The Off Duty is not a combat gun, but it can handle some hostilities. It weighs 12 ounces so it is amazingly light. The Charter Arms Off Duty is a five shot double action only revolver chambered in. Today you can choose, by my count, 10 different versions of the Off Duty. The latter could have deadly results.īack in the day there was only one standard Charter Arms the, Under Cover model. I always say, it is better to have one and not need it, than to not have one and need it. If you are thinking I am getting too old and slow to engage in fisticuffs, then a handgun could be the answer. A handgun could come in handy if your wife and you are threatened. A handgun would be comforting while on the road. The “Off Duty” has an internal hammer alleviating the gouging and snagging and rubber grips to help from sliding down onto the barroom floor.įor you who are thinking a handgun would be nice for home defense, consider a small revolver.
When I shoved it inside my waistband I had a gob, a scientific term, of rubber bands about the upper grip to keep the revolver from sliding on through down my pant leg and onto the floor. In this way the hammer didn’t gouge me when I stuck it in the front of my pants. I cut some surgical tubing to fit the hammer and heat shrunk it to hold. I carried my Charter Arms revolver in an ankle holster, in my waistband, in my pocket and on my belt. While working undercover in the dark and dirt-bag filled world of illegal drugs, I carried a Charter Arms Under Cover. 38 special revolver under $400? Look no further than the Charter Arms Off Duty Model 53921 revolver.