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armscor revolvers?

ddhotbotddhotbot Member Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited April 2011 in Ask the Experts
are these reliable for home protection? the model 200 or the 206 in 38 spec.going to be a night stand gun shot very little. what do you think?
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  • ddhotbotddhotbot Member Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They seem to make a Colt Detective knock-off. Was thinking about it for a tackle box gun. Any thoughts? Are they any good?
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  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    JUNK. Spend a few $$$$ more and Get a Ruger or a Smith. It could be your life!!!!!!!
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    I disagree. While not S&W, Colt, or Ruger quality, certainly not junk. And absolutely good enough quality for your intended purpose.
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They're Filipino-made copies of Colt double-action revolvers.

    They cut corners a bit with a parkerized finish (which is functional, though ugly), and plastic grips.

    My biggest concern with the third (or fourth) -tier revolvers like this is quality control.

    In other words, if you get a good one, its probably adequate for your purposes. But a bad one might have serious timing or other issues. I don't know what customer service is like with these, but it might not be very good.

    Personally, I wouldn't buy one unless I had the opportunity to inspect it thoroughly, TEST it at the range, and return it no questions asked, if there were any problems with in a reasonable amount of time.

    Another issue is that these sorts of guns tend to lose significant value on resale. Pay $225 (or so) for a new Armscor revolver, and you'd be lucky to see $165 on resale. If you pay $300 for a decent used Smith, you'll get all that money back on resale, and maybe even more if you've held onto it a few years first.

    So my answer to the question is while they're probably adequate for a limited amount of shooting at close range, the top tier guns really are better and probably don't cost all that much more. You say you don't want to shoot it a lot, but what if you change your mind later, or want to lend it to someone who does want to shoot a lot?

    If you can afford to kick in a little bit more money, you're probably better off with a used Ruger or Smith and Wesson.

    Good quality used Smith model 36s can be had on the auction site for under $350, if you're patient and look around.
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    These are made by the same company that makes the very popular and reliable Rock Island copies of the Colt 1911-A1. You'll find a lot of people who will say the Rock Island is a cheap/unreliable Filipino made gun. You'll also find that people who have actually owned one don't tend to agree.
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  • MPinkstonMPinkston Member Posts: 799 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You might also wish to consider Charter Arms.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    For your intended purpose. As long as you function fire it, and it's reliable when you first acquire it, that's all that matters.

    Nightstand guns are meant for up-close and personal work. As long as it functions it doesn't have to be pretty or a tack driver.
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