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Posted: 8/30/2024 10:19:35 PM EDT
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Article is posted. https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/revolvers/revolver-rants-czech-out-apfs-r1-revolvers/ New Wave Firearms Tests the APF R-1 Revolver | 3" Stainless Steel & 6" Blued Steel |
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"I miss the days of being able to shoot all commies" G.B.
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Their website has them at $1,500 each
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Will they take a red dot mount? I need a 38/357 mini sniper
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Don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
General education should not be mere job training, but training in how to be fully human. |
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Looks unreasonably heavy for a late-night carry piece just to get home alive from the Stop-n-Rob Mart.
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Tag for the article.
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Originally Posted By Nick_Adams: Looks unreasonably heavy for a late-night carry piece just to get home alive from the Stop-n-Rob Mart. View Quote |
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I have one of the Alfa Proj .22 LR revolvers imported by RIA, their 9-shot AL22.
It's a sturdy, well-built revolver and plenty accurate, as well. MSRP is $699, but they can be found around $529-549 if you shop around. ETA: If they're going to market to the US, their website team needs to learn the difference between barrel length and caliber as used by most Americans. They advertise "3 CALIBERS," but they really mean three barrel lengths (3, 4, and 6"). Unless they intended to describe them like naval guns, such as 16"/50 caliber, which is an 800" long gun with a 16" bore, but I don't see them listed as .357/8.4 caliber, .357/11.2 caliber, and .357/16.8 caliber. They need to let a marketing person whose native language is English write the web site, not an engineer who speaks broken English. |
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I will not compromise!
Ne Desit Virtus (Let Valor Not Fail) - Rakkasan! "Life is fucking hard. Either get used to taking a few lumps like the rest of us, or buy a fucking helmet and crawl into a corner somewhere." -Me |
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Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: I have one of the Alfa Proj .22 LR revolvers imported by RIA, their 9-shot AL22. It's a sturdy, well-built revolver and plenty accurate, as well. MSRP is $699, but they can be found around $529-549 if you shop around. ETA: If they're going to market to the US, their website team needs to learn the difference between barrel length and caliber as used by most Americans. They advertise "3 CALIBERS," but they really mean three barrel lengths (3, 4, and 6"). Unless they intended to describe them like naval guns, such as 16"/50 caliber, which is an 800" long gun with a 16" bore, but I don't see them listed as .357/8.4 caliber, .357/11.2 caliber, and .357/16.8 caliber. They need to let a marketing person whose native language is English write the web site, not an engineer who speaks broken English. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: I have one of the Alfa Proj .22 LR revolvers imported by RIA, their 9-shot AL22. View Quote The 3" 357 mags with fixed sights are certainly a sweet spot for a defense revolver. |
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Originally Posted By Miami_JBT: I've spoken to them about that and a few other issues after I did my review. The owners of APF are not native speakers. They're Italians actually. It is a father and son team. The old man was in the Italian armed forces and enjoyed shooting. Afterwards, they moved to Miami, FL and opened up a jewelry business. But they still enjoyed shooting. Junior, with the help of his dad, decided to open up an import company to bring stuff over from Italy, and from there they've expanded in IDPA/IPSC. The revolvers are a new thing for 'em. They have an eye for quality, but not a tongue for English. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Miami_JBT: Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: I have one of the Alfa Proj .22 LR revolvers imported by RIA, their 9-shot AL22. It's a sturdy, well-built revolver and plenty accurate, as well. MSRP is $699, but they can be found around $529-549 if you shop around. ETA: If they're going to market to the US, their website team needs to learn the difference between barrel length and caliber as used by most Americans. They advertise "3 CALIBERS," but they really mean three barrel lengths (3, 4, and 6"). Unless they intended to describe them like naval guns, such as 16"/50 caliber, which is an 800" long gun with a 16" bore, but I don't see them listed as .357/8.4 caliber, .357/11.2 caliber, and .357/16.8 caliber. They need to let a marketing person whose native language is English write the web site, not an engineer who speaks broken English. I figured it was a case of a non-native speaker writing the script. Their site definitely needs work and I'm sure you can help guide them with that. |
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I will not compromise!
Ne Desit Virtus (Let Valor Not Fail) - Rakkasan! "Life is fucking hard. Either get used to taking a few lumps like the rest of us, or buy a fucking helmet and crawl into a corner somewhere." -Me |
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Originally Posted By DrMark: I've come close to pulling the trigger (so to speak) on the 9 mm version of that, for a fun gun. The 3" 357 mags with fixed sights are certainly a sweet spot for a defense revolver. View Quote Yep, I think a 3" round butt S&W Model 65 is a tough to beat defensive gun. |
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I will not compromise!
Ne Desit Virtus (Let Valor Not Fail) - Rakkasan! "Life is fucking hard. Either get used to taking a few lumps like the rest of us, or buy a fucking helmet and crawl into a corner somewhere." -Me |
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View Quote As an owner of a Schultz & Larsen 54J rifle in 7x61 Sharpe & Hart, I appreciate the nod to Phil Sharpe. |
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Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: Yep, I think a 3" round butt S&W Model 65 is a tough to beat defensive gun. View Quote Yeah I should've never sold my 65LS. IMO that was about perfection. I dont know Jack shot about the guy in the video...BUT if the trigger is comparable to a S&W performance center, combined with the recessed cylinder, it sounds like a lot of revolver for the money. |
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Going to be a tough sell here in the U.S. at those prices. Most wheelgun nuts I know will get a new Colt King Cobra/Python or a gently used S&W 686 for about the same $$$ or less. Not a huge fan of the laser engraving all over the frame either. Keep it tasteful.
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Originally Posted By Trumpet: Yeah I should've never sold my 65LS. IMO that was about perfection. I dont know Jack shot about the guy in the video...BUT if the trigger is comparable to a S&W performance center, combined with the recessed cylinder, it sounds like a lot of revolver for the money. View Quote |
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Cool! Then it carries a little more weight
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Those look pretty nice. Are they 1-piece bbls?
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The 4" has my attention.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence. Otto von Bismarck
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Originally Posted By Miami_JBT: Article is posted. https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/revolvers/revolver-rants-czech-out-apfs-r1-revolvers/ View Quote Great article, I enjoyed the read! |
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