Charter Revolvers??

I have an old charter "undercover" 38 it's been a good firearm, my son owns
a new one, not so good, but quality control is not what it once was on most firearms. Just my opinion.
 
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I bought a Charter Undercover many years ago.......... I want to say late '70's to very early '80's. I still have it.

Although I don't use it for carry, it would make a very light carry gun.

My biggest concern is +P ammo........ I've never been able to get a straight answer as to it's ability to digest +P stuff. Anyone know??

Thanks
 
The Charter 2000's are rough at best.I wouldnt want one when an EAA Windicator is the same price and a much better revolver.
 
Charters are light and somewhat fragile. They have not generally been as reliable as one would like. If a choice is available, buy a S&W or even a Taurus. Charter guns are (IMHO) in the "OK if you can't do any better" category.

I don't know about the new ones but the old ones are definitely NOT +P rated.

Jim
 
I also have an older undercover 38. I haven't had any problems with it at all.
I've even fed a couple dozen +p rounds though it with no problems.

5 shots at 9 feet, one hole. :D
 

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The origninal Charter Arms company's revolvers were very good guns. Durable, accurate and reliable for me, and I own a few in different calibers.

The later Charco and Charter 2000 company's offerings were poor renditions of the originals, and I do not own any of them.

Two of my originals are 5 shots in .357... fragile? Not these guns.
 

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I was checking out a .38 from Charter Arms a few months ago at a gun show. I asked the lady straight out, and no, that model isn't rated for any +ps. As with pretty much any gun though in a SD situation, I'm sure it could handle a cylinder or two full. It was pretty durable feeling to me.
 
I have a old CA undercover late 70's nice little pistol and I do shot +p in mine ,not a study diet but a cyl. now and then I keep it loaded with the old 158swchp +P for SD Its my coat pocket pistol in winter. They are not that fragile. As I remember in old gun tests they always shot some +P through them.
 
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I have owned 2 CA Bulldog's in my time. A .44 Special and a .38 special police 4" model. Both guns shot extremely well. I would not feed either of these guns a steady diet of +P ammunition. My mom has the .38 Special for a house gun, and I got rid of my .44 bulldog to get a model 296 smith, which quickly turned into a model 696. I love my 696, but many days wish I had my .44 bulldog back. To be honest, there is not much difference in accuracy, but the bulldog was definately lighter. In the end, my point would be that I have had good luck with them. Good luck, let us know what you end up with.

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Charter 2000 guns should not be compared to the older ones.They may have been good back in the 70's but they arent now.
 
I have an older Charter Arms pathfinder .22 revolver that is SWEET :D I havn't heard much good about the newer models though. I'd save my $ for a used S&W first.
 
Undercover.

I have an older Charter Undercover .38 that I found at the local loan and rob pawn shop.
$90 bucks out the door. Comfortable, fairly accurate, and easy to carry.

Prints about 3" groups at 10 yards (minute of bad guy) and hides nicely in an IWB @ 2 o'clock.
I picked up a pair of Pachmayr grips for mine, makes the whole thing look and feel pretty good.

Forgot to address +P ammo.
I have not tried it yet, and have stuck with Federal or Winchester White Box ammo. I'm pretty sure that it would hold up for occasional firing, and would not feel uncomfortable carrying with +P's if it were a primary.
 
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I have an older Charter Arms Undercover which dates back to about 1980 or so. It's a good, inexpensive (compared to a S&W M36) revolver, and fairly accurate with 110 grain Federal HS. It could "probably" take some +P ammo without problem, but I prefer to keep it with standard pressure loads. Unfortunately it's been supplanted by my S&W 342PD but it remains a good back-up.

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Ala Dan...

Thanks for the kind words. I've learned more than a bit about firearms photography from studying some of the great pics on THR and TFL.
 
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