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04-27-2011, 10:55 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Lehigh Valley PA
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Originally Posted by cowboy117
I have #4978**.Great revolver.No way to date it that i know of.I carry +p's,and shoot regular .38's from it.It's my 2nd. carry gun after my S&W.The later ones were hit & miss[no pun intended!].
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1st Generation Charter Arms Corp. reached 500,000 pieces produced in August 1979. Your piece with s/n 4978xx (I hate those x's for research reasons, LOL) was probably made sometime during the preceding two months.
The UNDERCOVER and OFFDUTY models of that time were specifically not rated for +P ammo (stated in their catalogues) - the POLICE variations, 6 shot .38s made on the larger Bulldog frame were rated for +P, as this frame and cylinder combo was also chambered for 5 shots of .357 Mag or .44 Special.
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