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Mine also has a wobbly drag line. Does the bolt pivot instead of slide into the grooves, or something? That would explain the back/front motion. Your bolt stops look cleaner than mine, which have some minor peening going on (the bolt, too)

Tell me, did you also find double-action shooting to be more fun than single-action on your gun? Mine was the first revolver I've shot where that was the case (dang trigger is just so smooth on these that the heavier DA really doesn't make my shots drift or spread much --also the hammer is kind of far away ;))

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I ordered those grips from Numrich a couple weeks ago but hadn't realized they are for the Police F1,
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Sounds like you're on top of things.

Chapuis Armes lists a number of US retailers on their site. Perhaps one of them might have something.

And, by the way, Nill Grips lists the Manurhin as something the make grips for. Darn pricey, in euros.
 
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Very cool, Boris! Looks like you got a nice one. A lot of the surplus Manurhins look like they've been ridden a bit harder. Still waiting to stumble across a decent 4" surplus MR73 at some point myself.

Be sure to post some pics of the second one as well once you pick it up. :)
 
The barrel looks dull in the photo and without sharp rifling. Did you clean the barrel before the photo and is the condition of the barrel really as poor as the finish wear on the outside?
 
Sounds like you're on top of things.
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Well kind of. :) I knew the 2nd revolver had cracked grips so I figured it could hurt to just order some up and see if I could make them work. I'll check out those links you sent to see if I can get some actual MR73 grips that won't need modified.

Very cool, Boris! Looks like you got a nice one. A lot of the surplus Manurhins look like they've been ridden a bit harder. Still waiting to stumble across a decent 4" surplus MR73 at some point myself.

Be sure to post some pics of the second one as well once you pick it up.
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Thank you! Well, right now I think the groups will tighten up as I get more comfortable with shooting revolvers in general. It's just a big change from the semi-auto grip that I've gotten so used to.

The barrel looks dull in the photo and without sharp rifling. Did you clean the barrel before the photo and is the condition of the barrel really as poor as the finish wear on the outside?
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The rifling is quite sharp actually. My understanding is that the rifling is formed as part of the cold forging process (rather than cut out) so it is one of the more durable features. It was actually hard to get a good picture of the inside of the bore because it was so damn shiny.

The more light I got in the barrel, the less you could see the rifling due to the blinding glare. The less light, the more you could make out the rifling - but it ends up looking dullish. So far the rifling is good enough to get me inside about 5-6" at 15 yards which is good for me considering my little experience with revolvers.
 
Here are a few better attempts at pictures of the inside of the bore. Often easier said than done given the challenges of bright back lighting, a cell phone camera, and shiny steel.

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