Czech-made revolvers

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Oleg Volk

More options in medium frame revolvers: .38 and .357 Czechpoint models. I haven’t fired them yet but hope to do it by the end of the month. Overall, they look like K-frames with recessed chambers and re-designed ejectors.

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16 Responses to Czech-made revolvers

  1. anonymous says:
    November 18, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    Too bad they can’t import the .357 Magnum revolver carbine

    http://www.alfa-proj.cz/en/products/firearms/licensed-arms/carbines/revolver-carbines-and-rifles/

    due to its barrel length (less than 16″ is classified as a short-barreled rifle)

    But the .22 LR revolver carbine, which Czechpoint does import, looks very interesting.

  2. Brock Townsend says:
    November 18, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    You haven’t done one on the LCRs have you? I’ve had both the .38 and now the .357 and appreciate them both.

  3. Disavowed With Honor says:
    November 18, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    Do the cylinders turn clockwise or counter-clockwise? I would like to find a good, reliable and affordable revolver for the house and maybe the occasional carry.

  4. Duray says:
    November 18, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    Counter-clockwise. Why does it matter?

  5. Henry says:
    November 18, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Supposedly clockwise rotation of the cylinder forces the crane against the frame creating tighter lockup & better cylinder/forcing cone (barrel) alinement improving accuracy. I’ve yet to see any practical difference.
    There’s an urban legend of an idiot who decided to show off by playing Russian Roulette & thought he’d loaded the revolver so the cartridge would not be under the firing pin when the revolver was cocked & the hammer would fall on an empty chamber.He was used to the cylinder rotating one way & the gun in hand rotated the opposite way. Another ‘Darwin Award’ winner.

  6. Henry says:
    November 18, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    P.S. to DisavowedWithHonor: gunbroker.com has Ruger Security-Six .357’s for $240-$500.You should beat that price at a gun show. 2″ Smith & Wesson Model 10’s in .38Spl. run $300-$400 & are good shooters. J&G Sales usually has a good selection of police trade-ins.

  7. Sean says:
    November 18, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    Like Henry said above, I wonder why anyone would buy one. Used good quality S&W and Ruger revolvers are plentiful. And easy to work on. Parts are plentiful.

  8. Pierangelo Tendas says:
    November 19, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Here in Italy, we had them since a few years now. Not bad overall, and less expensive than any S&W, yet less known and less popular… I’d go for one, if I ever were to choose a budget revolver.

  9. glockoholic says:
    November 19, 2011 at 9:00 am

    I had the Alpha Steel mod. 3541 .357Magnum. It’s not so bad, but if you need a good revolver, jus buy any Smith Wesson or Colt or just Ruger, bet not the czech made revolver.

  10. Gunnutmegger says:
    November 21, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    If it was a choice between a Taurus and these Czech models, which would be your choice?

    Personally, I would take a chance on these Czechs.

    • Oleg Volk says:
      November 21, 2011 at 11:24 pm

      I do not have enough experience with either recent Taurus or these, but I should have first-hand experience later in the week.

  11. Mark E. Horning says:
    November 22, 2011 at 1:51 am

    They look nothing like K-frames to me. The look a lot like a copy of a Charter Arms target model. The crane and sideplate (or lack thereof) look very “Charterish”

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  13. Henry says:
    December 19, 2011 at 11:22 am

    FYI:Smiths & Rugers rotate counterclockwise;Colts clockwise.

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