I found a belt holster that was pretty good then I looked at others but didn't really like them. Can anyone suggest more? Thanks

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July 01, 2018, 07:06:52 AM


I recall a table within the Charter Arms booth at the 2007 Shot Show.
A simple 2' X 8' draped table and upon it lay the first two Chaparral 1873's I laid eyes on.  They were 44/40's as I recall.

That that juncture (January 07 )  Charter Arms was to be the importer ( that lasted about 4 months ) and Charter Arms dropped them...

But I get ahaed of myself ...this was "SHOT" the industry's big brew HaHa SHOW"....this as I pointed out in my review then,  was where the Manufacturer's put their BEST foot forward....

Well, most manufacturer's did anyway.... At 10 feet the first two Chaparral 1873's I laid eyes on ...looked OK ...@ 10 feet I said...

What I got to hold was something else again.... Some kinda Mystery wood with painted grain pattern and wood to metal fit was the thickness of a dime gapped in some places .... I'd seen better fit & finish on toy crap cap guns.
Shortly there after, Charter Arms offered a walnut upgrade kit , and then shortly after that Charter Arms drop all mention of any association with Chaparral....

I took some heat on this very BB by the next FFL that set to handle them ( archives may show that drumming  )
He aparently later saw the light as the guns myriad of issues shown forth ... he too,  bowed out

It is really too bad.... I really wanted to see Chaparral succeed , now if they had set out to make Tomato sticks they would have !


(the heat I got was from the gent I mentioned, former VEEP of Sales Charter Arms)

I'm saddened to read Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger died suddenly during a heart procedure on September 26, 2024.
He was 84 originally from Florida, I first met him on the loading dock at the Orange County Convention Center in 2007. On the occasion of Shot Show 2007, he out back having s smoke break, I spoke to him briefly in passing.
He was in full regalia, representing Old West Magazine.



 
 

Thanks for that intel, Major. I'm thinking I'm passing anyway as the seller it not responding to my questions. That alone tells me to walk away. But as I look closer at the pictures, the wood to metal isn't the greatest, and there is something funny looking about that carrier that is disturbing, the forward left side. Looks burnt or chipped, something.

At the Shot Show in 2007 held in Orlando Fl. I was working for the General Deco Contractor (Freeman Co. if anyone cares)
Anyway, Charter Arms was the early importer for Chaparral.
Charter Arms had a big booth as I recall 40'X 60, but just two 8' tabled end to end
for the two 73 rifles, a several Italian SAA types & a double shotty.
I got a very good look and handle on the two 73's.
 I commented at the time on this BB, about the strange painted on grain mystery wood.
and the C card sized gaps wood to metal.
Sometime later Chaparral offered black walnut replacement wood...by then Charter Arms
was no longer involved. The gent who's card stated at the Show, he was the VEEP of sales for Charter Arm/Chaparral wing, later tried to carry on importing for a while.
But, I think the warranty issues and returns overwhelmed him.
Marstar of Canada carried them, but Chaparral finally cease production.

The posted Gunbroker gun has the early painted on grain mystery wood it appears.

Sorry to hear, Adam:
The shim has held in another for years of skirmishing. 
Maybe Superglue would help?
Another way is a larger headed mainspring screw.
I will send you a larger OD headed screw. Hugs.
Kevin Tinny

Quote from: DeaconKC on Yesterday at 10:48:19 AMGonna take the Missus out later for an early dinner tonight

I took my bride out for dinner yesterday at an Italian Restaurant. The food was so-so and way too expensive for what you got. My bride is Italian, a good cook and good judge of Italian food. She thought the sauce was on the sour side, not like her grandma used to make. The highpoint of the meal for me was the Italian beer. Hope you have a better experience than we did.

Well the carbines N-SSA debut didn't go quite as I hoped as Murphys Law came to pay a visit. About 10 rounds into the team match, and I was doing quite well, the gun stopped holding on full cock. The mainspring shim, which had held for who knows how many rounds at this point, came loose and prevented the main spring from properly engaging with the sear. This should have been a 30 second fix but of course I forgot to put my mainspring vice back in my range box. To make matters worse, our team was inspected for weapons safety right after mine quit working and because I couldn't prove I had a compliant trigger we got hit with a violation and penalty. Luckily one of the other guys had a backup Henry and I finished the event, but I had been stoked about getting the Spencer out there for months.

Maybe thats what i get for trying to take shortcuts with the trigger weight.

There's always next year.

Well, if you go far enough back in the 1800s, it was common not to have any headstamp.

Looking inside the cartridge cases, are they balloon head cases or solid head?