I’m not sure why I hated it so much last time I had one- I guess I was just weak wristed or had little experience so I thought it was a lot of recoil

I got one a year ago and love it !! Mine is hammerless and it has a real smooth light double action trigger on it. I had one of the originals and it got stolen so I had to replace it.

@@johnnottahcal5725 stole that saying from Buffalos outdoors :) with permission

@@crankygunreviewsIs worth borrowing and passing along.

@@johnnottahcal5725 I agree!

I have 4 undercovers I think, they’re great. I’ll never sell them

I have a Charter Arms Off-Duty..it shoots very well- about 35 years old- old school cool! It's a great carry gun

@@user-nf6zs4sw7y I have had good luck with mine as well

Thanks for the suggestions

Well, you can always buy another one.

I'll agree with crankygunreviews. Find a way to buy another one. If you have to eat beans w/hot dogs a few times to save the money, then do it. You will become a well disciplined guy with a Charter Arms Bulldog, instead of a money-wasting, steak-eating mess of a person that women stay away from because you don't have a Charter Arms Bulldog. It's your choice...what's it gonna be? By the way, I'm just having fun. No offense intended. Now go buy a Bulldog.

I’ve been reloading and loading my own for it- about 27-30 for 50 rounds, but I already had powder, loading press, and just needed dies and bullets.

They’re great in general! Heavy boolits

Great uses for it

I like big bore non magnum revolvers. I bought the Bulldog as a woods hiking and camping gun although I haven’t been to the woods in years.

@@robertonavarro7713 it’s a great woods gun, lightweight so you can pack it all day, and packs a decent punch even though it’s not magnum

@@crankygunreviews My friend is planning to hunt wild boars in central California and am planning to join him but only as an observer. Of course, I'll be carrying my Bulldog just in case because he said that last time he was out, he said he missed and the hog charged him but was killed by his professional guide.

With a full size walnut grip, it’s not bad regardless

I just loaded a few hundred rounds of 240 grain lead flat nose and some hollowpoints so I’m hoping to get back out and shoot some of that soon.

Definitely

@@keithfreeman5204 yeah I started recently

After shooting some 357 magnum or 40 Smith and Wesson defense loads, you’ll be a pro with 9mm lol

Yes it is

Yeah those are Nice

I agree, I want a 3” bulldog, blued, but having trouble finding one locally

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There's nothing "mild" about the setting off that .44 Special, 19 oz. Charter Arms, Bulldog Pug.

@@johnl.5117 after shooting a lot of big guns, this really isn’t that bad. Had some fiocchi loads that were mild, and even some 240 grain lead round nose that aren’t bad

44 special is better mainly because it’s heavier and propelled at similar velocity. But has more recoil so harder for some to handle

@@crankygunreviews It's funny I found this video now. I went to the range today and happened to see a gently used Bulldog in the case for a fair price. Needless to say, it came home with me. My old one was a Charter2000 model, and this one appears to be a good bit newer. Shelton model with good timing and lockup. I'll be sure to hang on to this one! Thanks for the great content. I'm now subscribed!

@@CarolinaRimfire thanks man and congrats on you’re new bulldog! Yeah the charter 2000 were said to be the worst quality of them but I still think they have a lifetime warranty

I think that may be cool, timing would be difficult as I work full time and have a family. I usually do all my stuff when my kids are in bed, and my wife is at work lol

I’ve only seen target 44 special. There’s a small Mom and Pop shop near me that loads ammo and sells to local gun stores for resale, usually pretty decent price. I think resale was $27.95 for 25 rounds of target ammo, still over $1 a round, which is why I’m going to load my own.

It's readily available online every day.

Yeah for $60 a box of 50 rounds. I can load for half that- I loaded about 1100 rounds already. I’m set for a while

I think that’s silhouette powder. It’s Smokey-they are cowboy action loads, meant to be a bit Smokey I think

I do plan to replace these grips, still undecided on what to get though, I like the Pachmayr Grippers on these guns, add a little length, and they fit my hands perfectly. I also like the vintage Charter Arms walnut target grips- they’re even bigger than the traditional bulldog grips, but they’re hard being wood so…

@@crankygunreviews I have a set of those. The traditionalist in me digs the look. Ultimately the snubs I carry were all outfitted with recoil-absorbing rubber grips. If I ever get my hands on a classic blued 3” model, I’d definitely install those wood grips for that old school let’s-go-terrorize-NYC look.

@@matttheknife8293 yeah I’m after one of those vintage look ones too, the new manufacture aren’t on the “approved” roster in my state so I need to find and old one which makes it harder…

@@crankygunreviews You live in California too?

I agree- I can be very accurate with these, and the rounds have a lot of power

Yeah, I sold mine to buy something else- I think my S&W Victory 22. If you subtract the cost of the ammo I got with this, the gun was really cheap.

The Bulldog is a good home defense gun but could also be a good woods gun because the 44 Special is a powerful and accurate round against 4-legged predators. I just got one 3 months ago and hoping that you can get your dream Bulldog soon. Stay safe.

@robertonavarro7713 I shot mine again today with some of my 240 grain lead semi-wadcutters, and it’s a great feeing gun.

@@crankygunreviews I really haven't shot mine yet. I have a few boxes of 240 grain flat nose. I am sure I will enjoy shooting my big bore Bulldog. Thanks for the info.

I loaded what I could find

Yeah the 38 special are good too, I have several of them.

I bought brass, I’m loading my own. Brass is pretty readily available online.

Glutton for punishment 🤷🏻‍♂️

Having fired a Bulldog, anything in 357 was much worse recoil wise

Yeah, at the time I first had a bulldog, I was just surprised by the recoil as I had only shot like 110 and 130 grain 38 special out of even my 357 magnum guns. Now the 44 special doesn't feel bad at all@@johndilliner7232

Have you cleaned the cylinder with CLP and brush? You sure the ammo isn’t 44 magnum?

Thanks for the tip!

Why fool the mail? I think Fed Ex or UPS will ship firearms- or have an FFL ship it back. Did you try cleaning it and piling it first? Using spent cases or snap caps and firing it a few hundred times?

@@crankygunreviews I tried different ammo Hornady high-quality ammo after half a dozen time to trying to get it to fire five shots completely to no avail. I don’t know what FedEx or anybody will say. Most of the times I’ve sent guns back to factory for warranty work, they sent me a shipping tag but not these guys.

@edwardschoolcraft2958 yeah I’ve heard Charter Arms makes you pay shipping. I would check UPS and FedEx policy on shipping guns- I think I shipped a handgun via fed ex last time I did it. Better to know than take a chance with mail.

I have a 2nd generation "Ansonia CT" model which I bought almost 30 years ago and also had a light hit problem in double action firing. I fixed it by replacing the weak spring. A little heavier pull but reliable firing now. Accuracy is still ok from the 2.5" barrel out to 25 yards.

@@Not_MindlessAndGullibleAlways excellent

Yes…

@amdelux1 I got some of those for my Bulldog Classic and Cimarron Model P, but I have yet to try them out.

@@linguisticman let us know how they shoot

Carefull when buying underwood ammo. Most of their 44 special ammo has warning against using it in this revolver. Just this one. I do not know why. Is it really that weak? I think wadcutters are ok to use. But once I saw that warning for this revolver..I dont want it any more lol.

That’s exactly what I am doing.

Probably it’s more like a 44 special +P. No big deal, just don’t shoot it in a charter arms. They probably had one with and issue and put a disclaimer out to protect themselves

@@crankygunreviews Well yeah most of Underwood and Buffalo Bore stuff is hot ( they both have warning coz underwood just copy BB loads).. We know that. But it is weird that this is only revolver that canot handle that stuff. So you dont know about any problems?

@@aljosaskrabelj8412 nope, but I shoot what are essentially cowboy loads

Well, I guess in the future the context of this gun, I will just say it’s infamous for the son of Sam murders. I will leave it at that and people can do their own research

@@crankygunreviews Cool. I don't mean to come off as a stickler and I apologize if I did. I am just very sensitive about this issue because the cult story is a really horrible myth that has further victimized Berkowitz's victims and their families. One of the mothers died thinking Berkowitz didn't shoot her daughter when not only did he, but he wrote extensively how he did it and how much pleasure and satisfaction he derived from it.

@@mannygrossman well it’s odd cause I was reading that years after he was imprisoned he was interviewed and he said he didn’t kill most of them, and that’s why the police reports had multiple sketches that looked nothing like Berkowitz and multiple cars fleeing the scene including a yellow beetle which he did not own, but someone in the cult did. The sad thing is the internet and books make it too easy to propagate theories and lies as truth and it gets muddled and for someone like me researching it, it’s tough to decipher the truth when so many things seem plausible… people love to instill doubt. I can’t win though, first time I posted about it, someone wrote me a lengthy message saying he didn’t do any of the killing and I was way off propagating lies, so I did more research, and it seems he could have acted with a group… I don’t know, like I said I wasn’t there. I’ll stick to “Son of Sam” gun as a reference in the future. Most people don’t care one way or the other. I appreciate your commentary, and thank you for coming to my channel

@@crankygunreviews Thanks man. If you ever have time and the interest, I have well over 100 videos debunking not only those things you mentioned but many more as well. I started out as a huge Cult believer, but my video series became so popular it led to the release of thousands of previously unseen NYPD investigative files and tons of Berkowitz's own writings. All of them point to him being the sole killer and the cult theory a joke that he went along with to troll Maury, who he is on record as saying was "stupid" and a "terrible investigator." Thanks!!

@@mannygrossman you have them listed on your channel? I’d love to watch them! I hate how easy it is to spread misinformation and lies as truth these days. The internet is the single best and worst invention that Al Gore ever made 🤣🤣

I didn’t have any at the time.

Okay…

Yep!

If you say so

You just have to learn how it shoots and compensate

On the contrary, lots and lots and lots of people want guns that were made famous by criminals. It’s just one of those things. It’s kind of a morbid curiosity that people have to own guns similar to those that were used in crimes. I think there’s more people that want to buy them, then people that don’t. And so what… I buy what I want it has no effect or bearing on anybody else. Charter arms, lawyers, or not after me, and if that was the case, they would be after a lot of other people, there are way more people on KZfaq showing a lot more information about these crimes than what I put in my few little videos. I HIGHLY DOUBT their lawyers sit around watching every video from KZfaqrs and chasing people down for malice or because they talk bad about a product, come on…. It’s free speech- me they would go after everyone who says something bad about their product, which never happens. I always talk good about Charter Arms, love their products, and will continue to support them. I have like 8 or 9 of their revolvers, and always look to buy more. You are a tool, I never intended to get big and famous on KZfaq, I just post fun videos about things that I’m passionate about, and if people happen to watch them, that’s their business. I am not propagating crimes or glorifying criminals. I am merely talking about the history of a particular firearm.