Charter Arms has built lightweight American-made revolvers for decades, and the Tiger is a five-shot .44 Special with a 2.5-inch barrel in a distinctive green and black finish. The .44 Special deserves more attention than it gets: it throws a big, heavy bullet at modest velocity, which means real effectiveness without the wrist-punishing blast of a .44 Magnum out of a snub-nose. In a small, light revolver it makes an excellent trail and pocket gun, and the simple exposed-hammer double-action design has very little to go wrong.

This firearm ships to your chosen FFL dealer for transfer. Order online from Dawson Defense, an Arizona-owned licensed dealer and importer.