The Walker revolvers are very small and easy to conceal. [Zac K.] Over the past few years, most of the new revolvers that hit the U.S. market have fit into one of two categories. They’re either a fun rimfire plinker or a centerfire self-defense blaster, made for concealed carry. The new Charter Arms Walker series fits into neither category—or maybe it fits into both? Charter Arms wheelguns @ TFB: The New Charter Arms Pathfinder II .22LR 8-Shot Revolver Wheelgun Wednesday: Charter Arms Coyote & Combo Series Wheelgun Wednesday: Charter Arms Professional VI .357 Magnum 6-Shot Charter Arms to Unveil New Professional Revolver at Concealed Carry Expo A company with CCW historyIf there was ever a company with street cred in the concealed carry game, it is Charter Arms. Their Bulldog revolver of the late 1970s, chambered in .44 Special, was a hard-hitting, no-nonsense hideaway piece that had the lines of a classic European hand cannon of the late 1800s (think: Webley’s MP, or their classic British Bull Dog revolver). When most American hideout guns were chambered in .32 rimfire or .22LR, the British (and their Belgian copycats) were making hard-hitting pocket pistols for gentlemen of taste.The Charter Arms Bulldog was more affordable than a magnum from big-name companies like Smith & Wesson or Colt, and it still offered a lot of hitting power, with police departments approving the revolver for backup carry. Private citizens bought them for the same reason, and of course, when David Berkowitz carried out his killing spree in New York as the Son of Sam, he gave the revolver even more notoriety—at one point, due to his choice of a rare-at-that-time handgun, police had dubbed their then-unknown suspect “The .44 Caliber Killer.” Two other color options for the new Walker lineup. [Zac K.] You can see our review of the .44-caliber Charter Arms Bulldog here, from back in 2013. Not much had changed from the original production revolver’s formula. As Richard put it back then, “I had high hopes when I got the Charter Arms Bulldog, but was worried it might not live up to my expectations. Fortunately for me, it did. I found the Bulldog to be a solid, well-built handgun for a very reasonable price. The Tiger paint style just added to the cool factor.” When you get an idea that works, why mess with it, right? A different takeBut Charter Arms has sold revolvers in lighter-recoiling calibers for a long time as well, despite making their name with big-hitting power in a small package. At the SHOT Show this winter, they were showing off first glimpses of their new Walker line of rimfire revolvers. They’ve now released more details on these wheelguns.The Walker revolvers come chambered in either .22 LR or .22 Magnum, the two most common rimfire cartridges. They’re teeny-tiny; they even got the “Honey, I Shrunk The Grips” treatment, as they ship with small rubber grips. They’re lightweight, too, with an aluminum frame (the barrel is all steel, and so is the eight-shot cylinder). The weight for either caliber choice is 15 ounces unloaded. The only barrel length available is 2 inches. A shrouded hammer should help with a snag-free draw. Presumably, Charter Arms drew on its history of other revolver designs to come up with the internals for this model. [Charter Arms] Charter Arms offers the revolver in a black anodized frame, with black passivate finished stainless steel components, or a pink-anodized or blue-anodized frame with highly-polished stainless steel parts.Because these guns are made to shoot at bad-breath distances, not for plinking at far-away bullseyes at a range, they come with basic sights—a fixed ramp sight up front, with the rear sight consisting of a simple notch cut into the top strap of the frame. You point and shoot with these things; they aren’t target pistols.Why go with a .22LR or .22 Magnum concealed carry revolver? The two most obvious reasons are lack of recoil and affordability. A rimfire round is definitely easier to shoot than a heavy centerfire. And no other round will ever be as cheap as .22LR, and .22 Magnum is also affordable compared to centerfire rounds while offering a step up in hitting power. That means you can stockpile rounds affordably and get in a lot of practice, whereas you might not be able to with more expensive ammo. Charter Arms’ other new models at SHOT in 2026. [Zac K.] But there are other advantages to buying a rimfire revolver. For one, in an age where Wal-Mart won’t sell handgun ammo, you can always buy .22 LR or .22 Magnum at your local Wally World, if that’s the only gun store in town (which might be the case if you live in a small municipality). And if you’re already sitting on a stack of .22 LR ammo (many shooters are), then a handgun that shoots that ammo is always a good idea.Finally, while you can now find centerfire revolvers with 8-shot capacity quite easily, that wasn’t always the case. Historically, rimfire revolvers were available with higher-capacity cylinders, like the 8-shot Walker models. Thankfully, centerfire 8-shot wheelguns are much more common now, especially since modern .32-caliber models have gained popularity. If you don’t like basic black, Charter Arms always has other, more colorful options. [Charter Arms] The bottom lineHandguns like the Walker line are starting to look old-fashioned in a world where semi-autos are standard CCW pieces and accessories like red dot optics are increasingly becoming the norm. But some shooters still want to keep things simple, and the Walker revolvers will do that. Pricing is still under $500 for now. [Charter Arms] Pricing ranges from $435.92 to $479.37 at the time of writing, depending on what finish and caliber you want. See full details at the Charter Arms website here.