Every shot, two or three the shroud would simply start walking off the barrel leaving a gouge from the screw on the underside of the barrel. It had a barrel screwed into the frame with a barrel shroud attached with one screw which simply rested against the barrel when tightened. Years ago I purchased one of the original 4" barrel Target Bulldog in. I think it's probably time for me to give Charter Arms another go 'round. They can be a booger to put back together, especially if you take the trigger group out, but that's not something you want or need to do very often - if ever. Most of the parts interchange between old and new as well, so there is some comfort in knowing there's a source if one were to lose one of those tiny parts. I especially like how the 4" 44 or 3" 357 goes unnoticed on my hip while cutting wood, or basically doing any type of strenuous work without hauling my drawers down or clunking against everything.Īll the grips and grip-frames interchange and most of the internal parts interchange between models. Rarely have I been in the woods (or anywhere) in decades without a Charter 44, 38 or 357 on my person. I like the design, the dimensions, weight, etc. I can vouch for the "old" CAs without hesitation and I hope that this current generation lives up to that as well. I asked a few more while I had him on the phone and he's a very personable guy. The next day, Nick Ecker, the President of CA, called me to answer my question. When I was making my mind up to buy this last one, I emailed a question to the factory. The design is innovative and modern, borrowing heavily fro ma few other lesser-known brands and preceding the more well-known/respected brands in several now-popular features. I"ve shot the snot out of a number of 44s and 38s without issue. In my own personal real-life experience, I believe that oft-repeated mantra is an inaccurate presumption. Very often, I've read someone comment that thee are meant to be "carried a lot and shot a little," implying that they won't hold up to regular use. It's the first one I've ever sent back and I've sent numerous more expensive guns back over the years. They even cut the notch in the rear sight and ground the top of it down to give me some extra adjustment. They sent me a box in which to return it, had it for a few weeks and it came back to me with a whole new barrel and a whole, unfiled front sight. The front sight was filed down at the factory and shot everything very high.
I'm dealing with a current-production 357 which has been a bit of a stinker and it's been back to the factory once already. The "exception" was a Charco-era 32 Mag which was not accurate and I gave it away with a bag of 500 new 32 Mag cases at a gun show. Light, compact and accurate - excellent trail guns, all.
With ONE exception, they have all been accurate, from 22s to 44s turning in consistent 2.5" groups at 25 yards in the right hands. I"be been a fan for many years and have had many. I get excited about any Charter revolver I see. The price at the local gun shop was less than any major sporting goods retailer. I need some more range time with it to see which ammo works best. I put about 50 rounds through it this afternoon and with CCI small game bullets it will group them in about a 2 inch circle at 20 yards. 44 Special that I could practice for dirt cheap with nearly the same gun. I got it home and realized that it was close enough to my Charter Arms Bulldog Pug in. A few rounds with a rental at their indoor range convinced me that this was ideal for a trail gun. 22 LR with a 2.5 inch barrel that was well within my budget. I was convinced I would probably overpay for anything I bought there.
I had about given up and was pulling into the last shop to see what they had. I looked at some used ones but the price was within 10 percent of a new one. 22 revolvers were slightly out of my price range. I was less than impressed with the Ruger Wrangler and Heritage Rough Rider, balance issues mainly. It's a crap shoot.I decided that I wanted a. I've also looked at Ruger revolvers that were perfect from the factory. I guess it's cheaper to fix the ones that come back, than tighten QC at the factory. Also seen cylinders that were the same amount larger than the lands. I've passed on several guns I wanted because the fit and finish was horrible, or the cylinder throats were not the proper or a consistent diameter. I'll only buy a gun I can go through before the purchase. Unfortunately the barrel hadn't been properly indexed and the front sight was cocked to the left. When I got it back, the trigger was good and they replaced the barrel. The SA trigger pull was a little under 5lb and the barrel looked like it had been rifled with a file. Click to expand.I had a problem with S&W a couple years ago.
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