Last week, we here at the USCCA announced that we were giving away a new gun. The winner of that gun also gets a free trip to the Concealed Carry Expo in Pittsburgh. There is also a holster and some ammo included in the prize package, but the coolest thing is that the winner will become only the second person in the country to shoot Charter’s new revolver!

Call in the PROFESSIONAL

The gun is the Charter Arms PROFESSIONAL, and the editorial staff here at Concealed Carry Magazine had a hand in helping design this dandy little fighting revolver. First up, the gun is a seven-round revolver that fires the .32 H&R Magnum. Now before all you ammo snobs get all crazy on me, demanding to know “why a .32?,” take a deep breath. The .32 H&R Magnum is every bit as effective as the .38 Special. In our gel tests, we got almost equal penetration, and the .32 actually expanded a bit better than the .38. Keep in mind that a .38 Special is not a .38-caliber projectile; it is a .357-caliber projectile. So you are starting with a bullet that is only about 3/100ths of an inch smaller.

But let’s get into the other details so you understand why this revolver is ready for action. First up, the seven-round cylinder gives you more ammo than a standard snubby in the exact-same-sized package. Where the Charter Undercover holds five rounds of .38, you get an extra two rounds of .32 in the PROFESSIONAL. We also asked for a 3-inch barrel to wring out even more performance from the .32 H&R Magnum. You might not believe it, but adding that extra inch of barrel can sometimes add as much as 100 feet per second to the velocity of the bullet at the muzzle. Often you will see .38 Special JHP rounds fail to open up when fired from a 2-inch barrel. And the longer barrel really doesn’t make the PROFESSIONAL any more difficult to conceal either. You also get an extra inch of sight radius to help with accuracy.

Accurate and Built to Last

Speaking of sights, the PROFESSIONAL has a neon green light pipe front sight and a fixed rear sight of .20 inches wide. The sights are easy to acquire, accurate for combat shooting and certainly very low profile. In shooting this revolver, any accuracy issues were mine and mine alone. My initial tests at 15 feet showed fine performance, so I just started shooting it faster. The light recoil of the .32 H&R Magnum combined with the all-steel frame and full lug under the barrel ensures this revolver is certainly very controllable during rapid fire.

Did I say all-steel frame? Yes indeed, but it is a small frame; it is not overly heavy. Being all steel, the entire gun is coated with Blacknitride+, a proprietary finish that is nearly indestructible. This is a great little gun.

You Want to Win This Gun

If you’ve read this far, it means you are interested, and you want to win the gun and the trip to shoot the gun with me at the indoor range Friday at the Expo. To do that, just click here to enter the drawing. We will announce the winner on April 17.

The Concealed Carry Expo is May 17-19 in Pittsburgh. Hope to see you there.

P.S. – Want to take this gun home for FREE? When you purchase your 2019 Concealed Carry Expo tickets between March 15, 2019, and April 15, 2019, you’ll get a FREE entry to win the brand-new Charter Arms PROFESSIONAL, get all of your Expo travel expenses paid for and so much more!

This is one of our biggest and best giveaways yet, and you don’t want to miss out.

Click here to claim your Expo tickets and secure your entry to win now. I’ll see you there!