Armscor m206

[bspillman]

Are these built to last with alot of use.

[Technosavant]

The couple I've seen looked like interesting little guns, but I don't know how well they'd hold up to a lot of shooting. They didn't feel as solid as a Ruger, S&W, or Taurus.

[MrAcheson]

Since they're not +P rated, I wouldn't consider them especially rugged.

[Aguila Blanca]

Originally Posted by MrAcheson

Since they're not +P rated, I wouldn't consider them especially rugged.

Where did you learn that they are not +P rated? Got a citation?

That has not been my understanding.

[Redhawk5.5+P+]

Where did you learn that they are not +P rated? Got a citation?

Me too.

I've never heard anything bad about them.

[MrAcheson]

People have asked Armscor directly about the M200 series revolvers. "Not +P rated" might be a bit of an overstatement, but Armscor's own correspondence has always been that their design and metallurgy is insufficient for a steady diet of +P. They won't blow up. They will shoot loose or break.

In terms of ruggedness, I wouldn't consider that promising.

Here is a thread on that subject at Armscor's own forums with feedback from Armscor and forum Admins: http://armscor.proboards.com/index.c...ay&thread=1110

[2000ShadowACE]

I looked at one last month at the gun show. It says right in the owners manula that +P ammunition should never be used.

[markallen]

I bought one last year to use as a toss around, don't care if it gets scratched up truck, snake shot fishing gun.
I haven't shot it a lot but I actually like it. I keep it loaded with hardcast handloads just below +P levels except when I 'm headed through the thick grass then it gets a couple of rounds of snake shot.

For a low cost gun it has a surprisingly good DA trigger. Locks up tight. Accuracy is decent.

I would pick it over a Taurus. But that's just my opinion.

[Aguila Blanca]

Originally Posted by Mikef262

One, how does the finish hold up on the m206? From the pictures it looks parkerized, but people say its blued.

I don't know what the finish is. I don't think it's Parkerized. I think of it as black oxide, which may be what you get when using some types of bluing over a matte surface. I can't tell you how it holds up because I don't carry mine a lot. However, I do have a Rock Island (Armscor) 9mm 1911 with what appears to be the same finish, and that holds up moderately well. Where I get small windows of bare metal at high-wear points, I just touch up with cold blue.

How bad are the grips? I really like the look of the grips it comes with, and would honestly hate to replace them.

The grips are too small. I don't have large hands, and for me it's a 2-finger hold. See photos in this review -- I'd say that covers it pretty well, and as suggested in that review I have now equipped mine with Pachmayrs.
http://ezine.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=140

This one is for the guys who have shot it a lot, how well does it withstand a steady diet of 38's. I want this mainly for a snub nose to practice a lot with, and maybe carry for snakes in the woods.

I can't help you here, either. I don't regard a snubnose revolver as a firearm you practice with a lot. IMHO you shoot it enough to know that it works, and you carry it.

I hear the sight picture is actually very respectable.

Correct.

Lastly how's the double and single action compared to a smith and Wesson, or colt?

Equal to or better than both (out of the box). Infinitely better than a Taurus revolver out of the box.

[lowercase]

Checked out a M200 the other day at the LGS.

Instead of Armscor, they are now marketed under the "Rock Island Armory" name.

The finish on the one I looked at didn't look like the Parkerized finish I have seen on them in the past. The finish was a matte black.