First Impressions A new rendition of the Charter Arms Mag Pug with a three-inch barrel, adjustable rear sight, and a high polished stainless finish is available for about $400 street price. While the .357 Magnum was a little stout in this small revolver the over-molded rubber stocks with finger grooves help tame that recoil a […]
There are guns that can do a little bit of everything and there are guns that are very purpose built. I believe the new Charter Arms Mag Pug in .41 Magnum is a purpose built revolver. Initial Thoughts The five shot cylinder held up well over 150 rounds with no problems with no lock up or […]
The concealed carry market is very much alive and growing, which I see as a good thing. The availability of concealed carry pistols is better than it has ever been, but many still prefer the revolver. A solid option for quality inexpensive revolvers is Charter Arms. Charter Arms has increased it’s line with some cool […]
Revolvers chambered in auto loading cartridges is really nothing new, but the vast majority use moon clips to hold the rounds in place since auto loaded cartridges are not rimmed. The Pitbull uses tabs machined into the star ejector to catch the extractor groove. Now the cartridge still headspaces off the case mouth but the […]
Charter Arms introduced the five shot .44 S&W Special, Boomer, which is based on their Bulldog, which I reviewed about two years ago. You can read that review by following this link. The Boomer differs from the traditional Bulldog in that it is double action only, is ported, and does not have a front sight. […]
Another NRA show in the books, with over 80,000 attendees most of which were armed and not a single issue over the three days. Imagine that, responsible gun owners being responsible. I went a bit of different way of covering the show this year doing video interviews. It was very crowded and plenty loud so […]
.44 Smith and Wesson Special ballistic test The .44 Smith and Wesson, based off the .44 Russian was introduced in 1907 for the Smith and Wesson New Century Revolver. Truthfully the .44 Special was nothing special at it’s inception. With similar ballistics and accuracy of the .44 Russian using the then new smokeless propellant. It […]
If you are not a member of the NRA I encourage you to join and help defend our Second Amendment right. I also encourage you to attend an annual meeting, there is nothing like it and I promise you will not regret it. This annual NRA show has come and gone with over 550 exhibitors […]
Charter Arms Bulldog. 44 Special revolver, a guard dog in your pocket. With all the new fangled miniature auto loaders for concealed carry available today it is tough to beat a snub nose revolver chambered in a cartridge that is loaded with a big heavy slow bullet. Short barreled revolvers suffer from velocity loss more […]
Review of Charter Arms “Chic Lady” DAO in 38 special -Roger Pettit, PC Shooting Charter Arms is a 100% American owned company that uses 100% American parts that has an excellent reputation for customer service. I cannot attest to this personally as I have yet to have to send anything back but I scoured the […]
