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SHOT Show 2025 Delivers Two New 9mm Revolvers

March 10, 2025January 26, 2025 by Travis Pike

I’m a fan of 9mm revolvers. What helped me learn how to shoot snub nose revolvers was an LCR in 9mm. The price of revolver ammo, like .38 Special, remains high, and 9mm makes it a fair bit easier to shoot. Plus, there are plenty of defensive ammo options, and you can use reduced recoil … Read more

Obscure Object of Desire: Charter Arms Bulldog .44 Special Revolver

March 5, 2025December 14, 2022 by Travis Pike

A little company called Charter Arms started life in 1964, producing affordable revolvers. As you might imagine, in 1964, revolvers were the hot business to get into. The founder, Doug McClenahan, had plenty of experience with six-guns after a career at Colt, Ruger, and High Standard. The first gun produced by Charter Arms was the … Read more

Revolvers for Women: Guess Again

November 29, 2018 by Kat Ainsworth Stevens

Five years ago I walked into a local gun store for a closer look at a SIG Sauer I had been curious about for some time (if you must know it was the SIG Sauer Spartan, the only “molon labe” or bronze gun I’ve ever considered). I’d been looking for a good deal on the … Read more

Question of the Day: Which Gun Companies Are on Your “No Buy” List and Why?

January 10, 2018 by Robert Farago

Whenever we post something about Springfield Armory (as we will later today), aggrieved members of TTAG’s Armed Intelligentsia swear a blood oath not to buy from the Illinois gunmaker. They’re pissed that the Illinois gunmaker paid-off anti-gun pols and engineered a carve-out on a dealer licensing scheme. But Springfield isn’t the only company on gun … Read more

Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day: Eric

August 6, 2017 by Dan Zimmerman

Arizonan Eric says this is his “simple, light daily carry. Pocket Shield fits in from right pocket and keeps tools organized for quick access. I do not leave home without this minimalist setup.” And this may be the first Charter Arms appearance in this series, too. See all of Eric’s gear at Everyday Carry . … Read more

Gun Review: Charter Arms Chic Lady

November 9, 2010 by Robert Farago

“I am SO excited! My wife told me she wants to finally get her CCW License. She is going to be taking her class sometime in February. Today she went to a gun show with me. This was the first gun show she has ever attended with me and I was thrilled to have her along. She has narrowed HER choice down to two firearms. Her first choice is a ‘Pink Lady’ .38 spl made by Charter Arms.” You’ll see this same story repeated ’round the net: gun guy buys wife a brightly colored Charter Arms snubbie for personal defense. What you won’t see is what happens next. To quote the late Warren Zevon, it ain’t that pretty at all . . .

TTAG Exclusive: The Rabbi Test Fires Charter Arms’ Chic Lady

October 6, 2010 by Robert Farago

The rabbi doesn’t favor pink guns. Black’s more his style (it goes with everything). But there’s a large market for pink snub-nosed revolvers out there, somewhere. And by God Charter Arms has it cornered. This is the latest edition to their color chart: the Chic Lady .38. Unlike their previous pretty in pink firearms, the … Read more

Gun Review: Charter Arms Undercover .38 Revolver

February 26, 2025June 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Are you a gourmet gun owner? One of those enthusiasts who gets off on the satisfying snick of a cylinder slotting into the frame? A firearms fanatic who contemplates a trigger pull like a foodie savoring a radicchio and mozzarella pasta casserole? If so, the Charter Arms Undercover is not for you. The … Read more

Charter Arms Readies .40 Revolver [Not Shown!]

May 5, 2010 by Robert Farago

After giving TTAG readers the heads-up on Charter Arm’s forthcoming Bulldog Classic, I decided to shake the company’s media tree and see what else fell out. As you might expect from a small manufacturer dedicated to customer service, the woman on the end of the phone put me straight through to Charter Arms owner Nick Ecker. Ecker revealed that his peeps are preparing to launch a .40 caliber revolver. “It will make a terrific cops’ back up gun,” Ecker told TTAG. “They can keep it on an ankle holster or wherever, and they don’t have to worry about shooting different ammunition.” Nor safety, over-much, as revolvers are your basic don’t need to jack the the slide to know what’s in the chamber, point-and-shoot, if it fails pull the trigger again, self-defense option. A fact that hasn’t escaped the company’s considerable population of female buyers . . .

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