Back to Snubbies....How about Charter Arms?

[jaybet]

So does anyone have experience with Charter Arms snubbies?
As I've been told they are pretty cheaply made except for the .44 Bulldog which is on a steel frame.
The idea of a .44 with a 2" barrel is pretty cool.

[tumblebug]

MB likes his for ZOMBIES.

[Michael Bane]

I'm doin' ZOMBIES (and vampires and werewolves) for thise week's Halloween podcast, BTW!

I've got a Bulldog and have shot the snot out of it...no, it's not and S&W, and I wouldn't want to get much farther than 10 yards from the target, but I have no complaints. It shoots like a house afire, and is relentlessly unpleasant. I carried the thing for a couple of weeks in Arizona in a Simply Ruggest Sourdough Pancake...holster...holster...not breakfast...

Michael B

[jaybet]

Ha Ha! Michael you've done it again!  "Relentlessly unpleasant" PERFECT!
One time my wife and I were watching a dog show (trying to see what kind of dog she might want) and they brought on a Neapolitan Mastiff. This big, gangly bag-o'bones thing with a head like a garment bag  is running along and the announcer is talking about the strong points of the breed, and he says that the AKC description says that the perfect specimen should be, "unnervingly ugly". PERFECT!
So the .44 bulldog is ugly, unpleasant, and unreliable over (I'm being generous) 10 yards...it's the perfect close quarters machine. If you miss the bad guy he will still poop his pants and be so ashamed that he'll lay down and wait for the police.

[Scott Moore]

Charter Arms has always been an interesting beast. When I was in the retail side of the Industry I sold a lot of Charter Arms, the Off Duty, the Undercover and the Bulldog. Of course the price point was the key to sale. When selling them we never put them in the class of say a J-Frame S&W, but we also had the confidence to recommend them for the occasional user who needed a firearm that when the chips were down would work. I personally know of one person who successfully used his Bulldog to avoid having to physically confront an assailant. Firearms like Charter Arms and the old H&R (later NEF) represent a line of reliable (within their limits) self protection firearms that are available for people that can not afford the Smith’s, Colt’s, Sig’s, Beretta’s, etc. Keep them within their limits of usage and they should provide you with good service.

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[canon6]

I have had Charter Arms revolvers since 1973 and they have served me well.At present I only have a Undercover,DOA,parkerized, with Charter Arms copy of boot grips.
It is rated for +P    , not a lot of range time yet,Its is snowing like mad here.  Doug

[DonWorsham]

The interesting thing about Charter Arms is they make a left-handed revolver.

http://www.charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Undercover_Southpaw.html

[cookie62]

As a lefty, I tried the lefty model at a range ONCE. Almost broke my thumb trying to do a speed reload . Too many years of hanging on my right thumb during the reload.

[clayflingythingy]

I can recall examining a large number of Charter revolvers over the years but I can't recall ever firing one. I was never impressed with the guns. The only Charter I would even consider is the 44 Bulldog. And then only if I was walking around with extra folding money and the gun was the only thing in the LGS interesting.

[Hazcat]

I bought a Charter 38 spl for my GF.  It's one of the super light ones (12 oz).  Haven't shot it yet.