44 special

[bayouvol]

Is the Charter Arms 44 special really a good defensive gun? Does it overpenetrate? And would you trade a keltec p11 to get one? I have never shot a 44 special in a small gun so I have no experience to base this decision on. This is the latest offering from Charter Arms.

[Krull]

I'm sure it's a good gun. Looks nice also, I'm just not a fan of charter guns.

I would keep my kel tech.

[LngRngShtr]

Very versatile weights from 180 to 250 grs.

my reloading manual I have here shows a 240 JHP at 850 so I would think it would work as well as a .45 ACP +P

on a historical note,.. that caliber made the news back in 1976-1977 David Berkowitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John

[Guest BEARMAN]

I would swap in a heartbeat! I have one of both...the Charter Arms .44 special "Bulldog" and the Kel-Tec P-11.

They both have their attributes, but the .44 special wins hands down, in knock down power! Light and handy, recoil is equal to a .38 spcl.+p round.

The federal air marshals used the .44 special cartridge back in the 70's and 80's in the Skymarshals program, because the .44 spcl. wasn't prone to over penetration on the thinned skinned airplane fuselage. FWIW... just my .02

[hipower]

Ditto to BEARMAN's comment. Trade. I have a Taurus 44 mag I run 44 specials thru and really enjoy shooting it. Plus makes a good snake gun.

[kwe45919]

Definatly trade for the Charter......much better IMO.

[Guest joelstephen]

The latest Charter Arms Bulldog 44 is a great concept when it goes BANG, that does not happen every time you pull the trigger. My first one whent back to charter 3 times, they relaced it weith a new one, It was more reliable but I would not stake my life on it.

[Magiccarpetrides]

I would still do that trade in a heartbeat

[Moped]

The Bulldog is a pistol that's on my want list, with a 3 inch barrel. I prefer small revolvers to small automatics.

[Guest joelstephen]

The Bull dog was on my want list for years, now its on my not want list