Charter Arms Patriot in 327 Federal Mag. Questions

[jaktime]

I was hoping to get some feed back on the charter arms patriot chambered for the 327 magnum, I have a SP101 in the 327 version now & was considering getting a charter arms version as a " beater gun " to take fishing & atving as a ccw gun. My question on them is what do you think about their reliability? Would you consider them better that Taurus ( which I've read NIGHTMARE stories about) or would you rank them even lower that a taurus? It would bring a tear to my eye if I dropped my SP in the water or mud for some reason while out kayaking / fishing ( I usually wade the water from small mouth fishing) or atving. Any thoughts & insight are welcome
J

 

[rcmodel]

Dropping a stainless SP-101 in the water would not be worst thing that could happen.

Dropping a gun in the water you can't very easily field strip and get the water & sand out of the lockwork would be the worst thing.

That would be the Charter Arms.

I'd say your SP-101 is about as good as you can do for a white-water gun.

rc

 

[Triggernosis]

I'm thinking the exact same thing RC said.

 

[murf]

can't comment on the pros and cons of the charter arms, but suggest you carry a can of wd (water displacement) 40 with you just in case. spraying every crook and cranny (remove the grips as they will retain the water) will keep the water at bay until you get it home for a good cleaning.

oh, and keeping a spare pistol on your forays into the wild can save you a premature trip back home. fwiw

murf

 

[rcmodel]

Maybe a laynard loop on the grips so you can't drop it in the creek in the first place?

http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/parts_store/lanyard_rings_&_studs.html

There were some SP-101's made for a French contract that had a laynard attachment point the bottom rear of the grip.
http://www.gunsamerica.com/97663892...e-Action-Revolver/SP101_w_LANYARD_LOOP_38.htm

My S&W 317 has one Mr. Smith & Mr. Wesson put there.
So does my Glock 23, and two 1911's, S&W Victory Model, and S&W Model 39.

rc

 

[Schutzen]

Bad mouth Taurus and Charter Arms all you want, but I hunt and fish in places that a dropped handgun is unrecoverable. If I drop a Taurus or a Charter Arms I will be upset, but if I lost a Colt or a S&W I would be UPSET. Keep the high dollar value guns out of the tackle box, save them.

 

[MMCSRET]

I use the CA, great gun but it still ain't gonna take to water well, neither will the Ruger. It is not in the design specs, probably was in the marketing spec but they're shysters anyway and will say anything to make a sale.

 

[nonseven]

The Ruger is pretty easy to take down to a level that you could get the water out fairly effectively.