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The Charter Arms web site as of August 2011 no longer lists this model under the products category. Also in 2008, Charter Arms announced a new revolver: the Charter Arms Rimless Revolver. The new revolver would be able to load and fire rimless cartridges such as the 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP without the need for moon clips. Initially, the ...
The Bulldog is a 5-shot traditional double-action revolver designed by Doug McClenahan and produced by Charter Arms. It was introduced in 1973. The Bulldog has been available for the .44 Special and .357 Magnum cartridges. It was a top-selling gun during the 1980s and it is considered to be Charter Arms' trademark weapon. [4]
Model number Model name Cartridges Manufacturers Notes Image AR-5: Aircrew survival weapon.22 Hornet: ArmaLite: A bolt-action, take-down survival rifle. AR-7: Explorer.22 Long Rifle: ArmaLite, Charter Arms, Henry Repeating Arms: A semi-automatic, take-down survival rifle. AR-10: 7.62×51mm NATO, .308 Winchester: Fairchild ArmaLite, Artillerie ...
Canik Arms: Türkiye Civilian, law enforcement, military, security Yes No No Century International Arms: Century International Arms: United States Civilian C.G. Haenel: Merkel: Germany Civilian, law enforcement, military, Charter Arms: Charter Arms: United States Civilian Chiappa Ezechiele Chiappa Chiappa Firearms: Italy Civilian Christensen Arms
Early in the program in the 1970s, Air Marshals carried the Charter Arms .44 Bulldog revolver loaded with Glaser Safety Slugs (a type of frangible bullet). This was designed to stop the threat without penetrating either the target or the aircraft. [22]
Because the U.S. 1934 NFA regulations set the minimum rifle barrel length at 16 inches (410 mm), Charter Arms made the barrels of the Explorer I rifle and Explorer II pistol non-interchangeable to prevent installing the pistol barrel on the rifle. The AR-7 barrel has an alignment lug that mates a notch in the receiver.
However, the longer, more powerful .32 H&R Magnum cartridges cannot be safely fired in arms designed for the .32 S&W or .32 S&W Long. [8] In 2007, the .32 H&R Magnum was the basis for a "super magnum", the .327 Federal Magnum. The .32 H&R can safely be fired out of any firearm chambered for .327 Federal. [3]
Bushmaster Firearms is the successor of Gwinn Firearms, founded by Mack Gwinn Jr. upon his return from the Vietnam War. It went bankrupt, was purchased by Richard Dyke in 1976, and moved from Bangor, Maine to Windham, Maine. [1]