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I hear they're good for the money. .38 has good stopping power with hollow points. I say get it.
Armscor model 206 good deal or junk?
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Looking at the schematics, it appears that many changes have been made in the lockwork. The ones I worked on in the decade of the 80s had a lockwork that was almost identical to the Colt D frame (see pics), and the metal was very soft. They were very close copies of the Colt Diamondback. I don't remember who the importer was at that time, but they were interesting.
The latest rendition seems to favor the Colt Mk III.
Edit: I should have mentioned that metallurgy has come light years since the first Armscors came to the U.S. in the 80s.
On my last trip to the Philippines I had chances to examine both Armscors and Shooters Arms (from Cebu) guns in outlet stores (yes, they have actual gun stores), as well as spare parts and found them to be first class. There are many interesting firearms that are made for sale only in the Philippines that we don't see here.
The latest rendition seems to favor the Colt Mk III.
Edit: I should have mentioned that metallurgy has come light years since the first Armscors came to the U.S. in the 80s.
On my last trip to the Philippines I had chances to examine both Armscors and Shooters Arms (from Cebu) guns in outlet stores (yes, they have actual gun stores), as well as spare parts and found them to be first class. There are many interesting firearms that are made for sale only in the Philippines that we don't see here.
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From some research that I have done, I found that the Armscor factory was originally built around US Military equipment left in the islands after WW2 to bolster the Philippine military. This is why most Armscor firearms are based on weapons formerly used by the US military. And after tensions died down with Japan and China, they began export operations to build up there economy. Original exports were of good quality until existing materials ran out and lower quality materials used. However, quality material availability has now allowed them to build better firearms, and finally their reputation is improving.