charter arms 9mm 5 inch barrel...info

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found this in my 9mm revolver search.
Find reviews on the 2-2.5 inch ones but not the 5 inch barrel. anyone have any knowledge on this one? tnx, rod
 

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Barrel size shouldn't be exclusive in a review. If you found reviews of the model, then there you go, shouldn't differ due to length of barrel. Expect slightly more weight, slightly less recoil, slightly more velocity and a much bigger difficulty in CC.
 
As long as the frame is small enough, longer barrels needn't be bothersome in concealed carry. I sometimes CC a Ruger Police Service Six, with a 4" barrel, and find it less of a chore than a 2.5" S&W M66 I was stuck with on a few occasions. The problem of drawing the piece from a holster is where the barrel length can work against you. The muzzle MUST clear the holster, or bad things happen. Rear-canting the muzzle slightly can help, though it makes getting a solid gun-to-hand grip more difficult.

I can't draw a 2.5" barreled revolver better, faster or cleaner than I can with a 4" barreled revolver. But for some reason, I CAN shoot discernibly lower scores with the 2.5" revolver. The longer barrels mean greater weight, but it would be up to the wearer to decide whether the difference is enough to be inconvenient.

The only 5" barreled revolver I've tried to draw from concealment was a S&W M27, which is the same frame on which their .44 Magnum is built. I DID seem to be slower, and shoot lower scores with it than with my PS-6, or a friend's 4" S&W M19, but I honestly can't say with certainty whether it was the 1" longer barrel, or the larger frame. If I had to guess, I'd attribute it to the frame size.

A 5" 9mm revolver would probably get all the ballistic potential the cartridge has to offer. A 5" .357 would probably work better. If it proves cumbersome to conceal/draw, gunsmithing can fix that.
 
I doubt that ever made into production. they've dropped their 6 shot 9mm on the bulldog frame and now only make it in a 5 shot 9mm.
 
Grip size would seem more of hindrance to concealment than barrel length.
Difficulty in clearing a holster with longer barrels is probably due more to technique than the barrel.
Drawing with the elbow going rearward, (like in the old cowpoke movies), instead of up seems to help.
Hi, Ho, Silver, Away.
 
JERRYS. said:
I doubt that ever [makes it] into production.
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From what I've gathered by talking to a local Charter dealer, one of his ongoing frustrations with Charter is their tendency to catalog models long before they're actually available, or to make certain models in very limited runs that sell out very quickly and without warning. IOW just because Charter catalogs it, or someone online has one, doesn't mean that YOU can get one. :rolleyes:

(OTOH S&W sometimes does the same thing. Kicks self for not buying the 315NG that my local LGS got, the only one I've ever seen.) :o
 
JERRYS said:
I doubt that ever made into production.
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There are 2 on Gunbroker with the 5" barrel. Model 79950. They are not like the OP picture. They are a 5 shot ADJUSTABLE SIGHT revolver. There have also been a few 5" 40 S&W Pitbulls lately
 
Charter Arms 79950

Consider the longer barrel a "Canadian Edition" to get around the 4.2" barrel ban. They are out there for sale at various dealers. In 40S&W too.
 
Until you sit down, that is. Or, you prefer to pocket carry.
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It would take very big pockets to want to carry a 5" there.
The right holster works with long barrels for sitting.
Look at all the action pistol stages that begin sitting down.
The old time gunslingers didn't seem to have any trouble sitting down to a saloon poker game with their 7" hog legs.
 
I actually pocket carried a 6 inch barrelled 357 and it fit great. No problem at all.i have a holster setup im workin on. Itl be handy and sneaky as well. :D
 
A six inch in pocket carry!
And a revolver, no less.
How did you keep your pants up?
Wasn't it hard to keep from listing to one side and walking in circles?
 
Lol...im a big fella. The grip was just hi enuff to be got to but didnt jam into my fatness:D
It was a rossi 972.
Nonpics but i swear it.
 
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