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Originally Posted by JustJake
Isn't Charter Arms the RIA of the revolver industry?
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No.
Apparently you don't like Rock Island Armory firearms, but there are thousands (probably millions) of RIA owners who are extremely happy with their firearms. The RIAs aren't the prettiest 1911s in the universe but, as a general rule, they shoot well. Like virtually every manufacturer today, Armscor (Rock Island) machines their slides and frames on modern CNC machines and they use ordnance grade steel, so there's really not much there to criticize.
Although you chose to use RIA as a comparison to denigrate Charter Arms revolvers, I'll bet you didn't even know that RIA makes revolvers, and their revolvers (like their 1911s) are widely regarded as exceptional value for dollar firearms. I own an M200 and an M206. They both function flawlessly and hit where I'm shooting. That's all I ask.
Armscor (RIA) has been under the same ownership (family) since shortly after World War 2. Charter Arms, on the other hand, has been through multiple ownerships, with changes in quality from one owner to the next. In discussing the quality of Charter Arms revolvers, it's much like Auto-Ordnance 1911s -- you have to know when it was made and under which ownership to get an idea what the quality is (or isn't).