I have been carrying a Charter Pug since 1987. A 200 gr Gold Dot or Corbon load is all you need. The rubber Pachmayrs may be ugly to some but they DO take a lot of the sting out. With wood grips it feels like a completely different gun. A 200 gr. load @ 900 fps. is plenty of cowbell and won't beat up the gun as fast as the heavy loads. I've never pushed mine beyond that and it still locks up like when it was new.I have shot some IPSC and pin matches with it did great (even though everyone was laughing). It'll take pins off the table if you do your part (you just can't miss one).
The New Charter-Arms Bulldog 44 spl
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Panzerschwein
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I really like these guns, but haven't searched one out in part due to the mixed reviews I see these getting and the high cost of factory ammo.
Still such a cool gun though. More powerful than any .357 magnum revolver but still very compact and quite lightweight.
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Still such a cool gun though. More powerful than any .357 magnum revolver but still very compact and quite lightweight.
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I certainly can't speak for all of them, but my Dad has owned one for years with no problems.
I found one in a pawn shop a few weeks ago. The cylinder could only be open by pulling the ejector rod and when opened would slide past the stop. He let me have it for $200. Once home I tightened the crane screw and made an adjustment to the cylinder latch release screw. Voila'!! She's back in working order!
The only bullets I have to load are 250-260 gr. SWC's. Even running only 650 fps or so recoil is sharp. BTW, I weighed mine on my shipping scales and it came in at 21.5 oz. Anyhow by the time I had worked up to my standard practice/plinking load for my .44 Special, 6.5 of Unique, recoil was downright nasty. Velocity ran 830 fps. This load shot really well at 15 yds. though:
Ultimately I'd like to load a 200 gr-ish full wadcutter in it and run it around 750-800 fps. I recently read a column by Handloader magazine editor Dave Scovill in which he stated a .44 caliber full wadcutter is a very destructive bullet rivaling a varmint bullet fired from a rifle!
Regarding ammo costs, I don't see how anyone can afford to shoot a handgun more than occasionally if they have to buy factory ammo.
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For some people reloading is not an option.
Comparing the .357 magnum to a .44 special is like comparing a motorbike to a Mack truck. Sure, one is faster, but which one is going to do more damage?
The Mack truck, i.e. .44 special.
Comparing the .357 magnum to a .44 special is like comparing a motorbike to a Mack truck. Sure, one is faster, but which one is going to do more damage?
The Mack truck, i.e. .44 special.
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