Charter Arms Rimless Revolver Still MIA
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After being announced in November of 2008, Charter Arms has not yet released, or even publicly shown, the new Rimless Revolver. After missing an April ’09 shipping date, a company representative told me that “late July” was the new ship date for the first Charter Arms Rimless Revolvers.
Now that time has come and gone. So what’s the story?
After I published an article questioning if the CARR is real or just vaporware, Charter Arms sent out a press release two days later stating that the Rimless Revolver “… is tested, patent checked, cleared and ready for production.” And that “…the CARR is not vaporware…”
So, if it is real, why the delay? Would you believe President Barack Obama?
In the same press release, Charter Arms said:
…since the 2008 election we don’t need to tell you what has happened with sales of firearms and ammunition in our country. Thanks to another terrific firearm salesman like President Clinton was in 1990 [Ed. Note: Clinton did not take office until 1993], President Obama has pushed buying over the edge and companies are working like crazy just to keep up. This buying spree ramped firearm and ammunition demand up to astonishing levels in January 2009, and it has not slowed down.
What I find interesting is that since late May, firearm sales have slowed, but Charter Arms is still pushing back the ship date on this “ready-to-go” revolver. If during the hot market in May, Charter felt they could reach production in July, then surely with a market slowing back to normal they could meet that deadline. So, when should we expect to see the CARR?
Speaking to a marketing representative employed by Charter Arms, the new shipping date is “late this year or early 2010.” The same rep said Charter Arms has re-assured them that the CARR is real, but that Charter Arms is “swamped” with orders on their existing product line and cannot handle the additional production capacity of the CARR.
I hope that is true; I really like the concept of this handgun. Maybe by the 2010 SHOT Show we can get a look at this promising new revolver.
