Charter Arms BOOMER

[Carmady]

.44SPL, 2" ported barrel, DAO hammer

Sights?

We don't need no stinking sights.

 

[RECTIFIER]

very cool, I had a BD waay back in the early 80's.it was a fun gun but too light for serious loads.(IMO)

I'm sure the porting helps yours...but no sights.?

 

[JERRYS.]

whats with all that metal pore holes in the first pic all over the bbl?

 

[Model12Win]

What kind of paltry velocity are you getting out of that short ported barrel?

Not enough to reliably expand most stand pressure .44 special defense loads, I'll tell you that much.

 

[Carmady]

That's not my gun. I'd never heard of the Boomer until today.

 

[pnac]

Shooting Times did a series of articles using a pair of CA Bulldogs, cutting the barrels to 2", Magnaporting, refinishing (NP3 I believe), and having a two gun crossdraw rig made. This was in very late '70s to early '80s if you want to look it up. The conversions were called "Backpacker" as I recall.

 

[CaptainO]

This gives an entirely new meaning to the phrase "belly gun". I'm a bit leery of no sights on any firearm. The only firearm that doesn't need a front sight is one without a barrel.

 

[lee n. field]

very cool, I had a BD waay back in the early 80's.it was a fun gun but too light for serious loads.(IMO)

I'm sure the porting helps yours...but no sights.?

They remade the old Magnaport Backpacker custom gun.

 

[pnac]

You would be surprised what you can do "point shooting". I was.

 

[Carmady]

It's sort of like this H&R Vest Pocket, but bigger.

 

[Model12Win]

Would only be worthwhile with full wadcutter loads. That tiny compensated barrel is not going to give you very good expansion with most hollow point loads.

 

[turkeestalker]

Honestly, if you're carrying a firearm for the purpose of self defense, you should be practicing hitting your target without using sights to aim. In the event that you need it, you're not likely to be lining up the sights on your target, but more likely pulling, pointing, and pressing.

Learn to hit what you're aiming at with your daily carry the same way that you point your finger... your finger doesn't have any sights on it.
But that's just my opinion.

When considering a typical distance in a SD situation, and the size, weight, and velocity of a typical 44 Special bullet, how important is expansion? Probably not as much as one might think.

 

[g.willikers]

The hardest part about point shooting is getting past the notion that it can't be done.

 

[RiponP90]

Oh my gosh that is one crazy looking thing. But 44 SPL? Won't find me resisting on the other end of that bad boy. I wonder how long it would take to get used to that.

 

[SmokinTom]

No expansion you say ? The guy that gets hit with a 44 isn`t going to care one bit if the bullet expanded or not.

 

[Model12Win]

No expansion you say ? The guy that gets hit with a 44 isn`t going to care one bit if the bullet expanded or not.

Oh okay, whatever. Meanwhile I still with my .38 special +P with modern JHP rounds that actually EXPANDS (to .65" no less) from the 1 7/8" bbl on my pistol, and still get excellent penetration.

 

[Dan-O]

Ultimate belly gun for sure. I'd load with these:

 

[Duster340]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing Carmady .

 

[tallball]

I love me some 44 special!

 

[hornetguy]

I think the guy that said that meant that the bullet is already starting out at about the same diameter as smaller ones do AFTER they expand. (if they do)

........and he's correct.