Both Undercovers and Bulldogs of later manufacture, none were worth keeping. I have owned several Stratford era and later guns and they were pure unadulterated junk. It has digested countless rounds and never let any of us down. I bought it from the new owner later on and still have it. It was his constant companion for over 15 years he bought a model 60 and sold the Undercover to a friend.
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My Dad bought one of the Bridgeport guns when they were first manufactured it has a 4 digit serial number. But be warned a 649-2 or earlier will cost you more than the new Charter, but you will have so much more gun and + P ammo is no problem if you ever want to use it in the 649. The later 649 dash numbered models have slightly less appeal to me.
It may well be a but* ugly design, but it really is a beauty in terms of functioning for a small. If I wanted a light 38 I would buy a used Model 60 which with a little shopping and patience can be had for about the same price as a new Charter Arms and you will have a much better light weight snubbie.įor me I like a little more steel on my guns, even my pocket pistols, and the 649, 649-1, and 649-2 are just about perfect. I never used their customer service so I don’t know if it was nay good or not. Of these two the 649-2 is by far my favorite and I will soon sell the Model 60 with the plans to replace it with a second 649-2 or an SP-101 2 inch.Ĭharter Arms was sold several times and their quality changed with each new owner. I later sold them and replaced them with a 649-2 (new) and a Model 60 no dash (used). I really did not shoot them that much, probably less than 200 rounds through either one of them. However, they just never felt quite substantial enough to suit me for self-defense and you would definitely not want to put any + P ammo in one. I paid $119 for one and a little more for the SS one. I bought them then because they were the best affordable guns on the market. I bought a SS and a blued Charter Arms Undercover back in the mid 1980’s and they were certainly adequate for occasional use and I never had any problems with either of them. Now I know it's not a s&w and can't match the quality but what do you guys think? Any experience with them? Anything I should look out for? Also are s&w j frame grips interchangable? I got a good deal an it's made in America so I figure it's a step up from the Taurus and the Rossi. Sorry for being wordy,but I've had some experience with CA. I would use a CA if could not obtain a better gun. I would shoot only standard-pressure wadcutter or service-style ammo in it, forget about +Ps (Never thought I would ever say that!). Trigger pull is stage-y but can be managed. The sights are big and clear unlike the early Js. The hand is much thinner than the J, it looks like a blade from a small penknife, it is that thin.
Odd.įrame is 2 piece unlike the Smith and Colt 1-piece. I found that the cylinder/crane assembly can be switched from gun to gun without adjustment. The cylinder latch also has many parts including a tiny spring that is also lose-able. The end of the ejector rod is screwed on and has to be tightened often. The ejector rod assembly is haphazard and the collar on it serves as the front crane lockup. I note the following on Charters: The yoke assembly is thinner than the J and is held on by a short screw with a washer that is easy to lose. Charter may have been the best of an iffy bunch. In the late 60s, all Smiths and Colts, especially snubs were hard to come by, so other mfgs, especially foreign, turned out near-clones.
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