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Any Charter Buldog owners??
mope540
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I'm tempted to buy one for carry but in doing some research i have noticed that they have a thin forcing cone. Can they handle small and fast rounds such as the Hornady 165 gr. Critical Defense??
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This may help you:
http://levergun.com/articles/44_Special_Bulldog.htm
Mic McPherson loves the Bulldogs. His family has owned several. The article includes shooting & load data. If you want a more-extensive review, then find a copy of Gun Digest, 1991/ 45th Annual Edition, and read pages 21-thru-27.
Pretty sad that i already have a S&W 696-1 with the same thin forcing cone, but am limited to ammo choices because of it.
Thank you both for your help!!!! That link is very Helpful.
Pretty sad that i already have a S&W 696-1 with the same thin forcing cone, but am limited to ammo choices because of it.
If you need a 44 Magnum, then that is what to get. Don't try to turn your 44 Special into something it is not. The 44 Special is way underated for what it is, and is reasonably close to the 45 ACP.
As the story goes....Elmer Keith retired a many of SAA's, in 44 Special, while developing the 44 Magnum.
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A lot of heavy Keith 18.5 gr 2400 w/ 235 gr HP's were fired with no problem except recoil.
250gr bullets recoil too much anywhere near 1000fps so I stayed with 200 and 235 grain bullets.
I'd stick with the lighter bullets at higher velocity.
Shaping Charter rubber grips (with grindstone)to the S&W mod 60 rubber grip configuration helped immeasurably with recoil and ergonomics.
Old top breaks with thin forcing cones and old SAA's with very soft barrels were a different story. Some SAA's had barrels worn to the bore from holster wear.
Charter revolvers have strong 4140 modern steel barrels.