I have owned a stainless bulldog pug in .44 special for quite a while. I really enjoy it and handload a lot of ammo for it. Mine enjoys a 240 grain projectile at about 975 feet per and it prints very well out to about 20 yards. In close it holds tight and would be an excellent self defense round if needed. Lightweight and no problem to carry concealed if needed. A BIG thumbs up to Charter Arms and I highly recommend it if you are considering a small, concealable handgun for backpacking, or in need of a home defense weapon!
IRISHTHUG wrote: September 21, 2011
Children, no fighting, go to your room!Reread the article, come back out when you can get along.
Gary wrote: September 20, 2011
Your Blackhawks weight about twice as much as the Pitbull which means the Pitbull has more of a chance of pulling bullets. The only way to check this in any revolver is to fully load your cylinder and then fire all but the last round. Then check the last round in the cylinder to see if it is pulling. I'm sure you will agree that a heavy roll crimp in a crimping groove is very superior to a taper crimp on the side of a jacketed bullet.
Robert Johnson wrote: September 20, 2011
Taper crimped bullets do not back out from recoil. I have shot enough 9mm & 45ACP from my Blackhawks to be assured of that. It would take an unusually weak crimp on a very hot load to produce that result. Not likely to happen.
Mike wrote: September 20, 2011
tom...It says the first chambered in .40 S&W without moon clips.
John wrote: September 19, 2011
Tom, put your glasses on and read it again. It says the first .40 S&W, not the first revolver.
GARETH wrote: September 19, 2011
David you are mistaken, Ruger 9mm revolvers used moon clips.
The S&W 547 revolver did not use moon clips, It had titanium ejectors for each cyl.
Rusty wrote: September 19, 2011
"first revolver to chamber .40 S&W with out the use of moon clips." NOT 1st to shoot rimless period. Critical reading skills people!!!
David wrote: September 16, 2011
Both Smith & Wesson and Ruger have made revolvers for rimless cartridges that do not use moon clips.
tom wrote: September 16, 2011
My Medusa revolver purchased in 2001 is able to digest rimed & rimless ammo in any 9mm or .38 cal.
I object to the "first revolver to shoot rimless ammo without moon clips
Gary wrote: September 15, 2011
The original Bulldogs came with wooden grips and they really stung when shooting them. I installed a set of Charter Arms rubber grips on my .357 Target Bulldog and it completely solved the problem. I just don't understand why you would want one of these chambered for the .40 S&W. If using the same ammo in your regular gun and your backup gun is important, then get a little .40 auto which is a lot smaller. If you are going to buy a compact-sized weapon for carry, then go with a traditional revolver cartridge like the .357 Mag or .44 Special. A potential problem with the Pitbull is that the cartridge case headspaces on the mouth which means that the case must be taper-crimped. In a light-weight gun like this one, I would prefer a good roll-crimp to prevent bullets from being pulled and tying up the cylinder. That could really ruin your day if you pulled out your Pitbull to solve an important problem.
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