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Originally posted by sipowicz:
I never owned the Bulldog or Pit Bull but I did have a Charter Arms Chihuahua. I finally sold it after much teasing from my friends.

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Originally posted by sipowicz:
I never owned the Bulldog or Pit Bull but I did have a Charter Arms Chihuahua. I finally sold it after much teasing from my friends.

Aren't North American Arms the one's who make the chihuahua?

I have a Charter2000 .44 Bulldog on as I type this. My son and I each have one. I shoot a 250gr HP cast from a custom mold at close to 1000fps out of mine. After over a thousand rounds of that load and a few thousand rounds of various other loads through mine, it is still as tight as the day I bought it. It is not pretty and it kicks like hell, but it is a lot more accurate and a lot tougher than it has any right to be.

It's also kind of fun to let others try it at the range. People who are used to shooting .40 or .45 Glocks, and such rarely make it through a full cylinder.

Shelley loves hers, and likes shooting it with moderate loads. I have the earlier 1991, 3" barreled version. It shoots VERY well and I happily carry it in my shoulder holster all day. My sport coat keeps it out of sight and away from prying eyes. It is an EXCELLENT companion when push comes to shove.

Scott

My CA Bulldog Pug rides in the console of the car all of the time, along with two speed-loaders of 200-gr GDHP. Fine handgun for the money. Guess I would say it makes a fine car-gun.....I know, I know, car-gun, house-gun, carry-gun....

Have carried one daily since 1987. Practice with and carry 200 gr. Gold Dots. It is the best carry piece I have come across if it's not abused and properly maintained. The newer ones need to be thoroughly inspected by somebody who understands revolvers. They're not a S&W but they'll do the job.

I have a Charter 2000 Bulldog Pug. The finish is rough like an old Chinese product, but the gun is quite serviceable and reasonably accurate with a fairly decent trigger pull. Next to a S&W revolver it looks sorry, but something about the big caliber in a small package appeals to me. It really isn't much different to carry than a J frame.

In the 70's I bought a new .38 Bulldog 3 inch. I couldn't hit a gallon jug 10 feet in front of me. Sold it to a friend that shot a squirrel out of a tree with it.

In 2005 I bought a new Charter Arms "pathfinder" .22 Mag. It refused to eject the spent hulls (had to hit the release with a small pall peen) AND would NOT shoot POA for me or anybody else. After a trip to the factory and a call from the President (I WAS impressed) and the worker that was actually repairing it, it was returned. Well........it did eject the hulls after that. I remember reading a Chuck Hawks article about this gun being able to get squirrel for the stew pot. Well, one would have to lie down and put corn on your belly and still put the barrel up to his head to eat that night. From a bench rest at 7 yards it shot low left and all OVER left. This is how I acquired my Smith Model 15. I traded it off and was clicking my heels and squealing with delight. The Smith was a tackdriver compared to that junk. I have lost faith in Charter Arms and will not be buying others, no matter what calibre.

I have two of them both are great shooters, and reliable , depending on my mood , it is one of my main carry guns,

Have not tried one of the current Charter Arms offerings, but I did own an Undercover made by the original CA company. I bought it in 1990 and it was a very nice gun.

I purchased one of the new model Charter Arms Bulldogs in .44-SPL in the past year. It is good for what it is intended. It is my constant in the console gun with GDHP 200-gr stoked in it. For personal carry, I have any of the four J-frames to choose from. It is not refined, it is not pretty, but it works for what it is intended......

Way back when, I took an original blue 3" Charter Bulldog and cut an inch off the barrel. It looks like a fat Chief's Special. Cast 240grain handloads were a bear with the frame-fitting stocks, but charter made some magna stocks that were much easier on the hand. Some times the last round would slip out and tie up the cylinder, but I never crimped them too tightly. A nice little 2" pocket gun for self defense at close range. And a civilian has no business shooting anyone except at close range. Never had a problem with it, and still carry it at times when traveling. If Charter would make a 2" .44 Special with a covered hammer for firing from inside a pocket, I'd buy the first two off the line.

KeithCarter
NRA Life