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Agares said:
Are cheaper .38 revolvers worth it at all?
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I like charter arms. Mines been solid and the new ones are pretty good too. The springs go down pretty quickly on them though, I'd replace the mainspring every 1000 rounds. Made in USA too, and one of the few revolver makers to still offer a .32 mag snub. The Ruger SP101 actually takes some design features from the undercover. mainly the solid frame construction. makes for a stronger gun. the undercover's chief designer went on to work for bill ruger after he left charter.
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Im the third owner and have put some 700 rounds of .38spl (all GECO/Norma) through it. the trigger smoothed out to a nice buttery pull. it has trench sights which do well enough for 10 yards and in. it does pinch the web between my thumb and trigger finger sometimes but its not painful or anything.
 
Agares said:
What about current day Charter Arms?
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garbage blued finish, matte stainless and bright stainless is ok, the nitride / black oxide is very good and chrome is passable but thin (no ammonia allowed for cleaning). gun itself is old tech and other than adopting some standardized sights and rails and a very nice frame design, they've mostly maintained quality over the years. sort of like Mauser rifles and pistols.
 
Romulus augustulus said:
I like them. the finish quality has suffered but that's true of all manufacturers. I don't own a new one yet but i have shot them and they seemed quality. I'd like to have .32 and a .45 colt from them eventually.
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Club Sandwich said:
garbage blued finish, matte stainless and bright stainless is ok, the nitride / black oxide is very good and chrome is passable but thin (no ammonia allowed for cleaning). gun itself is old tech and other than adopting some standardized sights and rails and a very nice frame design, they've mostly maintained quality over the years. sort of like Mauser rifles and pistols.
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That's really interesting. For some reason I kinda always dismissed them as a poverty brand. Kind of hypocritical as a PSA fan.
 
Agares said:
That's really interesting. For some reason I kinda always dismissed them as a poverty brand. Kind of hypocritical as a PSA fan.
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Poverty brand by coincidence, and maybe poor marketing. The same company that has been a mainstay for holdout pieces now makes weird shit to try and reinvent their brand
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Wouldn't mind having any of these but even at first glance it does not look quality. Pair that with the aforementioned mainspring replacement schedules and I'd spring for a Smith or Ruger for sure.
 
Dean Pentel said:
Fucking sick! Although I am not a fan of the trigger the P99 has great aesthetics. I hope it serves you well for a long time.
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I held off for a couple months figured I'd give someone else a chance and I went in today and if it was there I'd jump on it and sure enough. As for the trigger I don't mind it theres worse out there like those new H9s Daniel Defense is putting put there was already one in the used section and I could see why.
 
So out of boredom I drove to the local Sportsmans to look at pistols. That's the most American way to kill time ever short of actually going to the range. Wasn't really impressed by the fit and finish on the Charter revolvers but the S&W/Rugers felt pretty nice. The 637 airweight felt nice even if the grip was a little thin in my giant ogre hands. PSA has them for $500 and it's +p rated.
 
Martys_not_smarty said:
As for the trigger I don't mind it theres worse out there like those new H9s Daniel Defense is putting put there was already one in the used section and I could see why.
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You're not wrong about that. I hunted down the last DD H9 one of the stores in my area had because I'm an unrepentant DD fanboy. This is the first DD gun where I'm not at all impressed. I was able to fix the gay ass 12 o'clock combat sights with a red dot, but this thing will definitely be staying in the safe and watching my other guns leave with me to the range a lot more often. I've been way more excited about the Lipsey's edition of the S&W 642UC that I was finally able to find at the same store, I love this little thing.
 
Can you revolver nerds help me out? I'm looking for a revolver that looks just like this, the only problem this one is in 44 special and I want either 357 or 45colt. I like the short barrel, exposed ejector, ROUNDED wood grip.
 

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EggImpregnator said:
Can you revolver nerds help me out? I'm looking for a revolver that looks just like this, the only problem this one is in 44 special and I want either 357 or 45colt. I like the short barrel, exposed ejector, ROUNDED wood grip.
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First thing that comes to mind for me is the Henry Big Boy if you don't mind brass fittings they sure look pretty.
 
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