Charter Arms CARR (charter arms rimless revolver)

[crakkajakka15]

What you guys think about this. Are they any good as a brand. The 9mm version will also be able to shoot .380 acp rounds also. Looks nice because you dont need moon clips anymore.

Charter Arms announces the Charter Arms Rimless Revolver (CARR) a revolutionary new rimless revolver for popular semi-auto cartridges.



From the press release:

Available Calibers: Charter Arms will first offer the .40 S&W chambering, followed quickly by the .45ACP and 9×19 mm Parabellum (the 9mm Parabellum revolver will also chamber factory .380ACP). All three of Charter Arms’ Rimless Revolvers (9mm, .40 and .45) are rated for higher velocity +P loadings.



The advantage is now the average gun owner can own an affordable, trouble-free revolver chambered in these popular semi-auto rounds without the need for specialized ammunition clips and a specialized gun.

Back up and self-defense: For law enforcement work the always ready-to-fire, fiddle-factor-free revolver is the back up to have; especially if is the same caliber as the officer’s carry gun. As a primary self-defense carry gun, these three calibers mean reliable protection in popular semi-auto self defense-calibers.

If more power is needed, step up to +P ammo. The advantage with Charter Arms Rimless Revolvers is they will fire any mix of cartridges while maintaining 100% reliability. For plinking with .45ACP or 9mm surplus and discounted military type ammo, the affordable Charter Arms Rimless Revolver will prove to be very economical and it’s also a .380 revolver. Now that is fun!

The secret is the patent-pending Charter Arms Rimless Revolver Round System. Basically, when a round is loaded into the chamber a specialized spring engages the cartridge’s ejector groove. When the cylinder is opened and the ejector rod operated, it extracts and ejects the fired cases.

Models: Initially snubbarrels (2″ 9mm and 2.2″ .40 and .45ACP) as these revolvers are designed for self- defense and back up. The 9mm is built on Charter Arms’ compact and lightweight undercover platform featuring an aluminum frame and weighing only 12 ounces. The .40 and .45ACP built on the popular and robust Bulldog frame due to the larger diameter of these cartridges while maintaining a compact profile.

Availability: First quarter of 2009.

MSRP Prices: 9mm $399.00, .40 $449.00, .45ACP $449.00

That .40 looks pretty good to me. Particularly for carry. I expect that these will sell well to a wide range of shooters.

http://www.gunpundit.com/1487.php

[Seventy4Blazer]

i like the idea, but i dont see why moon clips are a bad thing... they work great and make re-loading much faster...

[knight0334]

Nice... But its still like putting a Ford engine in a Pontiac. lol

I do like the short/small cylinders of the auto-round revolvers though.

[KnightZero]

I'm sold. This would be the perfect BUG for carry.

[beerhunter]

I have tossing around a snub chambered in 9 for a couple months now.
I have also been wanting to purchase from charter. Wonder why Charter has not updated their website with this information?

[JoeWilliams]

Do they make speedloaders for 9mm cartridges?

[djturnz]

Looks great to me. My only complaint is that the .40 should have been chambered in 10mm, with .40 as the "Special" option.

[Seventy4Blazer]

Do they make speedloaders for 9mm cartridges?

38 or 357 should work...?

[VariableFeedback]

38 or 357 should work...?

I don't think so, as the 38/357 has a rim for the speed loader to hold.

[JoeWilliams]

38 or 357 should work...?

Nope, just tried that. But speed strips actually do work.