The most famous revolvers manufactured by Charter Arms are the. Charter Arms has produced many different handguns chambered in. They are completely American-made, with most of their part suppliers being less than an hour's drive away. Charter Arms revolvers are known for being affordable and high-quality, and are built by the Ecker family in Shelton, Connecticut, located in New England's Gun Valley. The average Charter Arms revolver is twenty-five percent smaller and lighter than other revolvers, and the Ultralites are half the weight of other revolvers.
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In hand, the Professional felt small and well balanced. We liked its light weight and fiber-optic front sight. The Professional offers a seven-shot capacity with the ability to fire a variety of 32-caliber cartridges.
Charter Arms revolvers also come from the factory in a variety of colors. Charter Arms Professional 73230 32 H&R Magnum. Charter Arms revolvers do not use a side plate, which creates a stronger frame, and they do not use a traditional crane arm, as it locks inside the frame to create a stronger action. Charter Arms is also the only company to make a revolver chambered for rimless cartridges that does not require moon clips, as well as the only company to make a production model left-handed revolver (the Southpaw).
Charter Arms revolvers are interesting because the lockwork is something of a combination of Ruger, Smith & Wesson and Colt technology. In 1967, McClennahan's lifelong friend, David Ecker, became a 50/50 partner in Charter Arms. Douglas McClennahan, a young gun designer who founded Charter Arms in 1964, had previous revolver experience after working for Colt, High Standard, and Sturm-Ruger.