vanfunk
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Hi All:
My LGS got in a brand-new Charter Arms Bulldog a few weeks ago. It’s a 3” blued model with wood grips, kinda like a “classic” Bulldog of the 70’s. I’ve always harbored a somewhat secret fascination with these guns as there are so few lightweight .44 Special revolvers out there. The price is fine but I have some reservations:
1) the trigger feels like my first divorce; long, heavy and abrasive. The DA pull must be 16 lbs and spans the distance between Detroit and Ann Arbor. The single action is probably 8 lbs and it feels like you’re trying to do something it doesn’t want to do.
2) the trigger guard is aluminum but feels cheap and plasticky. Is the cylinder release plastic? Again here the action of the cylinder release feels like it’s riding on broken clam shells.
Good news - the cylinder seems to time just fine and the barrel and sights seem to be straight. The finish is smooth and looks good.
So, one can’t expect Colt or S&W quality at this price point, but they also don’t offer a 20 oz .44 Special. Does anyone have one of the new ones, made in the last year or so? I wouldn’t expect a miracle but I’d like it to work out of the box and keep a group on paper out to 15 yards. I wouldn’t plan on shooting anything other than standard pressure LSWC fodder and perhaps some wadcutters.
Thanks!
My LGS got in a brand-new Charter Arms Bulldog a few weeks ago. It’s a 3” blued model with wood grips, kinda like a “classic” Bulldog of the 70’s. I’ve always harbored a somewhat secret fascination with these guns as there are so few lightweight .44 Special revolvers out there. The price is fine but I have some reservations:
1) the trigger feels like my first divorce; long, heavy and abrasive. The DA pull must be 16 lbs and spans the distance between Detroit and Ann Arbor. The single action is probably 8 lbs and it feels like you’re trying to do something it doesn’t want to do.
2) the trigger guard is aluminum but feels cheap and plasticky. Is the cylinder release plastic? Again here the action of the cylinder release feels like it’s riding on broken clam shells.
Good news - the cylinder seems to time just fine and the barrel and sights seem to be straight. The finish is smooth and looks good.
So, one can’t expect Colt or S&W quality at this price point, but they also don’t offer a 20 oz .44 Special. Does anyone have one of the new ones, made in the last year or so? I wouldn’t expect a miracle but I’d like it to work out of the box and keep a group on paper out to 15 yards. I wouldn’t plan on shooting anything other than standard pressure LSWC fodder and perhaps some wadcutters.
Thanks!