This keeps everything tidy on the range bench for me. It's nice to have speed loaders, a loading block and storage for hitting the range. I like the way this revolver handles, especially with the range ammo I'm using. Not too hard to keep on the sight picture. No cylinder stop to interfere with reloading or speed loaders (not really true, as you'll see)Ī Closer Look at the High-Polish Undercover No side plate (yep, all innards slide into or up into the frame) quality hand-finishing and fitment partsĪccording to Charter, other features include:ģ-point cylinder lock-up (whatever that means)Įrgonomic trigger does not pinch finger (this is true i *hated* the Ruger LCP)īarrel is threaded into frame (not pinned?)įull hammer block safety system (don't all revolvers have this nowadays?) polished surfaces (except for High Polish models) Note that most of the revolvers fall under four Franklins. However, my Charter, in highly polished stainless is:ħ3829 Undercover, Stainless, High-Polish $379 327 model, but couldn't pull the trigger on a model named 'Undercoverette.' Charter currently lists the following Undercover models, all 5-round with the exception of the Police Undercover:ġ3811 Undercover, Blue DAO $ 352.00 (blue colored)ġ3825 Undercover Tiger, Tiger & Black Standard $ 404.00 (striped)Ģ3872 The Old Glory $ 462.00 (red, white and blue-themed)Ħ3820 Undercover, Blacknitride™, $379 (nitride coated)ħ3811 Undercover, Stainless DAO, $364 (bead blasted)ħ3824 Crimson Undercover $ 577.00 (red colored)ħ3840 Police Undercover $ 390.00 (bead blasted, 6-round) 38 Special, both standard weight and lightweight alloy. 380ACP, and one of the later Smith & Wesson kit guns, the Model 317, version 3 - with the insipid internal lock which I removed and plugged up right away.Ĭharter offers multiple variants of the Undercover model in.
38 Special snubby from the 1950s, a Ruger SP101. I have a number of other revolvers, such as an early Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless from the early 1900s, a Smith & Wesson. 22 magnum - that pistol is extremely accurate for a snubby and has run perfectly for more than 300 rounds so far a Charter Pitbull 9mm, which after a trip back to the mothership runs great and a nicely accurate Charter Pitbull. 38 Special in a high-polish stainless steel. This review is for a new addition to my pocket pistol stable - a Charter Arms Undercover. If you can't, you may have to file down the sight or do what I did and put laser grips on it.Tips, Tricks and Traps of the Charter Arms. The Undercover is ideal for experienced shooters, such as police officers looking for a reliable and rugged backup piece, but you must be sure to test ammo to find something that shoots to point of aim. The revolver printed low at 15 yards with the loads I tried, but I used Crimson Trace laser grips on the Undercover for the accuracy test, and they were just the ticket. The gun is a handful with +P ammo, which is what you'd expect from a short-barreled, lightweight gun. The Undercover (top, fitted with aftermarket Crimson Trace grips) is similar in size to the S&W Model 49.
The rod is relatively thin, and slapping it sharply to punch out cases is uncomfortable. The best way to initiate a reload is to vigorously shake the revolver while depressing the rod with the support hand thumb. The Undercover displays this trait, and the hull nearest the frame consistently hangs up and takes work to eject.
Revolvers with two-inch barrels have ejector rods with limited travel, and typically they don't eject spent cases efficiently extra effort is required to jettison them. This setup makes for fast sight acquisition, and with its ergonomically designed memory grooved grips, the gun points naturally and is a good candidate for point shooting. The non contrasting fixed sights are machined from its frame and barrel and consist of a broad.