9mm charter arms revolver

[L.E. Keeney]

Ok folks, lets go down memory lane and see if you can help me.

My next door neighbor came home from a yard sale with a charter arms revolver chambered for 9mm federal. I seem to remember they made that round for a while in the 1980s but I imagine its no longer made.

Is anyone aware of whether or not one can use moon clips and shoot 9mm para ammo in this gun? I hate to tell him he's bought a pistol you cant get ammo for.

And if so, where might one find the moon clips for it?

Thanks in advance
Lawrence

[Big Frank]

On another forum someone said you can use 9mm Parabellum ammo without moon clips, but you have to poke the empty cases out one at a time with a cleaning rod. 

[Frisco]

Charter Arms made a revolver for a proprietary round called "9mm Federal".  It was a rimmed 9mm that was supposed to take the world by storm (It barely generated a drizzle).  The 9mm Federal would chamber and fire in older .38 Smith & Wesson revolvers...though accuracy wasn't great and the danger of making your gun go "BOOM" in a bad way was a real possibility.

As far as I know, Charter never made a revolver for 9mm Parabellum.

[MAUSERMAN]

I posted the news that Charter arms is making a piece called the CARR, it uses 9mm,40S&W, and45acp with out moon clips or a rod to punch them out. The new pieces uses its own extractor to kick out the spent shells.

[tombogan03884]

Your buddy may be out of luck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9mm

Revolver cartridges
Name    Bullet    Case length    Rim    Base    Shoulder    Neck    OAL
9mm Federal    9.02(.355)    19.15(.754)    11.02(.434)    9.93(.391)    N/A    9.65(.380)    29.69(1.169)
9mm Japanese    9.04 (.356)    21.89 (.862)    11.05 (.435)    9.83 (.387)    N/A    9.47 (.373)    -
.38 Short Colt    9.07 (.357)    19.43 (.765)    11.02 (.434)    9.63 (.379)    N/A    9.63 (.379)    -
.38 Long Colt    9.07 (.357)    26.29 (1.035)    11.02 (.434)    9.63 (.379)    N/A    9.63 (.379)    -
.38 S&W Special    9.07 (.357)    29.34 (1.155)    11.02 (.434)    9.63 (.379)    N/A    9.63 (.379)    39.37 (1.550)
.357 S&W Magnum    9.07 (.357)    32.77 (1.290)    11.02 (.434)    9.63 (.379)    N/A    9.63 (.379)    40.39 (1.590)
.357 Rem Max [1]    9.093 (.358)    40.77 (1.605)    11.02 (.434)    9.63 (.379)    N/A    9.63 (.379)    50.55 (1.990)
.38 S&W    9.15 (.360)    19.68 (.775)    11.02 (.434)    9.817(.3865)    9.792 (.3855)    9.169 (.361)    29.97 (1.180)
.38/200 (.380 Revolver)[2]    9.15 (.360)    17.78 (.700)    11.02 (.434)    9.65 (.380)    -    9.58 (.377)    27.94 (1.100)
.41 Long Colt[3]    9.80 (.386)    28.7 (1.13)    10.92 (.430)    10.29 (.405)    -    10.26 (.404)    35.31 (1.39)

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[CZShooter]

I am under the impression (I cannot verify) that you can use .38 S&W (not .38 spl) cases and trim them from .775 to .754 and use 9x19mm Luger reloading dies (with a .38 S&W shellholder) to reload your own. Reloading data for the .38 S&W should be appropriate. 9mm Luger reloading data will be too high pressure for the Charter Pit Bull. FWIW.

[fightingquaker13]

Me, I'd sell it on gunbroker and Guns America, advertising it (truthfully) as a rare pstol, for about $150-$250. I would then put that money to buying a used smith or taurus or whatever in .38, that will do the same job for less hassel. just my .02
fighting quaker13

[tombogan03884]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=124892628

[CZShooter]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=124892628

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=125344998 Buy-it-now for $650. 

[tombogan03884]

Jeez, and I thought $425 was high for a gun you cant get ammo for ! $650 ? The guy must owe taxes, I should have looked to see if the sellers name was Geithner.