Not a big fan, huh?In a van down by the river next to Shelton, Connecticut.
As far as I know!So, they're all American made guns?
Not a big fan, huh?
Is that the result of "financial issues"? You would think/hope that in these time where everyone is looking for security their business would have picked up some?I like the original Charter Arms revolvers just fine. Current Charter Arms guns are quite the gamble in getting a good one.
No way to know for sure. From my reading and personal experience my hypothesis is it is a workforce issue since COVID. Problems started popping up around then. If you check the few posts here you will see some QC issues. The designs are not new, prior to a few years ago they seemed to be humming along fine. Their customer service is very good and they honor the warranty, no questions asked.Is that the result of "financial issues"? You would think/hope that in these time where everyone is looking for security their business would have picked up some?
MS-DOS is the future!I just wish someone competent would redo their website. It’s a mess.
I sold mine a couple of weeks ago. I used it mostly for hiking as a snake gun. After CCI quit loading .45 ACP snake shot, a friend of mine started loading it for me with very good results. He found a way to crimp the mouth over the card and shot. That aside, I decided that a .22 was enough for the mission.How's their Pitbull 45ACP?
My Charter Arms 2000 bulldog .44 is great, its the generation before it thats crapTheir WEB site claims 100% American Made, 100% American Parts and 100% American Owned.
That is 100% true and now that one of the original partners are back at the helm the Ecker family has brought Charter Arms back to their original high quality and reliability. It's not like the several incarnations they went through the worst being Charter Arms 2000.
(no, I have no affiliation with them, I just like American companies)
Now if someone would resurrect American Derringer I would be very happy lol...
My mistake, Charter Arms was founded in 1964 and by 1996 filed for bankruptcy. That's when the Elder family too over under the name Charter Arms 2000. If your Bulldog was made between 2000 and 2005 you do have a very good revolver. It was from 2005 on the company lost it's way after the Ecker family filed for bankruptcy. I don't recall what year the Ecker family came back and took over for that supply company who ran it into the ground.My Charter Arms 2000 bulldog .44 is great, its the generation before it thats crap
But I think the company came back again more recently and so current production should be good.My mistake, Charter Arms was founded in 1964 and by 1969 filed for bankruptcy. That's when the Elder family too over under the name Charter Arms 2000. If your Bulldog was made between 1996 and 2005 you do have a very good revolver. It was from 2005 on the company lost it's way after the Ecker family filed for bankruptcy. I don't recall what year the Ecker family came back and took over for that supply company who ran it into the ground.
Hey, I'm getting old and get things wrong sometimes lol...