Charter Arms Undercover

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Charter Arms Undercover

By Lokidude

Tue, Dec 18, 2007 11:05 pm

I recently acquired a Charter Arms Undercover, in .38SPL, and finally got to the range to work it out...

First off, the trigger is a bit rough, but not unpleasant, in DA mode. Single action breaks cleanly and smoothly. Cylinder release is the same as an S&W (fitting, since the gun is the same size and profile as a J-frame). The grips are more filling than most snubs I’ve fingerprinted, but not so large as to be unconcealable. My personal pistol has an exposed hammer, and I wouldn’t vary from that, as I like the SA option, and think hammerless revolvers just look wrong, but the arm is available in various configurations, including blued, shrouded hammer, Southpaw (left-handed setup), and a six shot “Police” model.

The sights are nothing spectacular from an accuracy standpoint, a simple trough and fixed ramp, but are durable and servicable at the distances at which one would employ such an arm.

Now to the fun part: How does it shoot?

The rounds I tested were all 158 gr lead rounds, both roundnose and semi-wadcutters, the same rounds I practice with in my .357. I did my firing at approximately seven yards. Recoil was quite stout, but manageable. In double action, all five rounds could be covered by my open hand, and in single, they were closer to a palm-sized group. With some further testing of ammunition, and more practice with the gun, I fully expect to be getting much tighter groups, I honestly think five shots double action in under a palm-sized group at 7 yards is not unreasonable.