[slrassoc]

The rimless 9mm, 40SW and 45ACP revolvers were supposed to be out in 2009. Then it all went silent. No word of them and Charter removed the info from their web site. They were supposed to make the 40SW first for the law enforcement mkt. Then follow up with the 9mm and then the 45 ACP. I noticed today on Galleryofguns.com the 40SW version is listed but there is no stock yet. Maybee they are going to do this? List price was 465.00 which means the street price will be around 350.00.

[TXplt]

saw one at Cabelas listing for 465 .... probably because it was new. Intriguing, nice trigger pull. Wondering about vel out of short bbl....might be worth another look.

[nathangdad]

some cartridges just never generate the demand to make the jump to a revolver. Many decades ago Smith and Wesson really tried to market a .45ACP target revolver. The offering lasted for years but the market demand just never developed for large scale production.

The idea of half moon clips has never really worked in the marketplace.
The idea of various springs on the rear of the cylinder has never really worked in the marketplace.

Overally, the buying market simply sees certain cartridges as semi-auto and certain cartridges as revolver. Even with the .22lr demand has never existed for large scale production of double action revolvers.

Note that several firms throughout the years have tried to sell semi auto .357 magnum guns without very much success.

[texnmidwest]

Good Post Nathan, I think the main problem with the 357mag semiauto is that the rimmed cartridge is not as reliable through the current semi auto platforms.....although there are several that work.

I am intrigued with the 40sw revolver!!! What a great ccw weapon. Guess I gotta start looking for one!

[texnmidwest]

CHA 74020 PITBULL 40SW 5SHOT SS $399.00 SHIPS FREE

[TXplt]

Quote:       Originally Posted by nathangdad

some cartridges just never generate the demand to make the jump to a revolver. Many decades ago Smith and Wesson really tried to market a .45ACP target revolver. The offering lasted for years but the market demand just never developed for large scale production. The idea of half moon clips has never really worked in the marketplace. The idea of various springs on the rear of the cylinder has never really worked in the marketplace. Overally, the buying market simply sees certain cartridges as semi-auto and certain cartridges as revolver. Even with the .22lr demand has never existed for large scale production of double action revolvers. Note that several firms throughout the years have tried to sell semi auto .357 magnum guns without very much success.

I think the revolver cartridges in semi autos has more to do with problems with functionality and with s/a cartridges of similar ballistics (357 Sig, 10mm, 38 Super).

I have a Smith 325 which I use as a carry gun sometimes (45 ACP REVOLVER) and the 625 has been successfully used by shooters for years--especially comp shooters. The half-moons aren`t real useful (the quarter moons in the Governor might be but that is something completely different with staging the loads) HOWEVER, the FULL MOON clips are GREAT !!! They are essentially low-cost compact speedloaders and work very well--you do need a demooning tool but for storage and shooting you get cylindersfull of quick loading easily stacking ammo.

The 45 ACP revolvers actually have quite a following--depending on ballistics of the shorter barrel a 9mm or 10mm revolver could be quite a snubby.

Thanks for the thoughts, but I do disagree from firsthand experience with my 325 which is an excellent CCW and general defense revolver.

[slrassoc]

When the 45acp version comes out I will get one and have it hard chromed like my 44 Bulldog.

[Aaronb2245]

I vote for a 10mm revolver. You could then also use 40S&W as well.

[slrassoc]

The way the factory loaded the 10mm, I don't know if I would want to pull the trigger on such a light gun.