[Illinois Sucks]

Obviously I've yet to shoot it, but it literally came back 15 minutes ago and I gave it the once-over. They did a spectacular job! You cannot tell that it isn't the original cylinder, as it is numbered to the frame in exactly the same fashion and style and they are in Black DLC new out of the box. The trigger is still as it was, and the lockup is just tremendous, both hammer-forward and trigger pulled and held back. Very, very little movement hammer forward, and next to no movement with it back. I have maybe a dozen revolvers (1 Mongoose, the rest K & L frames) on hand right now, and only the Mongoose and an unfired 19-3 come close to this -- it beats them all. I've only owned a few revolvers with this kind of lockup over the years, one of them my first Mongoose, the other a customized S&W. Looking very forward to sighting in the 507 Comp at the range next week, as well as testing out the comp. If it's anything like the comp on my 2.5" + .5" comp 586 L-Comp, this is going to be one heck of a controllable .357, especially at 4" of barrel and rails top and bottom.

Thank you, Bob Reeves and Ryan Ramberg! (No thanks to Korth for sending it out like they did in the first place.)

 

[Razer]

Obviously I've yet to shoot it, but it literally came back 15 minutes ago and I gave it the once-over. They did a spectacular job! You cannot tell that it isn't the original cylinder, as it is numbered to the frame in exactly the same fashion and style and they are in Black DLC new out of the box. The trigger is still as it was, and the lockup is just tremendous, both hammer-forward and trigger pulled and held back. Very, very little movement hammer forward, and next to no movement with it back. I have maybe a dozen revolvers (1 Mongoose, the rest K & L frames) on hand right now, and only the Mongoose and an unfired 19-3 come close to this -- it beats them all. I've only owned a few revolvers with this kind of lockup over the years, one of them my first Mongoose, the other a customized S&W. Looking very forward to sighting in the 507 Comp at the range next week, as well as testing out the comp. If it's anything like the comp on my 2.5" + .5" comp 586 L-Comp, this is going to be one heck of a controllable .357, especially at 4" of barrel and rails top and bottom.

Thank you, Bob Reeves and Ryan Ramberg! (No thanks to Korth for sending it out like they did in the first place.)

That's really good to hear

 

[CrystalClear]

Obviously I've yet to shoot it, but it literally came back 15 minutes ago and I gave it the once-over. They did a spectacular job! You cannot tell that it isn't the original cylinder, as it is numbered to the frame in exactly the same fashion and style and they are in Black DLC new out of the box. The trigger is still as it was, and the lockup is just tremendous, both hammer-forward and trigger pulled and held back. Very, very little movement hammer forward, and next to no movement with it back. I have maybe a dozen revolvers (1 Mongoose, the rest K & L frames) on hand right now, and only the Mongoose and an unfired 19-3 come close to this -- it beats them all. I've only owned a few revolvers with this kind of lockup over the years, one of them my first Mongoose, the other a customized S&W. Looking very forward to sighting in the 507 Comp at the range next week, as well as testing out the comp. If it's anything like the comp on my 2.5" + .5" comp 586 L-Comp, this is going to be one heck of a controllable .357, especially at 4" of barrel and rails top and bottom.

Thank you, Bob Reeves and Ryan Ramberg! (No thanks to Korth for sending it out like they did in the first place.)

 

[akriet]

Glad to hear it!

 

[Jabezkin]

Depending on the person, it should be ok lol, it's a firearm, not a life changing event. I've had some customs that had to be sent back once or twice for whatever reason and ended up being made right. It's all about how they react in taking care of the issue.

I meant it shouldn’t have taken so much.
when I worked in a custom shop if anything came back…..and it was rare……it surely would be right when it went back the first time

 

[Colt Carson]

I know what it’s like to spend thousands, wait a year, then be seriously disappointed to receive a bunch of problems. Luckily, Nighthawk still seems to want to do whatever it takes to make their customers happy… which is how it should be.

Any job I have had, there is always someone employed that has no business "working" there. Maybe they slipped through the cracks during hire-in screening. Maybe they were once great, and personal problems have caused them to fall into a downward spiral. Most of the time these people eventually get fired, but that can sometimes take a long time.

 

[TankJones]

It's like a new car with a weird rattle--caused by a loose nut behind the wheel...

 

[Illinois Sucks]

It's like a new car with a weird rattle--caused by a loose nut behind the wheel...

You gonna share that beer with the rest of the class?

 

[Illinois Sucks]

Snuck out to the range and shot it. OMG, 158 grain 1150 FPS underwood .38 +P was -- no exaggerating -- like shooting 22 to me in this thing. Have to admit to hating the sight picture since all Korths do share that ridiculously narrow rear sight that doesn't give you any air to judge your windage very well, but that's neither here nor there, as I knew that going in, and that bit of design genius is solely on LPA. Hopefully, that new adjustable width rear they have will bet offered as a replacement part in time. Will definately have to RDS this one, but again, awesome revolver. This would make a spectacular competition revolver with an RDS or a filed-out rear sight

 

[PhilaPop]

Snuck out to the range and shot it. OMG, 158 grain 1150 FPS underwood .38 +P was -- no exaggerating -- like shooting 22 to me in this thing. Have to admit to hating the sight picture since all Korths do share that ridiculously narrow rear sight that doesn't give you any air to judge your windage very well, but that's neither here nor there, as I knew that going in, and that bit of design genius is solely on LPA. Hopefully, that new adjustable width rear they have will bet offered as a replacement part in time. Will definately have to RDS this one, but again, awesome revolver. This would make a spectacular competition revolver with an RDS or a filed-out rear sight

That's great news. That gun is too good for it not to be loved and appreciated by you. Enjoy...

 

[Strater]

I just picked up a brand new, $5K+ compensated 4" Korth Ranger and brought it home from the FFL. So defective I cannot believe it made out of Korth, let alone out of NHC. 3-4 chambers will literally freely turn clockwise with just the slightest bit of effort while the hammer is down. I've never seen this in the probably 75-100 revolvers I've owned over the past 50 years. I've contacted Bob by voicemail and email since, of course, I got back with it and tried it out just after they closed at 5:00 p.m. I'm going to have to send it back to have a new cylinder fit.

Has anyone ever seen this before? I've got about a dozen S&W K & L frames, some of them over 50 years old, none do this. Neither, of course, does my unfired smoked nitride Korth Mongoose. I checked every one just to make sure I'm not nuts, but I know enough to know that once the notch locks into the cylinder stop, it isn't supposed to move unless you pull the trigger or pull the hammer back. It does seem to lock up with the hammer back, but this is just not acceptable.

Sorry for venting, but I'm beyond pissed right now. So again, has anyone EVER seem this before, especially on a new revolver???

At 5K+ the gun shouldn't have so much as a fingerprint on it! I'm sorry to hear of your trouble.

 

[akriet]

Glad to hear that all has worked out.

 

[KTXdm9]

I do love a happy ending.

 

[k38]

Restores my faith in NHC.