The Orange Peel targets showed bullet impacts instantly, so we had immediate feedback from our shot call to hit location. During the accuracy session we fired five-shot groups from a sandbag rest set on a wooden shooting bench. This lead to an interesting set of evaluation points that considered weight and capacity as important factors.īoth the bullseye session and the silhouette portion were shot at 10 yards. They pointed out that any gun, even a rimfire, is better than no gun, and that as self-defense choices, rimfires were much easier to train with and carry, and they were more affordable. Reason: The women argued that these pistols are legitimate self-defense guns for some people-notably other women-who dont want to carry a centerfire gun. Our test team included two men and two women, and at the urging of the women, we shot both accuracy and timed sessions, the latter into a silhouette target. TB-22A ammo, and Wolf Match Extra 40-grain lead roundnose fodder. solid-lead roundnose bullets, Remington Thunderbolt 40-grain lead roundnose No. solid-lead roundnoses, Federal Champion #510 40-gr. roundnose hollowpoints, CCI Green Tag 40-gr. Our test rounds included Remington Golden Bullet 36-gr. We took our test guns to American Shooting Centers in Houston along with an Oehler 35P chronograph, plenty of Caldwell Orange Peel 8-inch Bullseye Targets, and several thousand rounds of 22 ammo from four companies. Would the Charter hold its own against the top-ranked Taurus? Would the Pathfinder navigate our tough testing protocol and again leave the Air Lite in the cellar? Extensive shooting would establish the Charters proper place in the established Gun Tests hierarchy, or so we thought. 160222) and what would be an A- or A gun (the Best Buy-rated Taurus Model 94B2UL Ultra-Lite Nine), we went to Fountain Firearms in Houston () and got fresh samples of those two and pitted them against the Charter, bracketing it. Since we had previous reviews of what are the equivalent of guns rated D or F, (the Dont Buy-rated S&W Model 317-2 Air Lite No.
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The Pathfinder comes with a Patridge front sight, square-notch rear sight, and full rubber grips. The 6-shooter weighs in at 21 ounces, more than the lightweight aluminum-alloy-frame Smiths and about the same as the Tauruses weve tested.
72224, a 2-inch-barrel stainless gun that MSRPs for $350. With that background in mind, we acquired a 22 revolver we havent tested, a Charter Arms Pathfinder No. …We would not buy this gun as long as its adjustable-sighted brother was available, unless we had a great need for the smallest, lightest 22 revolver for some special close-range purpose.” 160222, $633, received a Dont Buy rating, with our staff saying, “There was nothing whatsoever wrong with this gun, and some readers might have a desperate need for it, and theyll buy it no matter what we say. Wed throw them as far as we could, as fast as we could, if we owned this gun, and put on a black or red front post and a square-notch rear as fast as you can say HIVIZ.” Next, the S&W Model 317-2 Air Lite No.
160221, $691, earned a Conditional Buy because “…We liked this gun in every respect but for its trick sights. In that same issue, there were two Smith & Wessons reviewed. As we found it, it worked well, and the price was modest.” We said of that gun, rated a Best Buy: “…All in all, the Taurus doesnt need a lot to make it into one of the finest 22 revolvers weve seen. We were more enthusiastic about a Taurus Model 94B2UL Ultra-Lite Nine, $375, reviewed in March 2006. It looked great, performed quite well, and was easier to load and unload.” We also said back then, “But the Taurus is a great deal less costly, so if you dont mind its weight and if you can do without extreme accuracy, it might be right for you. That stainless-steel gun with a 4-inch barrel got a B-, mainly because it was too heavy to be considered as a trail gun. For example, just over a year ago (October 2007), we shot the Taurus Model 94SS4, $406. We recently tested a trio of wheelguns chambered for the 22 round, and versions of two of them have previously been tested and graded for their utility. Of the many available guns chambered for the rimfire round, perhaps the easiest to load and shoot and enjoy is the revolver. As the cost of centerfire ammunition continues to ascend, many gun owners will turn to the standby 22 LR round as a way to shoot economically, whether those pursuits include knocking over cans, punching holes in paper, or killing the occasional rodent.
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