I shot my first MR73 back in the 1980 that was owned by a friend and was not at all impressed when the trigger return spring failed. Manurhin had remedied that problem by getting away from the piano wire that had been used in the early models but it had left a negative impression on me that influenced me for years. I had the opportunity to shoot an MR32 and was quite impressed with this pure-bred piece of sports equipment. I finally gave in and bought a couple of MR73s and an MR88 to compare to the Ruger SP101.
However, my favourite revolvers are still the Ratzeburg Korths from the time when old man Willi was still overseeing production and assured top quality. Accuracywise, there is no difference in mechanical accuracy in between my S&W 14-2 or K-22, MR73 or Korths. The difference is in the quality and in some of the features that allow easy adjustment. For me, the practical advantage of a firearm to get good accuracy in competition, has always been mostly centered around the sights, grips and trigger characteristics. Willi Korth used a roller bearing on the trigger for repeatable and even double action stacking. The chambers are not polished but receive a glass-like finish by having a roller bearing pushed through them, this makes ejection of spend cases much easier than on my 1952 vintage S&W K-22. The MR73 took many of the Korth features and incorporated them in their design.
While I have a few Korth Combats and a four inch MR73, I prefer longer barrels for the sight radius and advantage it gives me but I still have a few Korths to choose from.
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