Smaug
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That’s not one of the choices.Taurus 450 in 45 Colt titanium or steel.
That’s not one of the choices.Taurus 450 in 45 Colt titanium or steel.
They don’t make a 45 Colt, unless I’m missing it. Do you mean 45 ACP?I'd get that charter in 45 colt. I hear their pretty good revolvers but never shot one. They look cheap but I'd give one a try.
Slamfire, I’d forgotten about Charters breaking firing pins. It’s mostly from dry firing, right? They should really address that. I guess snap caps are a must, for them.
I recently read a review on a Charter Arms revolver, one of the new ones. From the family owned company.
The author said that the trigger needed smoothing up with lots of dry firing. He had to do it and catch the hammer with his finger each time hundreds of times because he knew the transfer bar or firing pin would break if he dry fired at that much otherwise. I wonder if it would also break with snap caps, or if it’s just dry firing?
Snap caps are supposed to protect the firing pin though they do wear out after so much use. Well, guess I just have to shoot more live ammo. Other than the expense (.45 Colt) it sure is a lot of fun!I do the same thing, with the .44 Bulldog I currently own.
It's the transfer bar that breaks, not the firing pin. And it will break with dry firing with snap caps. Always breaks the same way, in the same place (right where it widens out to the "flag"). And it's a screaming PITA 3 hand job to replace.
You ain't as defenseless as most think with a 20ga single shot and a .38 SplWhen I lived in New Orleans I had a break in. They stole my Glock and my tomcat 32. I moved and would not bring any of my other guns over from where I had them stored. So I carried a 1971 charter arms that I got for 50 bucks as a gunsmith special. I put 50 dollars worth of springs in it. I had a twenty gauge single shot and pump in a closet. They didn’t steal them and they were enough at home to do what need be. So to answer charter arms og vintage not 80s. I might try a newer bulldog in 44 special.
Charter doesn't make a .327 anymore and the one they did only held 6.I had to go with Charter arms (Made in U.S. of A). My .45 Bulldog had to go to the factory for a defect and I had it back in a week. My GS said if it were a Taurus it might take months to get it back (presumably ship it back to Brazil?)
Now if I am going Charter Arms and for carry, maybe the .327 Magnum I think they have one with 8 shots.
I have both.
Taurus, no question.
The Charter is the worst firearm I own that was made after 1930.
It was almost unfireable when new. Every part inside of it has rough surfaces. Shooting it double action felt as if it was buried in a sandbox.
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The hammer. You can see how deep the ridges were and the buildup of metal on the edge. Every part was like that. I bought it as a project but never expected this low level of quality.
It was $200 new so I'm not crying about the cost. I am surprised that any manufacturer would put out such a poor product.
My Taurus Ultra-Lite bought in 2002 is a much better firearm in accuracy, reliability and especially quality.
When I said “ghetto” I just meant cheap. Not literally from the ghetto or gangster.
I really want to get the Taurus 942, it has been on my list for almost 3 years now and I can't find any, but it's an 8 shot .22 revolver that should cost under $300 and as long as it works I can't imagine has a worse trigger than any modern small frame Ruger or S&W .22 does. I also want to further personally test Taurus guns, the two I've bought new the past couple years have been trouble free and plain fun to shoot, but I want to see if Taurus can keep that streak going with their revolvers.
As I said above: cheap.I am still not sure what a “Ghetto” revolver is.