Bond Arms Derringer

[Richard S]

I'm with TW on the trigger guard option.  

My dealer has a .410/.45 Long Colt Bond Derringer (with trigger guard) in his case, and it is becoming increasingly attractive.  Why?  I don't know.  (After all, it's  6 1/4" long and weighs 23 1/2 oz.)  Do I need it?  No.  Why do I want it?  Don't ask.  (I guess it's the same reason I have a 4+ pound .50 AE Magnum Research Desert Eagle in my gun safe -- waiting for Armageddon.   )

[sslater]

Remind me not to play cards with you Bond Derringer buyers!  

Seriously, I have a Thunder Five in .45 Long Colt / .410.  At 49 ounces (loaded) it is about twice as heavy as the Derringer.  Felt recoil on the T-5 is nil.  Disappointing, in fact.  I expected much more recoil as well as muzzle blast.  Nada.  So I think if the Bond fits your hand reasonably well, you won't have much discomfort shooting it.  

BTW: That T-5 is my bedside gun.  Loaded with five rounds of .410 OO or 000 buckshot, it's comforting to have handy.  Only my Winchester 1300 would be a better home defender.  I used to keep it under the bed until the stupid cat threw up on it.  At least she only splattered the synthetic stock.  If she had gotten the barrel or receiver, she'd have been past tense.  24 years old or not, nobody barfs on my guns!

[R9SCarry]

Steve - do you have any pic of that Thunder 5?  No sweat if not - but cannot right now visualize it at all.  

Sounds like a fearsome ''persuader'' LOL.

[sslater]

Chris,  I'll have to take a new one tomorrow with my R9S for comparison.

Steve

[R9SCarry]

Thx Steve - that'd be great, and appreciated Sir.

[Richard S]

Steve:

That is one lucky cat.  It sounds like she used up eight of her nine lives that day alone.  

[sslater]

R9Scarry,
Here's the comparison photo.

As you can see, even with that stubby little 2 1/8" barrel the T-5 is as long as my 4" barrel S&W 686!
The .410 shotshell looks pretty big next to the R9S.  That's a 200 grain .45 Colt next to the shotshell.  The T5 shoots either round.  I don't think the  original T5 manufacturer is in business any longer, but someone bought the tooling and is making a version for law enforcement use.


Richard,
As for the cat - yeah.  She's lucky to still be alive.  If I was 160 years old, I guess I'd also be sleeping 22 hours per day and throwing up a lot, too.  


Sorry if I hijacked the thread.

[Richard S]

Steve:

You didn't hijack the thread.  You contributed a classic line to English prose which I have filed away for future use as needed:  "Nobody barfs on my guns!"  

[R9SCarry]

Steve - excellent pic.  Thx ever so much for taking the trouble.

I really had no concept of that gun's size!!  Oh my - I think the cylinder is large on my 45-70 BFR, well it is - but heck man - that thing should stop a BG just by presentation

Awesome and I must say if I happen across one it'll be snapped up - just ''because''!!