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

[Walter45Auto]

Do any of you Bulldog fans pocket carry yours? Just wondering how well that .44 would conceal in a blue jean pocket. I checked one out a bit yesterday, and it concealed real well in the pocket of my 5.11 Tactical pants. But, so does a government model 1911. So I'm curious how the Bulldog packs in a jean pocket.

[Rastus]

I keep going back and forth- ...............................

I want a small gun and I love autoloaders, but the snubbies are also callin' me. Bulldog-5 rounds, 357-7 rounds. What to do...

Simple, carry several!  OK, OK...I'll lighten up.  I'm hoping I don't get "ARFcom'ed" here like MB did mentioning the "wrong" thing on a board somewhere, but on a companion Outdoor Channel show Todd Jarrett walked up to a table and dumped 6 or 7 concealed carry weapons on a table...it was pretty cool to see that.  Not so kewl as MB's shows, of course, but still a good photo op kind of a thing....and your solution!

[Walter45Auto]

Most I've concealed carried is four. But I was cheating a bit because one of them was a Kel-Tec P32. The rest were .45's. A friend of mine just got his Concealed Handgun license in the mail 2 days ago. My Dad asked him if he was packing. He said he'd probably never carry. My dad and I told him He needs to get himself something Pocket sized that can be with him all the time. Something like a Kel-Tec P32 (Which my dad offered to sell  to him. He said he'd rather have the 380. Dad understands. That's why he quit carrying the 32. He got himself a .380 Kel-Tec that he carries now.), or even a Derringer. What's the best gun to have in a fight? Whatever one you have with you. He says he has a J-Frame .357, but his  son borrowed it and he's trying to get it back from him.

[ismram]

I carry a Browning HP in 40s&w almost all the time. It's the almost part that gets me. It's a big gun. Depending on what I'm wearing It's hard to carry concealed. That's why I think I'm going to get a J-frame in 38 +P. With some of the great new ammo out there the balistics are just about the same as a 357 out of a short barrel.

[tumblebug]

I carry my BOND but it's just to get me to a real gun in the truck .

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[ismram]

I carry my BOND but it's just to get me to a real gun in the truck .

Hope it never has to come to that!

[2HOW]

Those buffalo bore rounds are the thing for short barrels, 

[m25operator]

I worked part time at a local gunshop during the early 80's, the owner had a Charter Arms Backpacker, it was a .44 with a 2" magnaported barrel with their logo on the side, alloy frame, wooden grips that did not go past the grip frame ( the charter grip frames are very short) and a Tyler T grip adapter. Found this picture at guns america. It was a beastie to shoot.

[jaybet]

Those buffalo bore rounds are the thing for short barrels, 

So many ideas and so little dollars!. I'm leaning toward big bore- after all, the chances of having to use the gun at very close range makes "knock down" a big issue.

[Rastus]

So many ideas and so little dollars!. I'm leaning toward big bore- after all, the chances of having to use the gun at very close range makes "knock down" a big issue.

You know, you guys are gonna get me in trouble if you keep talking about this big bore snubby thing.  I ain't got one but I'm gonna have a tax refund early next year and my wife thinks she has it spent.  You guys are gonna get me in trouble.......I can feel it now.  Oh, the reason that buying this really get's me in trouble...I'm already committed to an integrally supressed Ruger M77 in 44 mag (whaddya' 7.62 guys say now with your 165+/- grain subsonic rounds, eh?). 

But, before I go and repaint the doghouse in anticpation, just exactly what are ya'll saying is the best in a 44 mag?  An old model off Guns America or a brand new one?

Paint, doghouse, cold couch..boy you guys are trouble.