Raiders Tanaka m1917 Bapty vs. HFC HG-131B

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Raiders Tanaka m1917 Bapty vs. HFC HG-131B

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Hello there,


So perhaps a comparison can show you both replica revolvers.

So here you can check the Tanaka Smith & Wesson M1917 Bapty (Fire Cap Gun) and the Airsoft Replica HFC HG-131B
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Including a size comparison to the Webley MKVI(also Airsoft)

As you can see. The HFC is an nice substitute!!



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Re: Raiders Tanaka m1917 Bapty vs. HFC HG-131B

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If you could switch out the grips on the HFC it looks like they'd be identical!
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Re: Raiders Tanaka m1917 Bapty vs. HFC HG-131B

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Great comparison shots, man! And lovely collection you have! :clap:

I have the HFC and the standard Webley as well, both are pretty great.

Used to have the long barrel Tanaka, but I sold it.
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The HFC has long been a great close enough. As you show with the side by sides (thanks :TOH: ), both guns have very similar profiles. The HFC is based on the K frame (.38 caliber) vs the N frame (.45 caliber) the Tanaka is based on.

This is a good article explaining the difference in frame sizes.

https://americanhandgunner.com/handguns ... ame-types/

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mr_alex wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:26 am If you could switch out the grips on the HFC it looks like they'd be identical!
Yep!!
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bearbeast wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:39 am Great comparison shots, man! And lovely collection you have! :clap:

I have the HFC and the standard Webley as well, both are pretty great.

Used to have the long barrel Tanaka, but I sold it.
Thank you! Well I was hoping for a M1917 “Bapty” to show up some day since 2007 or so…. And here we are…
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Indiana Jeff wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 1:52 pm
This is a good article explaining the difference in frame sizes.

https://americanhandgunner.com/handguns ... ame-types/

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Oow, nice !!! Great to read!
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Re: Raiders Tanaka m1917 Bapty vs. HFC HG-131B

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I must say that the quality of the Tanaka is far supreme to the HFC. Also the handle on the HFC is quite “wobbely” and “squeaky” .

When you pick up de Tanaka it just feels sturdier and all is on point.
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Re: Raiders Tanaka m1917 Bapty vs. HFC HG-131B

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Well, of course, the price point is also a big difference.

The HFC is on the lower end of finishing definitely. Somehow it was better quality than I expected for the price, though.

The Tanaka also features quite nice markings, makes it look really authentic.
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Indeed. And as shown the HFC got the looks .

I’m going test the weathering on the HFC. This should make it even better!
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Re: Raiders Tanaka m1917 Bapty vs. HFC HG-131B

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I think you can use some hot-glue to make the grips and grip weights more robust.
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:tup: Indeederoo
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