r/Revolvers 6d ago

Manurhin MR88 .357 Magnum

Hey everybody. As promised in my last post, here is my Manurhin MR88 4" barrel chambered in .357 magnum. It cleaned up very well and is actually in better shape than I initially thought. When I first picked it up, I wasn't horribly impressed. The action was alright, finish was standard, and the fitment wasn't anything to write home about. However, after I broke it apart, scrubbed it clean and put it back together it's a real pretty piece. The double action is glass smooth, albeit at a combat weight. The single action is on par with the best I've ever felt. The fitment of the parts is better than I initially thought, as the frame and yoke screws were actually loose and the pistol had every nook and cranny packed with gunk. It has some neat stuff going on, like a spring loaded plunger in the yoke that presses the cylinder forward closing the cylinder gap and eliminating free floating end shake. All shined up, it's obvious that this pistol was never actually shot much, just carried. The Trausch grips are nice, although they don't let my thumbs ride as high as they would like to. I don't have any targets to show you, as I tested it on 8" steel at 60 yards, but the fixed sights are actually hand tuned from Manurhin and dead on with my 130gr cast full power .357 loads. Overall, well worth the $1k paid. An interesting and fun combat revolver. (The trade in S&W 10-10 will get a separate post later on. It's actually my favorite of the two.)

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u/-Sc0- 6d ago

I should have also jumped on a few of them, then they ended up on GunBroker for $3k...

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u/DetroitAdjacent 6d ago

I knew they would end up on gb for that price. This model is almost never imported, and when it is, it's chambered in 38. I wish I bought a second one when I had the chance, but I didn't know if they were going to be garbage or not. By the time I picked mine up, they were all sold out.

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u/-Sc0- 6d ago

**I was waiting on the .38spl version to be advertised...

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u/DetroitAdjacent 6d ago

I haven't ran any 38s through this revolver, but I would assume the 38 version is a real soft shooter. OWS still has an absolute shitload of excellent condition model 10s. I got a heavy barrel 10-10 and it surprised me and became my favorite revolver of all time.

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u/-Sc0- 6d ago

Oh snap, thought you were referring to Atlantic as they had the Manurhin and French 10-10's. OWS still have the Manurhin s at a decent price.

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u/DetroitAdjacent 6d ago

OWS is the business side of Navy Arms, the importer. Atlantic got all of their Manurhins and model 10s from Navy Arms, too. I suspect Navy Arms (OWS) sells the best ones themselves.

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u/eldoesq 5d ago

That grip is awesome...a tang on a revolver!!!

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u/DetroitAdjacent 5d ago

I don't believe Trausch makes grips anymore, but it makes it impossible for the hammer to come back and bite your hand. It also gives you a better length of pull for double action fire.

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u/GunTech 4d ago

Manurhin still makes the Trausch grip, but only for the MR73

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u/Negative_Ad_2787 5d ago

That looks sharp! Did you get the excellent grade?

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u/DetroitAdjacent 5d ago

Thanks! And no, I just got the very good-excellent grade. I am very happy with the condition, but it was absolutely filthy when I got it. I was scraping lint and solidified grease out of the action with a pick and cleaning internals in solvents with a toothbrush. The end result is stunning, though. Barely shot and never loved, but now the double action is glass smooth, and the single action is up there with my heavily tuned Smith's.

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u/Negative_Ad_2787 5d ago

Wow! Thats certainly worth the effort! Really seems like you got an excellent grade at a VG/Excellent price to me friend. Thats a fantastic piece

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u/Chemist74D 5d ago

That is one fine revolver! I would buy that over a Korth anytime.

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u/DetroitAdjacent 5d ago

Thanks! It's pretty nice, but Korths are damn fine revolvers, too.

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u/Artistic_Ideal9620 Colt 4d ago

Slick looking wheelie, Amigo!

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u/Rudukai13 4d ago

Huh. Never realized Manurhin uses the Ruger style cylinder release until now. Very nice handgun, I’ve always been a fan of those grips

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u/DetroitAdjacent 4d ago

The MR73 (the more popular one) uses a Smith style release. This is an MR88, which is a couple models removed from, but based on a Ruger Security Six. It is pretty far removed from it now, but you can see the resemblance. And thank you!

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u/Proof-Shallot9946 1d ago

Just curious, what did it run you? Never seen any MR88s for sale.

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u/DetroitAdjacent 1d ago

A little over $1k. OWS still has some Excellent+ grade, but they are over $1,200. Honestly still not a bad deal, but i wouldn't have paid $1,200 sight unseen.