Information in the Operation Instructions with the revolver I bought in JanuaryĢ013. Some aggravation is because Charter Arms did not include any rimless revolver Other times a cartridge will balk, even after Sometimes a 9mm cartridge slips into aĬhamber with just a bit of a push. To behave via patented dual coil springs in the extractor star. No moon clips are needed for the Charter Arms 9mm Pitbull. One of the advantages of a rimless revolver mechanism is unfired cartridges notįreely falling from the open cylinder, even if held with the barrel pointed up. The S&W 547 design, “Extractor assembly for rimlessĬartridges,” is U.S. Perhaps the Pitbull's most similar rimless revolver cartridge predecessor was the Smith 38, because its bullet is slightly smaller (.355) than theĪssertion we have found to be true in our testing. The clips are relatively fragile, but serve as speed loaders.Ī different option for single-action revolvers is a separate 9mm cylinder, as on
Cartridges have to be loaded into the moon clips, then inserted into theĬylinders. Most used moon clips, as does the current Taurus Modelĩ05. Plenty of penetration and expansion, including at snubby distances.Ī few other companies have produced 9mm revolvers in the past, e.g., S&W 940Īnd Ruger 9mm SP101. Reduced recoil and blast of subsonic 147-grain 9mm. Harder to come back to target.” No problem, especially for those preferring the Therefore, in a two-inch barrel the extra powder isīurned after the bullet leaves the barrel, creating more recoil and making it Letting me fire six 9mm rounds whenever I need them.Ĭharter Arms recommends +P not be used: “+P ammo requires a four-inch minimum barrel toīurn the extra powder. Long as I am comfortable that the Pitbull will fulfill its primary mission of Guarantee, I can send it to Charter Arms any time for inspection and repair as If any cartridge sticks out justĪ little, it could lock up cylinder rotation. With a rimless revolver like the Pitbull, it is particularly important to make sureĮach cartridge is fully seated in the chamber.
Charter Arms recommends its revolversīe cleaned after every 50 rounds and I was shooting 100 at a time. These issues were resolved in the next 100 rounds, as the 9mm got broken-in and Except for an occasional cartridge failure to eject, The first 200 rounds through my new 9mm Pitbull included some misfires, cylinder The minus is that the spring loaded tabs added to the extractor star to catch the extractor groove of a rimless case make the revolver more difficult to load and, after firing, to extract/eject the empty cases.
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The unique plus of a rimless cartridge revolver is ammunition compatibility with 9x19mm autoloading pistols. Use some American Eagle 115-grain FMJ for lighter load validation. I feed all of them 147-grain Federal HST HP ammoįor defense and Speer Lawman total metal jacket (TMJ) for indoor range. I was eager to get a 9mm revolver complement to my Ruger SR9c autoloading
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Pitbulls are so new and difficult to locate that they can command the full list price of 10, 2011, the Pitbull offered the lawĮnforcement market a same-cartridge revolver backup for. Period is mostly about getting used to what happens when spring tips guard theĮntries to the chambers of a revolver cylinder.įirst, a little perspective. The Model 79920 looks and feels great, but the break-in Getting comfortable with a new Charter Arms Pitbull 9mm rimless revolver is easierĪfter becoming a gun whisperer and bonding with its uniqueness, the way itįeeds and ejects ammo. Charter Arms Pitbull 9x19mm Rimless Revolver
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