can't imagine someone buying a MR73 and being disappointed.

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>>33775810
I've got a Manurhin story
>stop at lgs to buy ammo
>start talking to owner
>mention that I want to buy a .357 eventually
>"Check this out" owner says
>walks in back brings back box
>"some guy bought a storage locker and this was inside and sold it to me"
>cardboard box has 3 beat to shit Manurhin Mr 73 revolvers inside plus some other shit, Raven, jennings, hi point shit
>broke ass college student
>I've been a loyal customer so he offers me one for $500 (not sure he knew what he had)
>have $400 in bank account getting paid in three days
>come back three days later
>Some guy bought all three.

If I had a time machine the first thing I would do is go back and trade my glock plus the $400 I had for it.

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>>33777210

>>33777235
fuk u

>>33775810
Anybody know where to get a 9 mm conversion cylinder? My dad has a pristine mr73 he bought new in the eighties, but it didn't come with the extra cylinder. I've been trying to find one for years to give him as a present but no luck.

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>>33777255
why?

>>33777288
http://www.chapuis-armes.com/manurhin/82-mr-73-sport-5-1-4.html

drop them a line. it's not a gun anyway so you should not have a problem importing a cylinder...

>>33777339
Thanks. Any idea of what that would cost? I'll probably give them a shout tomorrow.

>>33777388
I guess not less than 500€. also, provide them with pics and the serial number of your gun just to make sure the cylinder will fit - you don't want to buy a part like that and then not fit.

>>33775810
Looks a lot like a Smith. What's unique about it?

>>33777478
>Looks a lot like a Smith.

Yeah, that's what Smiths wish.

>>33777408
Well shit. I guess ill save up and wait till next year's birthday

>>33777522
What the heck man.

>>33777555
the finish alone on the 73 is leaps and bounds beyond S&W. It looks like a black mirror or obsidian while S&W finish looks like slightly lapped stainless - because that's what it is.

>>33777537
don't take my word for it. Ask them.

>>33775810

Is that the Revolver the French GIGA Pudding uses?

>>33777586
yes

>>33776634
Anon, the truth is, your life will be much nicer if you can manage to separate your political tastes from your appreciation for good engineering. A good machine is a good machine, and if the perfect one for you happens to be from a place or a group of people you dislike, that's not really a big deal.

>>33777574
I was still planning on it

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>>33777697
good luck then. Manurhin is love, manurhin is life.

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>>33777722
>>33777722
>>33777722

>>33775810
/wrinkles nose

It's a Smith with a facelift.

>>33776634
Why would you hate the French for surrendering in WW2? Working with the Germans was the right thing to do. I hate the people who fought them more. They fucked up our world beyond repair.

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>>33777723
problem?

>>33777339
>drop them a line. it's not a gun anyway so you should not have a problem importing a cylinder

Frog here, nope. the cylinder is a gun. even if it wasn't, french export laws regarding firearms and firearms parts would make that extremely difficult for them, if not impossible.

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>>33777052
>Can only /r/ecommend

Don't ever say that shit around here again.

>>33777210
Why didn't you just put it on lay a way or try to haggle with the guy, or hell, even just ask him to hold one for a few days til you get payed? You can't honestly be this retarded, right?

>>33775810
Has anyone ITT imported one? I was thinking about going through the process as long as i could keep it under 4 grand or so.

>>33775810
>Nob an Anbdacobdom

>>33777736
Imagine getting fucked by a revolver after it kills all your enemies for you

>>33776634
The French get a lot of shit, especially after their complete capitulation during WW2, but always remember, The States owe their existence, at least in part, to the French. They helped us win the war with ships, supplies, and strategy. Not to mention they were an empire that rivaled great Britain and Spain. The French now are a shadow of what they once were, and I long to see them grow to fill the shoes they once wore.

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Got a MR22.
Really accurate, fun to shoot, great ergonomics.
I shot a Korth 22 on monday and while it might be slightly more accurate, the Manurhin has it beat on every other aspect except *maybe* the finish.
The trigger is really something, completly different from a Colt or S&W.

Also: If the murrican who keeps snagging away Manurhins from german auction sites posts here: Stop nigga, you´ve got enough of them already!

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Some even come with their barrels drilled and tapped for mounting a scope.

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Yes, I'll be shooting this at 100 meters in the near future. At that time, reports of it's accuracy will be posted.

>>33778091
a yandere rape revolver?

>where do I sign up?

>>33777339
Forget it.
I mailed them, asking for one. Got a very poilte answer back that informed me that they don't make the cylinder any more, haven't since early 2000.

Your only chance is second-hand.

>>33777803
there are quite a few shops that got greedy and shady as fuck since 2012, and wont let you do lay a way, tell you to go and fuck yourself with a cactus and a bore brush up your pee hole if you try to haggle at all, even to throw in a bore brush, and say cash upfront in my hand or get the fuck out you poorfag go home and use linux on your thinkpad.

>>33777478
A Smith wishes it was a well finished and indestructible as a Manurhin. The Frenchies build these because their Smiths couldn't stand a daily menu of 150 rounds of full power munition for more than a year.
Meanwhile there's an MR73 in the company museum which has had over 96,000 rounds through it and is still in acceptable working order.

>>33777210
F

>>33778816
Pretty sure he's an importer/dealer in California if it's who I'm thinking of. Lots of SIG P210s and Korths too.

>>33778920
>>33778929
Do you also offer safe passage through the wasteland?

>>33779524
If he has eastern-european roots...it´s him

>>33776634

you hate the french but you bought a grenade

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Love mine. Easily my "only keep one" gun.

>>33779639
>grenade
What?
I bought a gun I have to hand load for, yeah, but a grenade?
No.
>>33778109
They are a shadow.
It's why I hate them.
Same reason I hate Colt and Leverguns and A good number of other things.
>>33777731
>can't tell if Wehraboo or sad frenchfag (redundant, I know)

>>33779544
Depends. Are you a badass even when wearing leather chaps and briefs?
If so, we shall roam the wastelands together.

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>>33775810
That's not the best revolver

>>33779782
>obvious trolling
Go back to /b/

>>33779824
>obvious trolling
What?
How?
Because I disagree with you? Enlighten me on how I'm a troll.

>>33779838
>irratinal hate based on how people did compared to a superior enemy
>Irrational hate based on how people and businesses are no longer as great as they once were
You're either a fuckwit or a troll.

GTFO.

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Love love love mine

Mine originally came with the wood grips, and I finally got off my ass and picked up the Trausch grips. The beaver tail makes all the difference

>>33779937
I fitted mine with Nills because I couldn't stand the look of the Trausch grips (Nills are great), but for a heavily used carry gun like yours the Trausch grips are excellent.

>>33779916
>irrational
Fuck you.
It's perfectly rational to be both angry and sad that something you I've loved or that was once great is desecrated and destroyed, a husk of it's former self.
You sir, are the troll.

And i'm not judging them based off of WW2, I'm basing them off of everything since.
Having had most fighting age males killed off in WW1, they went into WW2 already hurting, and then obviously had even more killed off.

In essence, kinda like Germany, they simply got all the manliness killed out of them leaving only idiots and pansies.
It's kinda like how a lot of bad rep from Vietnam came from draft dodgers calling the war stupid.

They were an okay country way back in the day.
But not any more, and that is a legit reason to dislike them.

>>33778109

I personally don't blame the frogs for bending over when Germany came knocking. They didn't have a prayer in Hell of stopping that shit.

Now, their prewar prep was shit. I don't argue that.

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>>33779964
Thanks bud

Yea, I contacted Nill to see if they had the same model grips a friend of mine did, but the rep said they didn't make them at the time. The original grips I had them were worn to hell, pic related

>>33777210
The Manurhin you saw was likely one of the surplus ones imported by Century that were, as a whole, in pretty terrible condition. Some of the people who bought those got a great gun with finish wear; many more people who bought those guns got a gun with timing issues, worn-out internals, or other problems that rendered the gun unsafe or inoperable unless you were willing to spend hundreds of dollars more to try and get it working. When you consider that you can buy a new revolver of good quality and durability for the same price as those old Manurhins of highly suspect condition, you might have actually dodged a bad purchase.

>>33779988
>They were an okay country way back in the day.
>But not any more,
But that's every country.

You know you can actually get a brand new one with not a whole lot of hassle, a good amount of patience, and a decent amount of money, right?

http://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/revolvers/manurhin/manurhin-mr73.cfm?gun_id=100666856

>>33779988
>Explains in his post how two world wars screwed France over
>Still hates them

Fuckwit it is.

>>33780000
What grips did you want for that? The wraparound ones, the ones with an open back, or the rounded back grips?

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>>33780187
Was looking at the open back with horn.

Specifically: horn, stippled, fi.-gr. slight palm rest, open back MR03UHO

Pic related, it's the grips that were shown to me. I asked another anon about it last year

Now that I think about it, a pair of beautiful wood grips like this would look pretty weird on a well used MR73, wouldn't it?

>>33780256
Yeah, that would be a bit of dissonance on a worn MR73.

The Trausch grips were a better choise.

>>33780000
Nice quads Mr bro.

You gonna keep your tired Woodies? Or would you consider selling em?

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>>33780348
Naw man, I'll be keeping them. Sorry about that

Just in case I ever want to return it to its original config

>>33780000
Man, even the medallion is worn down.
Imagine what that must've done to the guy's hand.

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>>33775810
Does GIGN still use the MR73 as their primary sidearm, or is it just a meme from back in the day?

>>33775810
>not even available in the U.S.
>good

>>33782639
You can get a brand new one for $3k from an importer.
>>33780109

>>33782639
Sure they are. Just not for poorfags.

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what bipod does GIGN use on their sniper revolvers

>>33778955
I would most certainly find a new shop then

>>33779937
How aggressive are the finger grooves on those grips?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhThUAl88w
in case anyone hasn't seen it

>>33784318
why do bipods for revolvers exist

>>33789202
Because GIGN used their 8 inch MR73s for shooting up to 100 yards.
It was basically a sniper rifle for short range urban use. And they needed a bipod for it.

>>33786616
Not very actually. I hate finger grooves and I find these comfortable

>>33790768
Nice.

>>33777052

They don't make the 9mm cylinders any more.

>>33777052
>buy $3000 revolver designed for abusive .357 Mag-based firing schedules
>convert it to 9mm to save money

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>>33791913
This is from the manual of a new production chapuis mr73

>>33792137
They're simply reprinting the old manual nigger.
I emailed them about a 9 mm cylinder, and the reply was:

Dear Mr Anon,

I would like first to thank you very much for your email.

I regret but the 9mm cylinder is not anymore available for the MR73 model since 1998.

Please feel free to ask us for any other information

Best regards,

Pierre-Laurent FAURE
Sales Export Manager
Chapuis Armes

>>33777478
>Looks a lot like a Smith. What's unique about it?
Well, aside from the various design tweaks - the details of which escape me at the moment - it's made of much better quality steel...making it as strong, if not stronger than the Ruger revolvers that are much more modern/wear-resistant design.

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Previous noguns that just bought my first gun. I fucked up and bought a gun before asking /k/. Wanted to see what /k/ thinks of it. I'll be using it for home defense, maybe conceal carry at some point. A kimber k6s revolver. Is this a bad reliability/tiny noname brand?

Bought 38 special ammo in a "lite" home defense brand that the clerk said has less gunpowder/recoil, designed for women. Not sure if I'm being a baby and should just get regular 38 or 357 ammo. But I would like to cause as little hearing damage as possible if I ever have to use it. My room is small and it'd be loud as shit.

>>33794423
It's still fairly new, but by nearly all accounts the K6s is a well made gun. No MIM internals, which already puts it ahead of a any J-frame made in the last 20 years - and there's that sixth shot...

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>>33780109

yes

i just placed an order for one the other day, sept 17 delivery

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>>33775810

>not an E-Frame Colt Officers Model Match.

Tossed.

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It's a shame that things have gotten so bad in France that GIGN have had to largely shelve their Manurhins in favor of Glocks.

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>>33794423
Well Kimber has had a pretty awful reputation for quality control for more than a decade now. They got their reputation for quality from the (early) custom classic 1911. Everyone wanted one of those things back in the day. The k6 revolvers are relatively new, so I would test it vigorously before trusting my life with one.

Also short barrels make .357 ballistics suck unless you get the specially formulated rounds for short barrels.

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>>33775810
Pass. Saving up to get this niglet.

>>33775839
2in master race

>>33798730
If you're having to save up for a revolver that only costs $$$, the MR73 was never an option anyway.

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>>33775810
It's the best sniper rifle.

>>33798178
Modern pistols have a lot less issues than they had back when the Manurhin was introduced.

I know some units still use MR 73/MR 88 for at the range, tho. Even if Chapuis quality control isn't up to par with the old Manurhin production line, it seems they still manage to make sufficiently resilient guns.

Looking for an innawoods sidearm for bears and other such creatures, thought about the G20 but then I figured a 357 or 44 wheelgun might be cheaper and easier to feed. What do you guys recommend?

>>33803004
G20/G29 is king but if you find a surplus MR73 for a reasonable price in reasonable condition, you will not regret it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z98ucxgTx3c

>>33803055
Is the 10mm round slot more expensive than the 357? What's the recoil like?

>>33794466
>look up MIM
>a slurpy of metal and plastic or something they mold, then heat until the plastic cooks away, shrinks and only metal is left

that does sound unreliable. I can't believe they make guns with that

>>33798718
Noted. I'll be taking it to a range and test it out a bunch. How much should someone test a new gun to get the hang of using it, and to get confident it isn't gonna break anytime soon?

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>>33775810
>ITT we talk about the best revolver in the world

wait a minute, that's not a Korth

>>33803552
The Korth is better, but not more than two times the money better.

So when taking cost into account, the Korth loses.

>>33803515
>I can't believe they make guns with that
They also make Ferrari engine blocks, spaceship parts, and all sorts of other things with it.
It's fine.

>>33803055
>a surplus MR73 for a reasonable price in reasonable condition
That's a pretty big "if".

>>33803515
yeah and FUCK lost wax casting!! i dont want no wax in my steel ffs

>>33803552
is it really better though?
it sure looks perfect, but the mr73 is a true and tested design

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>>33803004
S&W 69
5 shots of .44 Magnum in a package that's light enough to carry all day but not so light that you need special gloves to protect your hands from the recoil or to worry about heavy loads inadvertently activating the internal lock.

>>33805208
its fine, but its worse than forging

>>33805208
>>33805208
>>33805269
When well executed MIM is merely ADEQUATE. An MIM part will never be as durable as a forged or even investment cast part of comparable quality. Which is why it's hilarious to see the forged vs. cast argument come up so fucking much in 2017 in revolver threads when those soft forged-framed S&W's have all MIM internals...

>>33805243
There's a point of diminishing returns on the revolver price/quality graph and the Korth is clearly past it.
It's arguably slightly better than the Manurhin in certain respects, like finish, but you can get any MR73 you want for $3000 and Korth Combat Magnums start at $5000.

>>33805347
Cite one instance of a MIM revolver part breaking under circumstances that wouldn't also have caused an equivalent forged part to fail in the same way.

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>>33775810
Ruger Alaskan.

>454 Casull, 480 Ruger, 44 Mag
>built like a 57 chevey
>made specifically to stop a charging bear
>those aesthetics got damn

G
O
A
T

>>33805440
Looks well built, and useful if you shoot a lot of bears. But hardly a match for the MR73.

I wish there was a 44 mag mr73

>>33805399
Part breakage will occur if theres a production defect.

MIM guns are designed around MIM parts, same with forged.
the thing is that you can have lighter and stronger parts with forgings.

but to answer your question, I think MIM firing pins breaks more often than forged firing pins.
another thing is that MIM parts usually have more and larger cavities than cast or forged steel. giving highly stressed part a shorter lifespan

>>33805691
That would be neat.

>>33805762
>I think MIM firing pins breaks more often than forged firing pins.
Firing pins are a fucking awful application for this process...

>>33777052
do they not have 38 spc where you live?

>>33807906
.38 SPL is typically around 10cpr more expensive than equivalent 9mm loads, e.g.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1657147216
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1657418981

>>33804765

ok, show me on the picture, which physical part of the gun is the price?

The Korth may have less bang for the buck as it were, and I'm not really dissing the MR73, but there it is. Korth is objectively better, but you'll have to spend twice the money to get one.

>>33805243
It's better, in a way that only being OCD about the tiniest detail can make it.

The craftsmanship in the Korth is something from another galaxy, and it has a price to match.

And many people can't justify spending 5k+ on a wheelgun (iirc, Korth's guns are all listed as POD). It's like a holy grail gun for many shooters - they'll never get it but man wouldn't it be sweet to have one.

>>33784318
>>33801168
>sniper revolvers

How far can you reach out to touch someone with .357 Magnum?

>>33808526
why does it say shit

>>33810285
same reason it has a € on it

>>33810254
That would be determined either by the lower limit of the bullet's expansion window or by the point at which the bullet is destabilized by the subsonic transition.

>>33810285
from the barrel to the cylinder: Fuckin' shit up