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| Charter Arms revolvers have been around since | | | | manufacturing process. This helped to make sheer |
| the 1960s, when Doug McClenehan and his best | | | | volume Charter Arms’ main focus. This |
| friend Doug Ecker decided to make a better | | | | decision has proven to be the break Charter |
| revolver. McClenehan had a great deal of firearms | | | | Arms needed, bringing them to the top ten |
| experience from working for companies like | | | | handgun producers in the USA and getting their |
| Ruger Arms, Colt Arms, and High Standard, which | | | | products back in the public eye. |
| allowed him to create some of the most | | | | Charter revolvers are now available in a wide |
| affordable, high-quality firearms. Charter also had | | | | range of models, including pink revolvers. A large |
| a brief stint producing Armalite AR7 rifles and | | | | number of firearms manufacturers have begun |
| pistols, which helped to maintain the cost of | | | | the new trend of producing firearms specifically |
| growth and further develop the Eugene Stoner | | | | for the female market, which Charter Arms has |
| design into pistols and standard rifles. The Charter | | | | always done with the controllable recoil of their |
| Arms guns began as duty revolvers for law | | | | revolvers. The lightweight design is also compact |
| enforcement agents and concealed carry holders; | | | | enough to fit inside a woman’s purse, |
| now Charter Arms revolvers can be found in | | | | offering their users piece of mind. Another great |
| almost any gun shop around the country. | | | | feature is the Charter Arms South Paw, which is |
| Charter Arms revolvers come in a wide range of | | | | made specifically for left handed shooters. |
| calibers and configurations, making them ideal for | | | | Aside from the full-sized revolver, the Charter |
| all types of shooting, from plinking to duty guns, | | | | Dixie derringers have become a must-have for |
| and everything in between. The last forty years | | | | concealed carry enthusiasts, providing a simple, |
| have been a series of twists and turns for | | | | affordable revolver that can be stored anywhere. |
| Charter firearms; you never knew what the | | | | Charter Arms also has been credited with the |
| company would do next. That all changed in 2005, | | | | design of the full hammer block safety system, |
| when MKS Supply was contracted to maintain | | | | which has been on all Charter revolvers since the |
| their sales and marketing, allowing Charter Arms | | | | 1960s. Another key feature of the Charter Arms |
| to stick to what they do best: making guns. | | | | revolvers is the three point locking system, which |
| Giving up on marketing helped take Charter Arms | | | | is exclusive to Charter firearms and cannot be |
| to the next level, rather than being stuck with | | | | found on even the most expensive revolvers. |
| interaction between customers, dealers, and other | | | | |