Charter Arms Target Bulldog 357

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image.jpeg Well I finally got the old Charter Arms out of layaway ... I need to do a bit more research... But I bout sure its 1978ish ?
357mag 4 inch barrel ,ajustable sights .. Overall in pretty great shape .. seems to have been shot little ..
Amazing how light it is for a steel framed ,4 inch barreled 357 with target walnut grips
comes in at 21.5 oz ..
From what I have read it has a aluminum shroud over the barrel ..
 
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That a five-shooter?

Pretty sure it's an alloy frame to keep the weight that low.

That'd make about an ideal back packing pistol. Very cool.
 
gotboostvr said:
That a five-shooter?

Pretty sure it's an alloy frame to keep the weight that low.

That'd make about an ideal back packing pistol. Very cool.
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5 shooter ... Steel frame ... aluminum shroud over steel barrel ... aluminum grip frame/trigger guard ..
Charters are known to be light ...
 
  1. 1976 - Target Bulldog Revolver - .357 Magnum - 5 shot - 4” barrel with ejector shroud, adjustable rear sight - the barrel has a steel insert in an aluminum shroud
    • 1978 - .44 Special version available
    • 1978 - 4” or 6” barrel available
    • 1980 - 4” barrel only available
 
  1. 1975 - Police Bulldog Revolver - .38 Special - 6 shot - available with a 4” barrel with an ejector shroud, adjustable rear sight
    • 1981 - 4” bull barrel available
    • 1981 - 2” barrel available
    • 1982 - Snubnose Police Bulldog - 2” bull barrel - pocket hammer - neoprene grips
    • 1984 - sometime in this period all the 2” barrel 6 shot guns were renamed Police Undercover
    • 1985 - available in .32 H&R Magnum under the name Police Undercover
    • 1985 - .38 special version available with 6” barrel, pocket hammer or spur hammer, in blue or stainless steel
    • 1989 - .32 H&R Magnum version dropped
 
Timetable of Charter Arms Products and Features

Extrapolating from the data given further down on this page, taken from back issues of Gun Digest and a few old catalogs, the likely initial production years of the various Charter Arms guns and their features is as follows:*

  1. 1965 - Undercover Revolver - .38 Special - 5 shot - available with 2”barrel
    • 1967 - 3” barrel available
    • 1968 - Bulldog grip available
    • 1970 - Nickel finish available; 5th Anniversary edition available
    • 1978 - .32 Smith & Wesson Long version available (Undercoverette name no longer used)
    • 1980 - Stainless steel version available with a 2” barrel
    • 1984 - Available in .32 H&R Magnum - 5 shot
  2. 1970 - Pathfinder Revolver (known as .22Pocket Target early on) - .22 long rifle - 6 shot - available with a 3” barrel, adjustable rear sight
    • 1970 - Renamed to Pathfinder in September of 1970
    • 1971 - Dual cylinder version available, known as the Dual Pathfinder - .22 long rifle & .22 WMR
    • 1978 - Available with 6” barrel
    • 1978 - Available with square butt grips
    • 1980 - Stainless steel version available with a 3” barrel
  3. 1971 - Undercoverette Revolver - .32 Smith & Wesson Long - 6 shot - available with a 2” barrel
    • 1979 - Renamed “Undercover .32”
  4. 1973 - Bulldog Revolver - .44 Special - available with a 3” barrel
    • 1976 - Nickel finish available
    • 1978 - .357 version available - 6” barrel
    • 1979 - Milestone Edition .44 Bulldog - edition of 50, serialized from 500,000A to 500,000AY
    • 1980 - Bulldog Tracker - .357 Magnum - 5 shot - 6” bull barrel (non-tapered barrel)
      • 1982 - available with 4” or 6” bull barrel and adjustable sight
      • 1983 - 2½”, 4”, and 6” bull barrels available
    • 1981 - Stainless steel version of Bulldogavailable
    • 1982 - pocket hammer and neoprene grips available - Law Enforcement Bulldog
    • 1984 - Bulldog available with 2½” barrel and full-length ramp front sight
    • 1986 - Bulldog Pug - 2½” barrel with ejector shroud and full-length ramp front sight - blue only - with bobbed hammer and neoprene grips or with spur hammer and walnut grips
  5. 1975 - Police Bulldog Revolver - .38 Special - 6 shot - available with a 4” barrel with an ejector shroud, adjustable rear sight
    • 1981 - 4” bull barrel available
    • 1981 - 2” barrel available
    • 1982 - Snubnose Police Bulldog - 2” bull barrel - pocket hammer - neoprene grips
    • 1984 - sometime in this period all the 2” barrel 6 shot guns were renamed Police Undercover
    • 1985 - available in .32 H&R Magnum under the name Police Undercover
    • 1985 - .38 special version available with 6” barrel, pocket hammer or spur hammer, in blue or stainless steel
    • 1989 - .32 H&R Magnum version dropped
  6. 1976 - Target Bulldog Revolver - .357 Magnum - 5 shot - 4” barrel with ejector shroud, adjustable rear sight - the barrel has a steel insert in an aluminum shroud
    • 1978 - .44 Special version available
    • 1978 - 4” or 6” barrel available
    • 1980 - 4” barrel only available
  7. 1984 - Off Duty Revolver - .38 Special - 5 shot - identical to Undercover, but with a cheaper finish - available in flat black or stainless steel and 2” barrel
    • 1985 - available with neoprene grips
  8. 1989 - Pit Bull - 9mm Luger - 5 shot - 2½” or 3½” barrel - blue or stainless steel
 
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