I was unable to not only not find any cheap loading blocks, but unable to find *any* loading blocks for this pistol. So save yourself some ammo money, and don't buy them from Charter. Turns out that I overpaid by 50% - gee, thanks, Charter! You can get the HKS speedloaders for this revolver (model 51J) from places such as Cheaperthandirt or Thesportsmansguide, etc.
I ordered a pair of speedloaders for this pistol from Charter. Modifying the HKS 51J Speedloader and Making a Loading Block Charter Arms also sells a simple tool that makes working on the cylinder latch a lot easier - I may invest in it at some point. There are some maintenance videos on cleaning and taking apart this pistol. That's nice! (or you could just grind off the spur on your hammer - LOL!) Only revolver by purchasing a spurless hammer from Charter Arms for less than $25. You can easily turn this pistol into a hammerless double-action This would be a very fabulous revolver in 3-inch with an adjustable rear sight (I already have a Smith 317, so that's why I went with the snubster instead of the 4-inch Pathfinder). I had no trouble keeping on target in double action. Single action was very good, crisp and light with a clean break. Regarding the trigger: I found double-action to be very nice and smooth, and could hear/feel the first stage 'click' even through my ear protection. The result? At the next range outing, with the same ammo and same number of rounds (two boxes of Fiocchi - 100 rounds), I was able to extract spent brass just using a hard finger press - no punching required - this is very nice! I'm really starting to like this revolver! I then again cleaned and dried the chambers. I then cleaned the cylinder, wiped each chamber dry, then followed up with Simichrome polish, and thoroughly polished each chamber, again going in the direction of the brass - back and forth, not in a circular motion. UPDATE: When I got home, I took a bronze brush wrapped with copper fibers and scrubbed each chamber in the cylinder. One thing I did notice with this revolver was that after loading and pushing the cylinder in, the cocking was easier if the cylinder was in time - not really a problem - had no trigger issues (although disappointingly, I did have two Fiocchi rounds fail to fire on first strike - a second strike was OK - no such problem with the CCI ammo). I was able to extract all rounds, although as the cylinder warmed up, the Fiocchi cartridges were a tad hard to get out (had to punch with my palm) - but no stuck cartridges.
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Here are the first six rounds through the snubby - in single-action with my wrists resting on my range bag - i wanted to see how the sights were aligned - btw, the revolver had been fired at the factory with a full cylinder, evidenced by fouling - always, always, always clean your weapons out of the box!: 22mag it's like the snubby has a bull barrel, which is a good thing, as the revolver can heat up if you pump out 100 rounds through it in a single hour like I did on its first outing.įirst Range Session with the Charter Arms Pathfinder. On the positive side, this is a relatively inexpensive revolver that works. The revolver's latch mechanism, although it works, is kinda funky and feels cheap. The fit and finish is yeoman-like, but not award-winning. There was a small spot of finishing abrasive in one of the frame pin dimples on my revolver. So what do you get? Well, the revolver doesn't have a finely polished finish. unloaded, so the above weight info is wrong. My kitchen scale told me that the revolver weighed 1 lb, 4 oz. Basic specs on my new Pathfinder (stolen from Charter Arms' web site): The Charter Arms Pathfinder has no such nonsense incorporated into its design. The top of the heap would be Smith and Wesson's 351 C and 351 PD, but I'm not going to spend $800 for a revolver with a Clinton lock. 22 magnum (discounting North American Arms). 327 Federal Magnum revolver, which I instantly disliked due to its sharp and obtrusive trigger guard - not good for my hands.Īnd there aren't many currently manufactured snubby revolvers for. 22 magnum.Ī recent search for a rimfire snubby with a bit more punch than. I don't know this company's history and I'm not sure what kind of revolvers were manufactured by the company during the brand's recent 'junk' period, but I decided to take the plunge and purchase a 2018-made Pathfinder with a 2" barrel chambered for. 22 WMR - Tips and Projectsīoy howdy, it seems like there are some Charter Arms haters out there! There seem to be some folks who definitely do not like the company or its products (one poster said he got a nasty email reply from the owner at one point).
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