Charter Arms Pathfinder II
- Category
- Revolver
- Barrel
- 89 mm
- Weight, empty
- 567 g
- Introduced
- 2025
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Charter Arms Pathfinder II is a lightweight, eight-shot .22 LR double-action/single-action revolver introduced in 2025 as a redesign of the long-running Pathfinder line. Built on a small frame of 7075 anodized aircraft aluminum with an extruded, vented stainless-steel barrel and cylinder, it adds an extra round over the classic six- and seven-shot rimfires while keeping the weight to about 20 ounces. It is marketed for plinking, target practice, and small-game hunting, and ships with an orange-ramp front sight, an adjustable rear sight, and a compact rubber grip.
Charter Arms squeezed an eighth chamber into its rimfire Pathfinder cylinder for the Mark II, giving budget plinkers one more shot than the classic six-gun before a reload.
Offered in Black Passivate, Stainless Steel, and OD Green & Black Passivate finishes. The eight-groove rifling is claimed by the maker to boost rimfire velocities.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Charter Arms
- Category
- Revolver
- Country
- United States
- Status
- In production
- Produced
- 2025
- Variant of
- Redesign
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 89 mm
- Height
- 108 mm
- Weight, empty
- 567 g
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Firing mechanism
- Double action single action
- Trigger
- Double action single action
- Capacity
- 8
- Magazine
- Rotary
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Aluminum
- Barrel
- Stainless steel
- Finish
- Black passivate
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 380 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 187 J
- Effective range
- 25 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Vented barrel
Orange ramp front sight
Adjustable rear sight
8 groove rifling
Compact rubber grip
Exposed hammer
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 404 revolvers | 567 g | 1.05 kg | Lighter than about 80% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 431 revolvers | 89 mm | 127 mm | Shorter than about 80% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 434 revolvers | 8 | 6 | Holds more rounds than about 90% |
Answers
Questions about the Charter Arms Pathfinder II
How much does the Charter Arms Pathfinder II weigh?
The Charter Arms Pathfinder II weighs 567 g (1.25 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Charter Arms Pathfinder II?
The Charter Arms Pathfinder II is chambered in .22 Long Rifle.
How many rounds does the Charter Arms Pathfinder II hold?
The Charter Arms Pathfinder II holds 8 rounds, fed from a rotary magazine.
How long is the Charter Arms Pathfinder II?
The Charter Arms Pathfinder II has a 89 mm (3.50 in) barrel.
Who makes the Charter Arms Pathfinder II?
The Charter Arms Pathfinder II is made by Charter Arms (United States).
When was the Charter Arms Pathfinder II introduced?
The Charter Arms Pathfinder II was introduced in 2025.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
Provenance
Confidence in this record
70%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/charter-arms-pathfinder-ii' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "charter-arms-pathfinder-ii", "name": "Charter Arms Pathfinder II", "manufacturer": { "id": "charter-arms", "name": "Charter Arms", "countryCode": "US", "foundedYear": 1964, "website": "https://www.charterfirearms.com", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:42", "updatedAt": "2026-02-18 03:43:43", "version": "2dfd2e3b54e1df99acc9affe74afe6086c8b91888f71513c02a1ef67124ab102" }, "category": { "id": "revolver", "name": "Revolver", "description": "Handguns with a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers" }, "country_of_origin": "US", "year_introduced": 2025, "barrel_length_mm": 89, "weight_empty_g": 567, "action_type": null}