wnycollector
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I have been getting the itch to add a .44 special CCW to my collection. Two years ago I had ran across a Taurus 431 2.5" round butt, it was a sweet revolver, but I was short on $$$ at the time and passed. A few weeks later I went back to the shop and it was of course gone I am back in the hunt for a 431 or 441.
As an alternative to the Taurus .44's, I have been thinking of picking up a Charter .44, but I worry about quality issues cropping up down the road. I tend to shot ALL my guns...LOTS! Back in the early 80's my step dad carried a 3" Charter Arms bulldog .44 special. His pistol was the classic "carried alot and shot a little". He put maybe 100 rounds through it per year, so he never had any "issues" develop with his revolver. I have read that Charco era .44's were full of problems. Does anyone out there have both 1st gen (non barrel shroud) and current production charter .44's?
Other than the rossi 720, taurus 431/441 and the Charter .44's and I missing any reasonably priced .44 specials? You may notice that I have not mentioned S&W N frame varients...they are WAY outside my budget (sub $500).
As an alternative to the Taurus .44's, I have been thinking of picking up a Charter .44, but I worry about quality issues cropping up down the road. I tend to shot ALL my guns...LOTS! Back in the early 80's my step dad carried a 3" Charter Arms bulldog .44 special. His pistol was the classic "carried alot and shot a little". He put maybe 100 rounds through it per year, so he never had any "issues" develop with his revolver. I have read that Charco era .44's were full of problems. Does anyone out there have both 1st gen (non barrel shroud) and current production charter .44's?
Other than the rossi 720, taurus 431/441 and the Charter .44's and I missing any reasonably priced .44 specials? You may notice that I have not mentioned S&W N frame varients...they are WAY outside my budget (sub $500).