Comanche .357 Magnum?

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I'm one of the few people in this thread who actually owned a Rossi, aned is not just spouting off some stupid crap.
I bought a used one, a stainless .357 magnum 4" with adjustable sights about 13 years ago to teach my wife to shoot.
It worked fine, every time, was easy to shoot and was very accurate. I wish I had kept it.
I paid about $140 for it, and I'd buy one again in a minute.
FWIW, I have been shooting handguns for nearly 40 uyears, and my revolvers are now all S&W's, but I'm again considering a used Rossi, this one a snubby.

Mine was first rate.
There are a lot of big mouth idiots on the internet, and quite a few on this site.

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Moonclip: over the years, Llama (makers of the Euro Comanche) varied their quality considerably. Some are noted as having simply soft metal, other times they produced guns every bit as good as an S&W.

All gunmakers tend to vary their quality over time but my understanding is that Llama varied more than, say, S&W or Ruger.

Then again, Charter Arms/Charco/etc. quality went up and down like a dang rollercoaster and if you know what you're looking at, the best of the 38s is of higher quality than 90% of the S&Ws out there.

So. I have no doubt that good Llamas or Euro Comanches exist.

Dogngun: Rossis are Brazilian (and now owned by Taurus). Even prior to the Taurus buyout, they weren't half bad, and were Cadillacs compared to the current Argentine Comanches.

Sigh.

Look, guys, this is about odds. OK? Name the worst guns imaginable, RG or something, and you might actually end up with something decent.

But...for God's sake, these are friggin' *GUNS*, arright? One, we're talking about something that might save your butt one day. Two, it's supposed to hold a controlled explosion. All things considered, this ain't a place to go extreme budget and hope for the best.

Your odds of getting a decent S&W or Ruger, even 30-yr-old used, is so much better than an Argentine Comanche it ain't even funny. And the price won't be all that different. If you're on a budget, instead of buying new junk buy used quality and if cash is still tight, hunt for something with some holster wear. It'll take some time, some pawn shop crawling, some gun shows, but sub-$200 quality wheelguns with a shiny muzzle because some security guard carried it with the same ammo for 30 friggin' years are out there!!!

Run the checkout to spot 'em for sure.

Does this make sense?
 
I agree totally with variable QC in spanish and Brazilian guns as well as Charter Arms, I've seen it too many times. Out of curiosity who here has owned and fired a Commanche? I had an older Llama .22lr snub made in 1965, never did figure out the model, sort of a copy of an I frame S&W. It got sold off mainly because it shot about 1 foot above POA!
 
I have one that I bought just last Saturday so my time with it is limited. However, I did run thru 150 rounds of 38 and 100 rounds of 357 (American Eagle, pretty mild stuff). Other than having to readjust the sights, mine did well. I was able to keep head shot groups (on the man size targets) at 15 yards no problem.
 
Other than having to readjust the sights

Sigh.

OK. Goblins are coming...they're ahead, they're behind, it's lookin' bad.

You pull out a Comanche.

Are you absolutely sure the sights are still dead on? Or have they wiggled?

How much confidence do you now have? And will that confidence (what's left of it) be enough to cause the aforementioned goblins to go away without a fight?

Buy good guns.

Even if all you can afford is a good gun with some honest holster wear.
 
You misunderstood. I simply adjusted the sights after shooting a few rounds. Nothing was loose or broken. You are too quick on the trigger with your goblins comment. Have you never had to adjsut the sights on a gun that you purchased? If not you are very lucky man. I however believe that not all shooters are the same and that sometimes sights need to be adjusted, hence the invention of adjustable sights. I would not call this the results of "goblins".

Also, they must keep all of those "holster wear honeys" you speak of in the same dream world where your goblins live. The author was not asking about a full time carry piece. He was asking about a truck gun. The Llama fits that description, period.

By the way, how do you know that I did not buy a good gun. Have you seen it? or are you using some kind of gun esp to base your comment? Are you saying that loose sights only happen on inexpensive guns? Can you answer why S&W, Ruger, and the others have repair centers? If there guns are of superior quality, why would you need them? You are beginning to take being a gun snob to a whole new level.

While you are bashing my choice of guns might as well hit the cars I drive (Chevy, Dodge and Honda). They are not the top of the line so they must be crap also, right?
 
If you want an uber-cheap revolver that might actually work, I gad a good experience with an E.A.A. Windicator in .357 that I bought for about $150. It was heavy and ugly, but it worked and was reasonably accurate. remarkably good grip too, for my hands (similar to some older colt grips with the little pinky cut-out at the bottom)
 
Ever read what happens when you shoot 2,000, 3,000 rounds tops of 357 through a Windicator?

They work real good...but the metal is soft. Oops. Other than that, they really are good guns. If you only shoot a couple hundred shots a year, you'll never notice a difference functionally between them and an S&W.
 
I had read that while the frame on the .38 was cheap alloy, the .357 frame was better steel. Thats whay it was so heavy.

Either way, I am one of those people who only shoot a couple hundred rounds a year out of most of my guns, so I would be ok either way!

Ps I ended up guving the gun to my brother because it was spending to much time in my safe. I think he has taken it out maybe two or three times in the two years since I gave it to him. (He is not really a gun person. He has gone with me a few times, but not as excited about shooting as I am.)
 
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