Spohr 44

[handgunhuntingafield]

I should have one shortly for testing…..just waiting on atf to do their import inspection.

youtu.be/kA_kFbfeAak

[x101airborne]

I want one.

[Big Bore]

From your past reviews, and specifically of the .357, I'm guessing this is going to be a 'ringer'.

[handgunhuntingafield]

Oct 11, 2024 7:53:48 GMT -5 Big Bore said:

From your past reviews, and specifically of the .357, I'm guessing this is going to be a 'ringer'.

We shall see in a few weeks

[bigbore5]

But are they really worth the money?

[handgunhuntingafield]

Oct 11, 2024 15:28:46 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

But are they really worth the money?

You could ask that about an FA and others…..

A totally machined from barstock firearm that needs zero tune up or work out of the box…..I’d say it’s worth it.

[bigbore5]

Oct 11, 2024 15:36:07 GMT -5 handgunhuntingafield said:

Oct 11, 2024 15:28:46 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

But are they really worth the money?

You could ask that about an FA and others…..

A totally machined from barstock firearm that needs zero tune up or work out of the box…..I’d say it’s worth it.

I've got a Freedom Arms. My bfr shoots right with it and has a better trigger than the FA had from the factory.

My point is that I have never seen a Spohr. How do they stack up against my Manurhin MR 73? I dearly love the 357mag, but do have a want for a double action 44mag. The Redhawk can be made nice, but the trigger always suffers. The Smith is nice when tuned, but there's strength and longevity issues if you use it regularly and heavy. I don't use scopes so there's no reason to tolerate the ugly of the SRH.

So that leaves the Bowen GP44 custom guns. $4500 plus the price of an Alaskan. Call it $5500. Considerably more than the Spohr is expected to be.

[handgunhuntingafield]

Oct 11, 2024 16:04:36 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

Oct 11, 2024 15:36:07 GMT -5 handgunhuntingafield said:

You could ask that about an FA and others…..

A totally machined from barstock firearm that needs zero tune up or work out of the box…..I’d say it’s worth it.

I've got a Freedom Arms. My bfr shoots right with it and has a better trigger than the FA had from the factory.

My point is that I have never seen a Spohr. How do they stack up against my Manurhin MR 73? I dearly love the 357mag, but do have a want for a double action 44mag. The Redhawk can be made nice, but the trigger always suffers. The Smith is nice when tuned, but there's strength and longevity issues if you use it regularly and heavy. I don't use scopes so there's no reason to tolerate the ugly of the SRH.

So that leaves the Bowen GP44 custom guns. $4500 plus the price of an Alaskan. Call it $5500. Considerably more than the Spohr is expected to be.

The Spohr is made of a high quality steel and completely machined form barstock, including the small parts. With them being completely machined from barstock everything is as close to perfectly aligned as possible.

Tolerances are held just as tight as a hand tuned custom. Cyl throats are uniform, bc gap is set at .005 (or under), trigger breaks crisp and clean right out of the box, and on and on. I haven’t had the 3 357 Spohr’s long enough to wear them out. But I’d make an educated guess that since they start inline (and not tweaked into alignment) that they should outlast a S&W. The side plate fit is also better than an S&W and secured with Torx screws. These screws have not worked loose on the 3 357 Spohr’s I have. It’s fairly common for the S&W screws to work loose with firing. My highest round count Spohr is my 286 competition with just over 6k rounds.

I have only owned the older M73. The newer ones have mixed reviews with quite a few stating they do not hold up.

When I got the first Spohr….I started selling all the korths….the last Korth just sold….if that was the next question of quality.

[magpouch]

Oct 11, 2024 16:23:32 GMT -5 handgunhuntingafield said:

When I got the first Spohr….I started selling all the korths….the last Korth just sold….if that was the next question of quality.

Well that sure tells us something.  Too bad I'm just a poor boy...

[handgunhuntingafield]

Oct 12, 2024 7:21:54 GMT -5 magpouch said:

Oct 11, 2024 16:23:32 GMT -5 handgunhuntingafield said:

When I got the first Spohr….I started selling all the korths….the last Korth just sold….if that was the next question of quality.

Well that sure tells us something.  Too bad I'm just a poor boy...

Ramen is still cheap! 🤣

[aciera]

Oct 11, 2024 16:23:32 GMT -5 handgunhuntingafield said:

Oct 11, 2024 16:04:36 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

I've got a Freedom Arms. My bfr shoots right with it and has a better trigger than the FA had from the factory.

My point is that I have never seen a Spohr. How do they stack up against my Manurhin MR 73? I dearly love the 357mag, but do have a want for a double action 44mag. The Redhawk can be made nice, but the trigger always suffers. The Smith is nice when tuned, but there's strength and longevity issues if you use it regularly and heavy. I don't use scopes so there's no reason to tolerate the ugly of the SRH.

So that leaves the Bowen GP44 custom guns. $4500 plus the price of an Alaskan. Call it $5500. Considerably more than the Spohr is expected to be.

The Spohr is made of a high quality steel and completely machined form barstock, including the small parts. With them being completely machined from barstock everything is as close to perfectly aligned as possible.

Tolerances are held just as tight as a hand tuned custom. Cyl throats are uniform, bc gap is set at .005 (or under), trigger breaks crisp and clean right out of the box, and on and on. I haven’t had the 3 357 Spohr’s long enough to wear them out. But I’d make an educated guess that since they start inline (and not tweaked into alignment) that they should outlast a S&W. The side plate fit is also better than an S&W and secured with Torx screws. These screws have not worked loose on the 3 357 Spohr’s I have. It’s fairly common for the S&W screws to work loose with firing. My highest round count Spohr is my 286 competition with just over 6k rounds.

I have only owned the older M73. The newer ones have mixed reviews with quite a few stating they do not hold up.

When I got the first Spohr….I started selling all the korths….the last Korth just sold….if that was the next question of quality.

Yes. Chapuis started making Manurhin when the Manhurin machines wore out
A few problems with the first from Chapuis (HA prefix on the SN)
Don’t know since Beretta took over.
Korth had problems with being owned by several folks. Korth now sells about 2500 a year
Willi and his gunsmiths made about 120 per year………
And yes………Ramen is responsible for more custom guns than most would think.

[45MAN]

IS THIS NEW SPOHR "N FRAME" FRAME SIMILAR IN SIZE AND STRENTH TO A S&W 629, A COLT ANACONDA OR A RUGER REDHAWK?

IS IT BIG ENOUGH/STRONG ENOUGH TO BE CHAMBERED IN 45 COLT FOR "RUGER ONLY" TYPE LOADS? IF SO, IS A 45 COLT "on the horizon"?

[jensonev]

Looks just slightly larger than N frame size, no offset stop notches.

[AxeHandle]

Mostly a boxers and Briefs issue. 72 years into my revolver adventure I'll find it difficult to replace my S&W revolvers. These days I don't really even look much. The aftermarket support for S&W from companies like TK Custom and Power Custom settles it even more for me. Made the decision 30 years in to eliminate the Colt DA revolvers for the simple reason.... they are different. These new Kimber revolvers are cool, but like the Colt, different. Sure, I keep some Ruger DA revolvers around, but push comes to shove make mine S&W. I realize many of the old heads speak highly of Colt revolvers but... When talking it with locals I generally end the dispute with, "Go to the NRA museum. You will see two PPC guns hanging on the wall. They aren't Colts. One belonged to Jim Collins, the other to Phillip Hemphill." I was afforded the opportunity to shoot bullseye matches standing beside these two. Closes the book for me.

[welldone]

Seen the latest Spohr 44 ?
Gonna take my 44 Spohr………….
Wow, It just naturally flows out of your mouth.
A pair that is MEANT to be✌️😉