New 9mm Revlover

[Topher]

Saw this and thought it has potential.
MSRP is $465

A 9mm Revolver - 2.5 inch barrel

http://www.charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Pitbull_79920.asp

Enjoy.

 

[matt]

I like it, any IP's carry it? Legal for sale in the PRofMD?

 

[hvymax]

No moon clips? They are better than speedloaders.

 

[krashmania]

Not a fan of snub noses since I can't carry in this gulag of a state. Here's hoping they make a 4 or 6 inch version. Then I'll be drooling for one.

 

[august1410]

Not a fan of snub noses since I can't carry in this gulag of a state. Here's hoping they make a 4 or 6 inch version. Then I'll be drooling for one.

Look for a S&W Model 547. It was a 4 inch 9mm revolver made until the 1980s

 

[krashmania]

Look for a S&W Model 547. It was a 4 inch 9mm revolver made until the 1980s

alright, revolver joe.

 

[august1410]

alright, revolver joe.

 

[alucard0822]

There have been a few 9x19 revolvers, the Ruger SP101 and S&W 940 being the most popular(relatively speaking), the convertable blackhawks, and the 6rd S&W 547 Joe posted about earlier. The 547 was a notable FAIL for S&W, it was difficult to manufacture, and involved a large cost to develop for export to Israel being it was designed to use 9x19 without moon clips. Israel wanted to arm Palestinian police with a simple and slow sidearm instead of a modern semi like the Jericho or M9. When the revolvers were finished, Israel ended up basically copying it, IMI manufactured it, and they cancelled the S&W order, so the 547 hit the civilian market en masse in the early 80s. Most 9mm revolvers suffer from lack of popularity, guess 9mm fans and revolver fans are 2 separate incompatible groups, nothing wrong with one though. Extracting ammo without clips is nice, but an option to use clips is better, the 547 and Charter bulldog are not compatible with clips out of the box. Even the S&W and Ruger models that use moon clips can work without them, they head space on the case mouths, and can be extracted with most any short rod that can push them out from the front of the cylinder.

I have fired and worked on Charter arms revolvers in the past, and while they have interesting model and caliber choices, their build quality and feel is poor, in fact Taurus makes a better revolver than Charter, S&W Ruger and Colt are in a different league entirely. The examples I have dealt with have a lot of cylinder slop, erratic timing, rough finishes, lots of stacking on the trigger pull, machining marks and burrs galore. While the concept is neat, and cheap/available 9mm can be fun in a revolver, I would look for a used S&W or Ruger instead, especially being they take moon clips.

 

[boss66tcode]

alright, revolver joe.

You have to admit, the guy does his homework.

 

[Atec]

Look for a S&W Model 547. It was a 4 inch 9mm revolver made until the 1980s

I just sold mine through gun broker. I was amazed how much it went for .

 

[frdfandc]

alright, revolver joe.

That is Officer Joe to you.

 

[Mr H]

You have to admit, the guy does his homework.

From the table in the back, at Cici's.....

Seriously, though... Is there really a need for a 9mm revolver???

 

[Bikebreath]

I just sold mine through gun broker. I was amazed how much it went for .

On one hand there isn't a lot of interest, but on the other hand if you want one there are few in the pool. Care to say how much you sold it for?

 

[Baccusboy]

This is making me interested in a 9mm Ruger Speed Six.

 

[teratos]

Seriously, though... Is there really a need for a 9mm revolver???

This is my question. Why on earth would anyone want a 9mm revolver. Why not get get a nice .38 SPL ?

 

[august1410]

This is my question. Why on earth would anyone want a 9mm revolver. Why not get get a nice .38 SPL ?

I agree. I like the 9mm/.38/.357 family. I have a 9mm semi auto and a .357 revolver. Seems to work for me.

 

[Baccusboy]

This is my question. Why on earth would anyone want a 9mm revolver. Why not get get a nice .38 SPL ?

Because you can then use the same ammo as your semi-autos, and pretend you are a NATO troop!

 

[teratos]

Because you can then use the same ammo as your semi-autos, and pretend you are a NATO troop!

I like pretending I am a NATO trooper. Here I am last year.....

 

[Tactics]

This is supposed to come in .45 soon enough. Then I'll probably pick one up. The 9 is tempting, but an affordable .45 snubby would be awesome.

 

[DoormanTNT]

This is supposed to come in .45 soon enough. Then I'll probably pick one up. The 9 is tempting, but an affordable .45 snubby would be awesome.

Now that is worth keepin a eye out for. An affordable 45 stubby. No interest in a 9 though