not so ugly but aluminum?

fiver

fiver

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made in turkey, has an aluminum receiver, but the cost is about 500$
it can be had in tacticool, or you can just get a red adapter.
 
oscarflytyer

oscarflytyer

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Reminds me of the song "... everybody's going country." Everybody is jumping on the lever bandwagon. All good I guess. The case hardended look one has beautiful wood on it (not unusual for Turkish guns). If it would take Skinner sights, not bad at all!
 
imashooter2

imashooter2

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I'd be concerned with wear around the loading gate making it look ratty too quickly. That said, the price should sell a lot of them.
 
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300BLK

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They are already on GB priced from $577 to $717. I question the ability of that action design to hold up with an aluminum receiver.
 
fiver

fiver

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the insides are supposed to be metal... iron steel sumthin like that.
yeah aluminum holding the locking lugs is kind of my thoughts too.
a 92 doesn't lock up at the front like an AR or a 1200 pump gun... this one might somehow though since it isn't a true copy.
 
Josh

Josh

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That stainless looks good. I'd be ok with an aluminum receiver, more people will worry about them being wore out than actually wearing one out. If it lasts 7-10k rounds, that's petty good for $500 bucks.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
Which is why I'd like to see innards.

The 92s locking lugs slide up/down in corresponding ways in the receiver and bolt. As the ways in the bolt and receiver come into alignment, the lugs slide up and lock the bolt and receiver together. The bolt will hammer the lugs against the rear wall of the ways in the receiver. Maybe there's enough surface area (there's a significant amount) in the receiver ways to take it.

Whole different ballgame when you're pounding on aluminum instead of merely sliding against it.

If the Turks worked this out, I'd be willing to try it, but I want to see inside one before committing.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
waco said:
Makes me wonder if they will offer up any other calibers. I'd like one in 45 Colt
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Maybe? Huge guess on my part, but I'd assume they'd test the waters with one offering first and maybe expand if it really took off.

I'd personally love to see it take off. Off all the rimmed, pistol-caliber levers, I prefer the Rossi. I like the 92 design, but am not willing to pay Browning/Miroku or Smith prices. The Rossis are just over $700, but they are still stick-in-the-muds about replacement or spare parts. Maybe another competitor won't be, and the price is hard to argue with these days.
 
Bazoo

Bazoo

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I like it. I'd be interested to see how they handle the aluminum wear thing myself. Perhaps they have steel inserts in strategic wear spots.

Give Rossis a run for the money.

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CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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I read somewhere they chamber it in a 410 too.
But the 92 is too short for a 410....


Looks More like a '94 copy. Al doesn't say much about construction.

CW
This version looks good too if ya like brassy..

 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
@CWLONGSHOT , the 410 looks more like a 94 in a few pics I saw too.

I don't care for the tacticool look either, but it does look like they're offering a "normal" version, so let the mall ninjas have their toys - just make some for the rest of us too.

No one seems to give any real information on the construction of anything and it's not like we can count on someone writing for one of the gun magazines sharing that detail either.
 
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