sixguns4fighting
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My advise is to check the local pawnshops and gunstores for a used S&W Model 10 revolver.
My advise is to check the local pawnshops and gunstores for a used S&W Model 10 revolver.
he doesn't have to put up with second-rate guns that he's going to wonder if they're going to work when he needs them to.
nope, it's anodized aluminumI have owned and do own now several of Charters .38 snubs, and a Bulldog Pug in .44 spcl. I have to laugh at joed. Did you shoot plus P's in it or handloads? Did you contact Charter they would have repaired it if the gun was at fault. There are junk guns from every company. If you buy something you think is a lemon don't fault all the guns. Maybe yours was made by someone on pain meds that day, stayed up all night on the computer, watched TV, had a fling. It happens. I guess I am fortunate. All of my Charters that I've bought shoot accurately, conceal well etc. I believe that Charter used/uses a plastic for the grip frame.
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But the Taurus 2617 is less expensive, holds two rounds more, and will fire .357mag as well.You mean like $337 for a SS Bodyguard? <---includes shipping!
http://www.jetguns.com/m638-bodyguard-special-stainless-p-487.html
Yeah yeah I know FFL fee...etc... Ok, in your hands for $357? Strictly as an aside, it blows my mind that people pick the LCR over this...
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Internet Commando BS.he doesn't have to put up with second-rate guns that he's going to wonder if they're going to work when he needs them to.
The fabled S&W Model 10 for $100 is going the way of the dinosaur. Most of them around here are in the $200-250 range, for a used gun. I find it utterly ludicrous that anyone will recommend buying a used gun over a new one. Yes, if you're really good, you can rule out the most obvious problems in a used gun, but that still doesn't tell you when it will break, like the first shot in a gun-fight.
I would consider it the smart choice for several reasons, not the least of which is - that S&W is never going to be worth less than it is right now. That Charter is never going to be worth more than it is right now, and that Taurus is probably not going to go up in value, either.
Hey 32 magnum,jtoonjr,
The original (1st Generation) Charter Arms Corp. specifically stated in all the catalogues that I have, that the UNDERCOVER, 5 shot .38 SPL. was not designed to handle +P Ammunition. The POLICE variants (made on the larger BULLDOG frame) 6 shot .38s were capable of handling the +P .38s as this frame would also handle .357 Mags, as well as the better known .44 SPL cartridges. From all the evidence, I wouldn't shoot +P .38s in any of my UNDERCOVER or OFFDUTY pieces.
I am not familiar with the current (3rd Gen.) specifications.
Yeah because everyone knows you will never get bad customer service from an American company.