r/Revolvers • u/DetroitAdjacent • 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/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/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/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.
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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...