Well traded an imported bottom feeder in 45ACP for a Charter Arms Pitbull in 45ACP at the Hickory Show on Saturday. Got to fire it for the first time on Sunday. I was running out of daylight, shooting close at a 9" paper plate and using a mixed bag of ammo. Only got to fire @25 rounds. I seemed to be shooting low. When I slowed down and did single action it was better, course could have been the ammo too.
Recoil seems to be more manageable than the 44 special model I had. Don't know if it's the weight, cartridge or both. It unloads a lot easier than it loads with the spring loaded ejector. Loading them by hand quickly will take some practice. May be easier with a speed strip, but was running out of daylight and I was digging through the ziplock bag to try and not shoot my "good" hollowpoints or the steel case (a no no per the manual). while trying not to drop them in the leaves in the woods. LOL.
The gun shot everything I put in it, although I did have a couple of trusted reloads that would wouldn't quite fit in the cylinder. Will have to try them in my 625. Others from the same batch were fine, so I knew it was the ammo.
The trigger is a little sharp. If I decide to keep it I may have it smoothed/and or rounded. The other issue is that you have to push cylinder release all the way forward and really push on the cylinder to get it to open. It may smooth up with use as it's brand spankin' new and it is a Charter Arms, not a S&W or Ruger.
I like it enough that I've put it in the car gun/carry rotation. Need to get some practice with the speed strips. Right now in an emergency I'd shoot 5 and grab something else.
I've owned several of the Taurus 450 & 455's ported and unported, as well as a S&W 625-10. So trying one of these was inevitable.
I like that the Pitbull is lighter than the Taurus, made in the USA, and doesn't require moonclips and is less expensive than the discontinued 450 and 455's that I've seen.
As for the 625-10. I loved the gun, as long as I didn't have to shoot it. Also, the one I had I bought used 5-7 years ago and was about twice the price of the Bulldog. I let it go as it was pulling bullets and I was developing a flinch & I don't reload
. Now they go for closer to $1500 IF you can find one.
Don't get me wrong, I love my Lew Horton 625, square butt 3" 6 shot N frame, but this one is a lot easier to carry around and would be much easier to replace if something happened to it.
Too early to tell if she's a keeper, time will tell. I'll update it when I get more rounds through it or get a chance to work with the speed strips.
Feel free to post your Pitbull and/or Bulldog rimless reviews/impressions/comments complaints here.
Thanks.
GregB
Recoil seems to be more manageable than the 44 special model I had. Don't know if it's the weight, cartridge or both. It unloads a lot easier than it loads with the spring loaded ejector. Loading them by hand quickly will take some practice. May be easier with a speed strip, but was running out of daylight and I was digging through the ziplock bag to try and not shoot my "good" hollowpoints or the steel case (a no no per the manual). while trying not to drop them in the leaves in the woods. LOL.
The gun shot everything I put in it, although I did have a couple of trusted reloads that would wouldn't quite fit in the cylinder. Will have to try them in my 625. Others from the same batch were fine, so I knew it was the ammo.
The trigger is a little sharp. If I decide to keep it I may have it smoothed/and or rounded. The other issue is that you have to push cylinder release all the way forward and really push on the cylinder to get it to open. It may smooth up with use as it's brand spankin' new and it is a Charter Arms, not a S&W or Ruger.
I like it enough that I've put it in the car gun/carry rotation. Need to get some practice with the speed strips. Right now in an emergency I'd shoot 5 and grab something else.
I've owned several of the Taurus 450 & 455's ported and unported, as well as a S&W 625-10. So trying one of these was inevitable.
I like that the Pitbull is lighter than the Taurus, made in the USA, and doesn't require moonclips and is less expensive than the discontinued 450 and 455's that I've seen.
As for the 625-10. I loved the gun, as long as I didn't have to shoot it. Also, the one I had I bought used 5-7 years ago and was about twice the price of the Bulldog. I let it go as it was pulling bullets and I was developing a flinch & I don't reload
. Now they go for closer to $1500 IF you can find one.Don't get me wrong, I love my Lew Horton 625, square butt 3" 6 shot N frame, but this one is a lot easier to carry around and would be much easier to replace if something happened to it.
Too early to tell if she's a keeper, time will tell. I'll update it when I get more rounds through it or get a chance to work with the speed strips.
Feel free to post your Pitbull and/or Bulldog rimless reviews/impressions/comments complaints here.
Thanks.
GregB
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