Offhand, has Charter Arms ever made a variant of revolver w/ a 4" unshrouded barrel and 6x shot capacity of .38 Spl ?The Charter Arms revolvers are mostly light-framed carry revolvers, so I have certain expectations regarding them. I have one that's always functioned correctly, and I've gotten five or so years of service out of it. It's been my EDC lately, and I trust it. Once it starts getting loose or out of time, I'll put it out to pasture.
I know that it's not a service weapon like a Model 10. I don't expect to shoot tens of thousands of rounds through revolvers like the Charter Arms, or the S&W Airweight, or Ruger LCR. I might shoot 50 rounds a month through it, at the most. If a light carry revolver only lasted me 6,000 rounds (admittedly not a lot), that would be ten years of daily carry and monthly practice. I wouldn't be too upset if my EDC was worn out after ten years. That's fair dinkum.
If I want an EDC revolver that will last a bazillion rounds, I'll carry my SP101. It's also heavy like a boat anchor. in my mind, that's part of the trade-off between lightweight versus heavyweight revolvers.
ThisThese are carry much, shoot little firearms.
Offhand, has Charter Arms ever made a variant of revolver w/ a 4" unshrouded barrel and 6x shot capacity of .38 Spl ?
I have owned 4 CHARTER ARMS revolvers and my experience is that they are as well designed as a S&W or RUGER, but not overbuilt like the RUGER SP-101
Jim
I have owned 4 CHARTER ARMS revolvers and my experience is that they are as well designed as a S&W or RUGER, but not overbuilt like the RUGER SP-101. I carried an UNDERCOVER for many years interchangeably with a S&W model 38 BODYGUARD or S&W model 36 CHIEF'S SPECIAL. The real difference as far as I am concerned is with the quality of the trigger pull. I shot my sister in laws UNDERCOVER'S (she has two of them) and the triggers were gritty to the point that I would not have bought them. It used to be, back in the late 1970's, when you bought a CHARTER, the first thing you did was replace the grips and then second was get an action job to smooth the trigger, not lighten it.
I bought a used one about 5 years ago and it is still going strong. The other one was from 27 years ago and it frequently rides in my car.
Due to their light weight, I would avoid the +P loads. They can be a handful to shoot.
Jim