Even though it is made with a steel frame, the gun still weighs only 16 ounces. The Undercover is a small frame, five shot. The Charter Arms story started with The Undercover. But Charter Arms is also known for innovation, creating both the hammer block safety and the rimless revolver. The company remains in the Ecker family today.įrom the outset, the Charter Arms mission has been to produce high-quality, reliable handguns that are also highly affordable. Later, the company passed into the hands of McClennahan’s partner, David Ecker. Founded in 1964, Charter Arms was the creation of Douglas McClennahan, a former employee of Colt and Ruger. Last edited by The Sig March 26th, 2011 at 10:18 PM.Located in the heart of New England’s Gun Valley, Charter Arms has been producing high quality revolvers at affordable prices for more than almost 50 years. Those pics are awesome btw! Thanks for the additional models, I'll look into those as well and I'll post a thread whenever I make my purhase thanks again. Make sure your post some pictures of whatever you decide to get.Excellent post and yes I'll probably end up getting bitten by the revolver bug, although I am an autoloader guy, but who knows. they both have the same profile as an Agent.Īfter reading this line in your post, I'm sure no matter which you decide to purchase, it won't be your lastĪ pair of older style (unshrouded ejector rod) Colt CobrasĢ 1/2" Colt Python - maybe the favorite snubbie in my collection If you've really got your heart set on a Colt snubbie, the Cobra and the Detective Special are the two other models to look for. You might want to look at a K-frame or even an N-frame snubby before you make your final decision on your "first".
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The only "problem" with a snubbie is that they are much more difficult to master than there larger gripped, barreled, and weighted full sized version wheel guns. There is nothing wrong with a snubbie, God knows I've got enough of them. The Cobra is Colts lightweight version and the Detective Special is steel with a shiny black finish (you can't really call it blued). they both have the same profile as an Agent. I think it is a beautiful classic looking gun.If you've really got your heart set on a Colt snubbie, the Cobra and the Detective Special are the two other models to look for. Thanks for the tip on the site, hopefully they'll have one, if not I'll have to find something else, but that style is exactly what I was looking for when I opened this thread. It's just one of those guns that's a staple and is good for rounding out collections. I only want a snub nose revolver for the sake of having it, I won't carry it or probably even shoot it much.
To be sure, the other Taurus I own had to make a few trips to "Customer Service" before I was satisfied with it, but their lifetime warranty made everything hunky-dory. Others may see this differently, but I own two and have owned another, and I'm satisfied that they are dependable and capable. Theirs just get more publicity, and there are a lot of "price-snobs" who are altogether too happy and eager to denigrate anything with a price lower than what they paid for their little guns.
Like every other firearms manufacturer, there will be problems. Snubbies abound on the market, and I do think the Taruses are maligned excessively. The S&W Model 19 and 66 are in 357, and they are no worse to handle with 357 than the J-frames are with 38's. Thoujgh much liter than the S&W and Charter Arms, they are as good and usable as the Charter Arms Undercover Stainless I bought in 1982 and have caried until I found out about the KelTec P-11. And prettier, because the S&W has shown a little "age and usage". The both are every bit as good and shootable as the S&W Model 36 I have had and carried and shot since 1969. On the strength of my good experience with that one, I took an ultralight 2" DAO Model 85 in trade for something or other, and got another perfectly dependable and thoroughly accurate little snubby. It is a good looking and prefectly functioning gun, no problem whatever. I had a model 85, lightweight, 2-1/2" barrel that was so good that I gave/sold it to my son for his EDC. It is hard to improve on that class of perfection, and they pretty much took the revolvers as they found S&W making and selling them. Their revolver line has been a copy of the time-proven Smith & Wessons since they startd making them over half a century ago. They can be just as accurate and dependable as any other firearm. Taurus bashers abound, so let's try to keep things in perspective.