I bought my Police Undercover in .38 Special last year. It was made in Oct. 2008. It is identical to the Bulldog, same frame, it is just a .38 Special 6 shot instead of a .44 Special 5 shot.
I've posted this before but it had to go back to the factory TWICE.
1. The finish is awful. It looks like it had been finished with 60 grit sandpaper.
2. The first time it went back, it would not cycle. After 100 rounds, pulling the trigger was pointless. It just didn't work. This was the first trip to the factory and they replaced the pawl.
3. The barrel was cut improperly. CA uses subcontractors for all their parts and the CNC program to write the barrel was flat out wrong. This resulted in every shot being low and left. When it went back to the factory the second time, the filed down the sight and torqued the barrel. It shoots straight but they should have replaced the barrel. They did not.
4. Two of the chambers are so tight you generally can't get more than 30 rounds through the gun before it needs to be cleaned.
5. It regularly misfires. Factory ammo. Reloads. Whatever. The trigger pull is horrible, but there is no point in trying to fix it because the darn gun misfires all the time.
6. Took it out for giggles and a whole batch of reloads tumbled to the target. Popped 6 of them into my Speed Six and they worked perfectly.
I had a S&W Model 25-5 that had to go back to the factory. I bought it used and it had some bad push off. I'm not sure if it came that way or was modified by a users. I own 3 S&W's. Of those, one had a problem yet was still completely functional.
I personally will never buy a revolver again unless it says RUGER or SMITH & WESSON on the side of it. I'd certainly also be willing to buy a Freedom Arms but I've learned my lesson, you get what you pay for.
Lee - Make sure you read the rest of that thread and try to make a balanced decision.