Charter Bulldog
I've had a number of Charter .38 snubbies over the years and tested a few more for gun articles. Sometimes the QC leaves something to be desired I'll agree, but for the most part they have been dependable, with sufficient practical accuracy. Recently I saw one of the .44 Bulldog "Classics" for sale and snapped it up. I always liked the original .44 Bulldog so I went for it. It came with rubber grips, but I fixed that. At a recent short range session I shot the Bulldog with 3 .44 Special loads. I did the chronograph thing and Remington 246 RNL gave 633 FPS; Black Hills 210 gr. LFP "Cowboy" ammo did 680 FPS and Federal 200 gr. LSWCHP loads clocked 772 FPS (that's what I keep in it). Some fast DA shooting with the Black Hills load at 10 yards gave the results you can see in the photo. I carry my Bulldog in a strong-side, pancake-style, belt holster.
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