Charter Arms
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Certaindeaf
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I've had Charter's for quite a while. I trust them. I did loosen up a stainless 3" .44 a little bit many years ago but that was my fault.. I was young and flung pretty stiff loaded Lee 320 gr SWC's out of it quite a bit. I think I'll buy another.
What Gun Co hasn't had a problem Gun here and there. I bought a 442 S&W that I broke and had to send back before I loaded it with live Ammo
. My Charter 2000 (supposedly the worst years
) was excellent. I would buy another Charter with no questions.
. My Charter 2000 (supposedly the worst years) was excellent. I would buy another Charter with no questions.MedWheeler
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Jaymo, member "32 Magnum" has been chronicling these guns, and he has that serial number info. You can probably PM him, or he might simply chime in here. He contributes a bit to several Charter Arms owners, including me, in this thread:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=603401
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=603401
Soldiernurse
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That Thread is almost a year old?
Anyway, no regrets w/CA .40 Pitbull Revolver purchase a few months back. In fact, very pleased w/my one n only revolver.
Deltaboy1984
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I got a 1st gen Undercover 38 at came into my GS last year and I bought it before they got in the case good.
It shoots good and I love it.
It shoots good and I love it.
MedWheeler
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Soldiernurse asks:
Yes, the thread mentioned is a year old. Good observation, I guess, but it does not change any of the relevance of information contained within it. Also, the member I mentioned in it made his last post eight days ago, so it appears he's still active.
Yes, the thread mentioned is a year old. Good observation, I guess, but it does not change any of the relevance of information contained within it. Also, the member I mentioned in it made his last post eight days ago, so it appears he's still active.
bwsmith2850
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We bought an undercover lite in red & black for her first gun and CCW gun. I was surprised with its lockup and how smooth the trigger pull was on an inexpensive revolver. It is extremely accurate too. They make nice guns.
bikemutt
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Pitbull .40 range report will have to wait until next week sometime, long story.
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ive owned three (3) C.A. guns in the 80s and 90s.
two .44spl bulldogs, one blued shot itself loose in less than 200 rounds, lost timing, cylinder crane had a lot of wobble, shaved lead when fired, sent it back, got it back saying test fired, no fault found, yet the problem was still there. sold it at a big loss.
got a stainless steel version of the same, cylinder lock up was loose, and the cylinder stop wore down enough that i could manually rotate it backwards when closed. look at the skinny shark fin cylinder stop and the shallow notch it fits in. i sold that at a loss as well.
i then bought a 3" .22lr pathfinder, and after a thorough inspection based on my ownership of two lousy specimines mention about i deemed it adequate. it turned out that 3" .22lr pathfinder was a top notch little gun that i wish i still had.
as for buying another C.A. gun? not unless i can inspect it before i put my money down.
two .44spl bulldogs, one blued shot itself loose in less than 200 rounds, lost timing, cylinder crane had a lot of wobble, shaved lead when fired, sent it back, got it back saying test fired, no fault found, yet the problem was still there. sold it at a big loss.
got a stainless steel version of the same, cylinder lock up was loose, and the cylinder stop wore down enough that i could manually rotate it backwards when closed. look at the skinny shark fin cylinder stop and the shallow notch it fits in. i sold that at a loss as well.
i then bought a 3" .22lr pathfinder, and after a thorough inspection based on my ownership of two lousy specimines mention about i deemed it adequate. it turned out that 3" .22lr pathfinder was a top notch little gun that i wish i still had.
as for buying another C.A. gun? not unless i can inspect it before i put my money down.
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lobo9er
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seem to be way more hit or miss than most companies. when I bought the one I had there was a gentlemen in the GS that was carrying a charter arm in 38 special non "plus P". He liked it had had it for sometime, but said the screw that held the cylinder crane would rattle loose after X amount of rounds. He told me if he planned on going to the range and shooting more than a few rounds he needed to bring a screw driver to tighten it up.
I don't doubt or dismiss those that like theirs, in the same respect I wouldn't doubt or dismiss the bad reviews of Charter Arms either.
I don't doubt or dismiss those that like theirs, in the same respect I wouldn't doubt or dismiss the bad reviews of Charter Arms either.
Charter Arms is interesting. It seems like in previous years, there were a lot of bad guns that led to their current bad name.
It seems like newer models generally get good reviews, though, with an occasional teething difficulty with their rimless revolvers.
Customer service with their current iteration seems to be excellent, but no one really says anything about it.
I don't think I'd go out of my way to specifically purchase one, but I'd get one if I could get a good deal.
It seems like newer models generally get good reviews, though, with an occasional teething difficulty with their rimless revolvers.
Customer service with their current iteration seems to be excellent, but no one really says anything about it.
I don't think I'd go out of my way to specifically purchase one, but I'd get one if I could get a good deal.
Cocked & Locked
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I've probably been fortunate. I have the ones pictured in post #15 and they are great...never an issue (yet.)
Also years ago had a CA snub chambered for the 9mm Federal rimmed cartridge. Wish I still had that one.
Also years ago had a CA snub chambered for the 9mm Federal rimmed cartridge. Wish I still had that one.
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