The hammer spur is serrated and the fairly wide trigger has a serrated face. The DA pull is around 12 to 13 pounds and is discernably a two-stage affair with a bit of stacking at the end of the pull before the sear is tripped. The SA pull is crisp at about 4.5 pounds. The ejector rod also figures into the cylinder’s locking mechanism, as does the spring-loaded pin in the center of the “star,” which is acted on by the hand for cylinder rotation.īeing a traditional DA revolver, the Charter Bulldog can be fired in single-action (SA) mode. The ejector rod is exposed, which allows the user to pull forward on the rod or use the thumb latch to unlock the cylinder and swing it out on the crane. Like the original, the Classic has a tapered, 3-inch barrel, a ramp front sight and a fixed rear sight. RELATED STORY: Charter Arms’ New Pitbull Revolver in. While the balance of the five-shooter had a polished blued finish, the cylinder was a matte blue that more closely resembled the anodized alloy grip frame and triggerguard. One slightly perplexing issue was the cylinder. I scrutinized the revolver and found that it was up to snuff in the fit-and-finish department. In 2013, Charter Arms decided to bring the Bulldog back as it was first conceived as a limited-edition “Classic.” I was always a fan of the original, so I obtained one of the Classic Bulldogs as both a collector’s item and a practical handgun for everyday concealed carry. Other ammunition companies quickly followed suit.Ĭlassic Comeback Charter Arms offers a stainless Bulldog (top) with a 2.5-inch barrel as well as the Classic (bottom), a blued, 3-inch-barreled version without an ejector rod shroud. Previously, its primary loading had been a 246-grain, round-nosed, lead bullet that produced a leisurely 755 fps velocity, but after the introduction of the Charter Bulldog, Winchester offered its Silvertip in a 200-grain JHP at 900 fps, Remington came up with a 200-grain semi-wadcutter at 825 fps and Federal a 200-grain semi-wadcutter HP that produced 870 fps. 44 Special cartridge also underwent a metamorphosis. It caught on almost immediately and became a top seller.ĭue to the popularity of this revolver, the. This carbon-steel-framed, blued revolver with oversized walnut grips weighed a mere 20 ounces but packed quite a bit of firepower in a compact, lightweight package. Webley later registered the trademark “British Bulldog Revolver,” and it became so popular that it was copied in several places, including Belgium, France, Spain and the United States.įast-forward 100 years and, in 1973, the American handgun manufacturer Charter Arms introduced a small, five-shot, DA revolver with a 3-inch barrel in. Although compact, it chambered big-bore cartridges like the. In 1872, Philip Webley & Son of Birmingham, England, introduced a small double-action (DA) revolver with a 2.5-inch barrel and a five-shot cylinder.
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