Another new revolver???

[Ron]

I went to the SSAA SHOT show yesterday and came across an outfit selling Alfa-Proj revolvers. This is a Czech firearms producer. The produce both alloy frams and steel framed revolvers. I had a look at one and it appears to be very well made. The 38 Spec. Sports target sell for AUD$1100.00 . The dbl action trigger was a bit stiff but I presume this could be worked on. Single action was crisp.

Has anyone on the board any experience with this make.

[Bret4207]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that, but man thats one homely revolver! Never heard of the Company before but the gun looks like a Korth or Manhurin copy.

[Four Fingers of Death]

I always promised myself a Manhurin 38 target revolver. I haven't seen those in Australia yet. I'd be a bit leery about plonking that sort of money down on an unknown when you can buy a good K38 so cheap. As a comparison, new gerden variety Ruger Single actions sell here for a bit over $AU 900 (about $US750) and you can usually pick up a nice K38 for about $AU400-450.

[9.3X62AL]

The Manurhin lineage is apparent. My only experience with a revolver like this was a Manurhin some years ago, in 32 S&W Long. It had the same trigger you describe, stiff D/A but very nice S/A. It also had that weak-looking crane pivot your photo shows, but the cylinder locked up like a bank vault just the same. Colt and S&W crane pivots have spoiled me, I guess.

The revolver shot VERY well. It had about 10K rounds through it at the time I fired it without service of any kind, per the owner. Timing and lock-up were perfect. I would call it close to my S&W Model 16-4 in overall quality, but the price was half again more than than the Smith (IIRC). The same owner still has it, and he hasn't said anything negative about it--and he would have.

The K-38 is a known quantity, with parts fairly available as needed. I would weigh the price and service ease of the K-38 against that new critter's price and service questions carefully.

[USARO4]

Those have to be the most uncomfortable looking grips I've ever seen. They look like they were cut out of a block of wood with wood chisel. I know they must be some kind of high speed, low drag, techno target marvels but it looks like it would hurt to just hold the thing in your hand.

[Ron]

Lousy looking grips but they are ergonomic and oversize to allow shaping/fitting to the hand. If I got one of them, I would have to get rid of that grip and put a good pair of Pachmiers or similar on it. Pricewise, I think the Alfa would be cheaper by about AU$200 over a similar S&W here.