That gives me a sad...
Thanks very much for the straight up review.
That gives me a sad...
Thanks very much for the straight up review.
For comparison purposes, in the 1990's, I broke a hammer-mounted firing pin on a Colt Detective Special while dry firing. The 1 year warranty had expired. When I called Colt, they said "Send us a copy of your receipt anyway, let us decide if the warranty is expired." The gun came back in about a month with a new hammer at no charge.
A hammer spur would seem much less likely to break than a firing pin. I don't really see how it could happen absent either extreme abuse or a defective hammer.
Last edited by BillSWPA; 09-21-2017 at 02:58 PM.
Yes, I have the M65 and a 3" Colt Detective Special. So, I have 3" carry guns solved for the most part.
At the prices 547s are commanding, with the accuracy issues in the 986/929 guns I've become more interested in a Korth Skyhawk. A friend got one recently and the price wasn't great, but wasn't bad either at ~1500. And it doesn't have accuracy issues (or moonclips for that matter). It only holds 6 vs. 7, but whatever, it's a snub-nosed 9mm revolver, so it scratches my itch. So, frankly, I'm just going to have my dealer call Nighthawk and procure one for me.
I'm in the same boat. Logistically I'm simplifying my life to shoot 9x19 almost exclusively. I got a Dillon 1050 to pump out vast quantities of high quality 9mm ammo for cheap. I built a 9mm PCC AR, I'm looking to sell my .45 ACP 1911 for a 9mm model and I'd like a 9mm revolver as well. The S&W 547s I've seen for sale are going for around $1300 so a $1500 Korth, if it's reliable, kind of makes sense if you only want to stock 9mm. I was actually trying to get the local Nighthawk dealer to order me one six months ago to no avail. Unfortunately as far as I know they Skyhawks are still basically vaporwear at this point. One hopes they're simply testing the hell out of them to make sure they're 100% before release. Interestingly Korth had a 9x19 conversion cylinder that would fit smith K frames. Could be worth looking into if they ever release it especially considering some of the coated bullet makers (I think Eggleston is one) makes 9mm bullets up to .358".
If you reload, the guys over on Enos' Forum are saying, .357-.358" bullets will give sub-2" accuracy out of the 986/929s.
I just don't reload currently, nor have the space/time to set anything up. So, I want to run off-the-shelf stuff and I cannot abide guns that appear, mechanically, incapable of achieving ~2" groups @ 25 with quality factory ammo, that's unacceptable, for a Performance Center gun. Heck I don't find it acceptable for most guns...