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bulldog 44 spl.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:33 am
by bgreenea3
Wandering around the gunshop today I took a good look at a charter arms bulldog 44spl. Super light 5 shot snub. Had a pretty good trigger pull nice grips and standard fixed blade front and notch rear revolver sights. It didn't seem even nearly a pound in weight.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:59 pm
by greener
How much bigger than your 442? Probably give you a more energy than the .38sp. I've never seen too many folks shooting Charter Arms, but it is not one you would shoot thousands of rounds a year from.
That is, unless you are like a shooting acquaintance who wore out a Taurus 850 shooting 200-300 rounds a week for several years.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:13 pm
by Bullseye
You won't want to shoot too many rounds through a 44 spl. snubby. That's one with pretty good recoil.
R,
Bullseye
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:10 am
by bgreenea3
Looked up the weight on charter's web site, 21 oz. I handed it to another guy at the counter and he was suprised at the ight weight too.
It's about the size of a model 10 with a 2.5" bb....
It would make a good belt holster carry gun not so much a pocket pistol.
Now the recoil cannot be worse than my 629 44mag with a 4" tapered barrel. That gun is way more fun to shoot with special type loads than mags...... But the mags are fun in small doses.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:38 am
by greener
It's about half the weight of your 629. It ought to be interesting to shoot. I looked at the Charter web site, saw all the pretty colors and remembered I had seen them at a gun show. Seemed to be fairly well built from the gun counter test. They were not exciting enough for me to get another 4" .357/.38.
I think a K frame .357/.38 with a short barrel would be a touch more versatile than the .44 special if you were looking for belt carry.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:16 pm
by bgreenea3
like you i got plenty o' guns in the gunsafe and really don't need another........ but it does look interesting
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:24 pm
by Hakaman
I would imagine the two greeners must have at least 6-7 hg's between them!
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:30 pm
by greener
Hakaman wrote:I would imagine the two greeners must have at least 6-7 hg's between them!
Almost, I think I need one more.
Besides, I'm a gun or two behind my son-in-law.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:08 pm
by bgreenea3
I don't own any guns
not since that canoeing accident they all went into Lake Gichee gumee.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:38 pm
by Bullseye
I don't own any guns, not since that canoeing accident they all went into Lake Gichee gumee.
...Said the extreme rescue diver.
R,
Bullseye
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:40 pm
by Hakaman
I think I lost my AR in that lake too!
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:28 am
by greener
I knew common sense firearms laws would reduce the number in circulation.
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:45 am
by bgreenea3
Bullseye wrote:I don't own any guns, not since that canoeing accident they all went into Lake Gichee gumee.
...Said the extreme rescue diver.
R,
Bullseye
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Not that extreme..... But I am hoping for good ice on the lakes to go diving under....
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:47 am
by Bullseye
greener wrote:I knew common sense firearms laws would reduce the number in circulation.
Now you're seeing the liberals use of the word "sense" in them. Common sense = "Non(e)-" sense, with emphasis on "none" with regard to firearms legislation.
R,
Bullseye
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:50 am
by Bullseye
Not that extreme..... But I am hoping for good ice on the lakes to go diving under....
I've seen some of the pictures and have to disagree, anyone who dives under the ice in near-zero visibility conditions, with full-face gear and a dry suit, qualifies as "extreme" in my opinion.
R,
Bullseye