Highwall Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 What's an acceptable derringer for SASS besides the old Remington .41 short? Richard Boone is listening! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 SHB p.29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Bond makes the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackalope Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 8 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Bond makes the best And the biggest. I prefer American Derringer Co. Model 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 8 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Bond makes the best Their new Roughneck is a pretty good deal too. I bought one for just over $200 a few months back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Forgot to mention, the rubber grips started peeling back on one side so I called Bond. They sent me a new set of nice wood grips for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Hayes #41999 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Here are pictures of an American and Bond. Look closely at the picture that has the American only. It is laying on top of the Bond. Hope the pictures work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 I have 3. two american one in .38 special one in .45 colt the third is an originsl Remington .41 with 5 boxes of ammo. like all three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Whiskey Hayes #41999 said: Here are pictures of an American and Bond. Look closely at the picture that has the American only. It is laying on top of the Bond. Hope the pictures work. Thats a pretty gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Hayes #41999 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 The American is a 38 special engraved by Kelly Lassiter. The grips are real ivory. I prefer the looks and lines of the American but the Bond is a better built gun. The Bond is 45 Colt but I shoot the 45 Cowboy Special. Bond is a lot heavier gun but not larger than the American, just has more meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caprock Kid Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Bond gives you flexibility with interchangeable calibers and barrel lengths so it can be more than just a cowboy side match gun. You can get oversized grips for them at Bond Arms Bond Arms | Plain Rosewood Extended Grips or check etsy and ebay for them if Bond is running low. Gives you a place for an additional finger allowing for more control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackalope Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 I've not seen a short barrel Bond before. That one does look smaller than an ADC. I don't know what model the Bond I handled was but it was .357 Magnum, same as my ADC. It just felt heavier and and more bulky. Your ADC looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I like this one. The safety is kinda silly, but it was my Dad's. Plus, it looks more like a Remington than a lot of the currently made ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Picked this one up long ago. Safety had been deactivated. Recovered and sold at Sheriff's auction after the original owner threw it into a field. He had reloaded it, then closed it with the hammer down and his hand in front of the muzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 17 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: He had reloaded it, then closed it with the hammer down and his hand in front of the muzzle. Not a wise thing to do! PaleWolf, how did you disable the safety? How do you find it to be as a shooter? My experience has been easy to use, surprisingly accurate, and it functions well with Short Colts when I want to use them. With "standard" factory .38 Special ammo, it is a little "flippy," but not excessively so. I would not use any "high performance" ammo in it. I don't mean +P type stuff, just the things at the higher end of the acceptable range for .38 Special. I think such rounds would be "safe" but unpleasant to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Once went to a Gunshot Call. Young gent tested his double derringer in his basement. Cleaned it and reloaded it and rested it on this thigh while he picked stuff off the floor. Slipped off and hit the concrete hammer first. Of course it went off, and he was the proud possessor if an in and out through calf and thigh muscle bullet wound. Fortunately only a.22 and missed everything important. Can't recall the brand, it was long pre Bond and in the classic configuration. Beware with the old ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 4 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Not a wise thing to do! He lost a finger. Hospital notified local PD when he showed up at the ER. PaleWolf, how did you disable the safety? The tab that blocked the hammer had been filed off (it was that way when I bought it). The hammer in the "safety notch" will also drop when the trigger is pulled. It doesn't at half-cock. How do you find it to be as a shooter? My experience has been easy to use, surprisingly accurate, and it functions well with Short Colts when I want to use them. With "standard" factory .38 Special ammo, it is a little "flippy," but not excessively so. I would not use any "high performance" ammo in it. I don't mean +P type stuff, just the things at the higher end of the acceptable range for .38 Special. I think such rounds would be "safe" but unpleasant to shoot. Shoots fine with my CAS .38spl ammo, IIRC (it's been a while since I shot it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Hayes #41999 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The little Bond is a Mini. It has 2.5" barrels. With short barrels and big bore still out weighs the American by 4 oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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