2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl - The Firearms Forum

yetiman · 01-01-2012, 09:46 AM

I just got a surprise present for my birthday. A model 53820 .38 spcl. It came with a box of +p ammo (50 rounds) but after looking at the owners manual it says they don't recommend these rounds in this gun. I looked at their website and they have this same model # listed for the +p.....I don't plan on using this gun a lot and don't have another gun this ammo would fit so I would like to think I can shoot this one box w/o any problems.....thoughts?

Skipper · 01-01-2012, 10:01 AM

Ask them.......it's the only way to get a straight answer:

dbecker@charterfirearms.com

yetiman · 01-01-2012, 11:03 AM

Lol, thanks. Had already done that but didn't figure I would hear from them today....

Skipper · 01-01-2012, 11:36 AM

From what I've seen about the #53820, it's supposed to be +P rated. That is........until that cylinder release gets a hold of your thumb!

carver · 01-01-2012, 11:43 AM

It should stand up well under 1 box of +P ammo. I shoot reloads in mine for practice, and training. Then load up with +P's for SD carry.

yetiman · 01-01-2012, 03:19 PM

Thanks guys, it was such a nice day we had to go out and shoot. I don't know much about Charter Arms but felt good and they do have a lifetime warranty......of course that might not be a good thing.

Double D · 01-01-2012, 04:03 PM

I bought a charter arms 38 back in the mid 80s and have fired just about everything thru it over the years. I still have that gun and I keep it close by every day. They may be somewhat inexpensive revolvers, but they are dependable revolvers that will give you a long time of good service and they have good customer service as well.

01-01-2012, 09:46 AM	#1
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl I just got a surprise present for my birthday. A model 53820 .38 spcl. It came with a box of +p ammo (50 rounds) but after looking at the owners manual it says they don't recommend these rounds in this gun. I looked at their website and they have this same model # listed for the +p.....I don't plan on using this gun a lot and don't have another gun this ammo would fit so I would like to think I can shoot this one box w/o any problems.....thoughts? -->

01-01-2012, 10:01 AM	#2
Skipper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: People's Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 337	Re: 2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl Ask them.......it's the only way to get a straight answer: dbecker@charterfirearms.com

01-01-2012, 11:03 AM	#3
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: 2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl Lol, thanks. Had already done that but didn't figure I would hear from them today....

01-01-2012, 11:36 AM	#4
Skipper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: People's Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 337	Re: 2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl From what I've seen about the #53820, it's supposed to be +P rated. That is........until that cylinder release gets a hold of your thumb!

01-01-2012, 03:19 PM	#6
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: 2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl Thanks guys, it was such a nice day we had to go out and shoot. I don't know much about Charter Arms but felt good and they do have a lifetime warranty......of course that might not be a good thing.

01-01-2012, 11:43 AM	#5
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,243	Re: 2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl It should stand up well under 1 box of +P ammo. I shoot reloads in mine for practice, and training. Then load up with +P's for SD carry. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

01-01-2012, 04:03 PM	#7
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,060	Re: 2009 Charter Arms Undercover Lite .38 spcl I bought a charter arms 38 back in the mid 80s and have fired just about everything thru it over the years. I still have that gun and I keep it close by every day. They may be somewhat inexpensive revolvers, but they are dependable revolvers that will give you a long time of good service and they have good customer service as well. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.