Leinad D Single Barrel

[thewillweeks]

Someone local offered to sell me their Leinad Model D Single barrel 45/410 for $50. I really don't know anything about them, are they manageable to shoot? Any use other than a 410 snake gun? Specifically, would it be horrible to shoot with cowboy action 45lc?

The report online I'm finding is that they seem safe to shoot, won't blow your hand off, not really all that safe to carry, and only really useful as a snake gun, but I'd like to get a little more feedback if possible.

Thanks guys and gals!

 

[rcmodel]

not really all that safe to carry,

That should answer your question right there.

I know it would for me.

rc

 

[entropy]

I have the double; It's a fun range toy, but not a serious defense gun. the safety is hard to disengage, and with the free floating firing pins, you don't dare not engage the safety!

I paid less than half that for mine, and I about got my money's worth.

 

[thewillweeks]

That should answer your question right there.

I know it would for me.

rc

Well, I've been around match guns without safeties and light triggers, you just didn't load them till it was shooting time.

The problem with this is it's a cross bolt safety, but it has no build up around it so it's easy to depress by mistake, like some guns mag releases can be bumped in holster.

entropy: Thanks for the info. I think I'm gonna pass on this one.

 

[WestKentucky]

I had a double that was given to me. The wood grips sucked, the lack of a trigger guard let the cheap sandwich style trigger housing slam into my middle finger cutting me open regularly. The safety broke quickly....

Let's start this story over...went woodduck hunting in a swamp full of cottonmouths. My buddies dad had a crate of these and tossed me a box of shells and this POS. In all fairness it never blew up or anything like that...but it's not too safe to use. When your hopping beaver dams into the slough and you step out to pull the boat over, the proper time to load is not when you are straddling a cottonmouth at knee level since your in water. Snake gun for the boat...nope. Tried to.give it back, no luck. So about a year later I'm squirrel hunting and come up on a big copperhead entirely too close to the house...a honest 5 footer, probably 5 and a half. Took 4 shots from 10 ft. Snake gun for the ground...nope. last resort on this joker was some #4s on some "chickens" that all turned out to be roosters who liked to spur people. I shot a box of shells before I finally honestly killed one. I wounded a couple others and had to finish them off with a 22 as they ran around the yard. Chicken gun it ain't either.

The only conceivable uses I have been able to come up with where these would be ideal are:
-as a gun for when you get carjacking and can stick it in the guys face and let rip
-as a really loud noisemaker
-as a movie prop

Single barrel, double, pepperbox, whatever...do yourself a favor and skip it. There's never anything good to come from a gun where you pay the same price for the gun as you do 6 boxes of ammo.

 

[BearBrimstone]

I actually like these guns, but my purpose for the one I owned was much different from what has been posted so far. I just saw it as an odd item to own or conversation starter. I actually regret trading it away, and if I could find another one for cheap I would probably buy it.