Charter Arms

by RidinLou, Middle TN, Sunday, August 12, 2012, 21:15 (4302 days ago) @ Warhawk

Years ago co-worker had one of those Pathfinders for sale and offered a try it/buy it special. I walked up to the firing line, loaded it and shot at a clay target on the 25 yard berm and broke it. The next two shots broke the pieces and I bought it. A brand new one came my way a year later. It was so tight that I got an occasional misfire for about 2-300 rounds then all settled down.

The front sight fell off of both of them. It appeared to be glued on or a really poor "solder job".

Had 2 of the 38 Spl Undercovers and recently realized that one is missing. Have been trying to remember who I might have "loaned" it to.

I bought a new SS Bulldog for a carry gun and the barrel looked it was threaded it was so rough from the "reaming". I showed it to a friend that is a machinist and he asked when I had shot black powder in it. I was so exasperated about the rings the full length I had not notice the chunks missing inside the barrel. Did not even take the tag off before I sent it back to the manufacturer. The second barrel was better. My Bulldog was new SS and I have had issues with misfires/failures to fire on the first primer strike. It was going to be a carry piece, but the failure to fire precluded that (see Pathfinder story above). 180 HP and 200 RNFP lead shot low and right, 245 grain (429421) lead load shot to point of aim

A friend had one of the OLD original Bulldogs and it was a shooting son-of-a-gun.