why not get what tickles your fancy.
You are a better man than most if you can hit a live snake with a Bond Arms 38/357.
Why? If trouble made an appointment ....Nothing about the bond arms is tiny.
Why not get a bond arms over any other gun, no matter what gun you get someone will say you should have gotten blah blah because its better but you know what there is a gun better than the one you said.
Why do I need a 10 round capacity when I am on the back 40 of my land and the only worry is a rattler or rabid fox. For most encounters why do you need more than 2. if you say what if you are facing 3 bad guys. If you think you are going to shoot all 3 in a stressful situation when you are not well trained good luck with that.
There is always a better option but if you are not hurting for cash and enjoy firearms why not get what tickles your fancy.
In retrospect, nothing wrong with the derringer!Nothing about the bond arms is tiny.
Why not get a bond arms over any other gun, no matter what gun you get someone will say you should have gotten blah blah because its better but you know what there is a gun better than the one you said.
Why do I need a 10 round capacity when I am on the back 40 of my land and the only worry is a rattler or rabid fox. For most encounters why do you need more than 2. if you say what if you are facing 3 bad guys. If you think you are going to shoot all 3 in a stressful situation when you are not well trained good luck with that.
There is always a better option but if you are not hurting for cash and enjoy firearms why not get what tickles your fancy.
I have always had a soft spot for derringers. I currently have 2 Bond Arms derringers and an American Derringer Model 1 in 45 Colt/.410.
I have shot them all and the Bond is definitely the most robustly built, but that said, the American Derringer is so much more appropriately sized for a derringer in that you get a 3" barrel .410 in a gun that weighs only 15oz and is thinner, lighter and easier to cock than the Bond. I have included a picture that show my ivory gripped 2.5" barrel bond along with my ADC Model 1 with the 3" barrel.
Despite the lesser weight, the ADC is no more of a bear to shoot than the Bond. I have put 20 rounds of Critical Defense .410 through it as well as 20 rounds of .45 Colt Critical Defense and it was not a big deal at all. At 3 yards, 2 rounds of this stuff serves the purpose of a get away from me gun if one was so inclined to carry such a thing.
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I have always had a soft spot for derringers. I currently have 2 Bond Arms derringers and an American Derringer Model 1 in 45 Colt/.410.
I have shot them all and the Bond is definitely the most robustly built, but that said, the American Derringer is so much more appropriately sized for a derringer in that you get a 3" barrel .410 in a gun that weighs only 15oz and is thinner, lighter and easier to cock than the Bond. I have included a picture that show my ivory gripped 2.5" barrel bond along with my ADC Model 1 with the 3" barrel.
Despite the lesser weight, the ADC is no more of a bear to shoot than the Bond. I have put 20 rounds of Critical Defense .410 through it as well as 20 rounds of .45 Colt Critical Defense and it was not a big deal at all. At 3 yards, 2 rounds of this stuff serves the purpose of a get away from me gun if one was so inclined to carry such a thing.
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