Ah My Dear Netizens -
another vendor has (finally) entered the fray with more than announcements, smoke, mirrors, cgi photoshopped images, and one or two prototypes.
plusses:
- Welllllll, at least they finally came out with it.
- it showed up not too far off from the announced timeframe
- the pictures look verrrrry pretty
- gunrag reviews are beyond glowing (what else?)
- photos on THEIR webpage show screwslots all aligned- aka "timed" or "clocked" screws ( love to see that happen in production)
minusses:
- photos on THEIR webpage seem show poor grip-to-metal fit
- price increases from ~ $1500 (announced) to $1900 plus shipping, plus, plus plus....,
- none are even in the wild yet, nobody has seen any on the shelves anywhere
- they do not appear to be "for sale" , they appear to be "taking orders"
Call me grumpy, but When they show up on Bud's or the LGS, then I'll believe it.
--- "As a special introductory and limited time offer, we are providing a lifetime warranty on these Single Action Revolvers"
oh, that smacks of Marketeer BS and Ronco Talk!
"Step Right Up, buy it now and we'll throw in absolutely free- for a limited time"
either you provide a decent warranty , now and forever, or you don't.
last, I was just at the LGS and was drooling over the cavalry length laser engraved Italians for less than $700 out the door....
that buys me TWO pistolas and still have over $500 to spend on , oh I don't know, food?
or one pistol and replace the furnace?
(Or I can skip the engraving and have any caliber and barrel length , cased & blued for under $400 each .... just saying...)
Oddly, I really don't feel deprived "just because" I'm shooting my Italian CapGuns or 1873's .
yhs
prof marvel