Making a silk purse out of a sow's ear

[Pistolero]

Yep, somebody apparently at least tried.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/666984082

Bill

 

[Brad]

Wow, just wow.
Looks more like someone made a boars ear from a sows ear.

 

[Pistolero]

Can you wipe out the second version if this that got posted in error?

Yeah, I assume some soviet armorer was tasked to create gun for their Olympic team, and
you work with what you have.

Bill

 

[Brad]

What second version?

 

[Gary]

What's amazing is it's selling for over $800 !!

 

[358156 hp]

It looks like one of the funky old H&R target guns of the early 1900s.

 

[Pistolero]

Thanks, Brad! Magic wand! Ding!

Gary - holy cow, I didn't even look at the price, just the UGLY. If you have ever
handled one of these things, you will know why I refused to buy, even when they got
down to $50 - not the target model, just run of the cold chisel and dremel tool production.

 

[freebullet]

I'd have to pass on that one. Didn't pay that much for the srh.

Those crazy ruskies

 

[Dale53]

Now that is just BUTT ugly!

Dale53

 

[JSH]

I have to admit, I bought one

I gave less than $50, but it came with 4 boxes of ammo.
I looked at it as a novelty.
I figured I could get a side job with it, body piercing with that firing pin.
Jeff

 

[Pistolero]

I was sorely tempted at $50, but ultimately could not get past the ugly.

Jeff, no doubt it is a novelty. How does it shoot?

Bill

 

[Bret4207]

I remember seeing ads for those target Nagants back in the early (?) 90's. I always thought the design was interesting, never have seen an actual for sale example I could hold in my hands that I recall.

The H+R target revolvers were actually pretty sweet little guns. I've held a few, but never one I could $wing at the time. Stevens made some too, they go for even more!

 

[KHornet]

The last one I shot double action, had a trigger pull of in excess of 20lb.
Single action not as bad, but probably close to 10lb. Good paperweight.

Paul