Bond Arms Stinger: Thoughts?

SDGlock23 said:

I have very minimal experience with Bond Arms derringers but I have shot a 45 ACP one and I wouldnt have one if it was given to me. Very hard to shoot, make the better word is awkward, and recoil was pretty nasty. Better than nothing ... barely.

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The lighter calibers though are more manageable, such as .38 special or 9 mm. I do think the heavier calibers are too much, including .357 out of my .357/.38 barrel. Also, they aren’t easy to shoot at first, but I have gotten to a basic level of accuracy with them.

Old_Grouch said:

Well, I suppose that depends on its purpose, doesn't it? Beautiful paintings, and diamond rings are completely useless yet, oddly, people enjoy having them. I don't deer hunt so, therefore, I think .30-06, .243 Winchester, 7mm Remington, etc. rifles are pretty ridiculous. Way more recoil than a .22 LR.
BTW, the Bonds can be had in milder calibers for those who are recoil sensitive.

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This is what I always say to those who either say all guns must be hyper functional, or those who question collecting guns at all. People collect far less functional items than guns, and Bond Arms. Like you said, art, jewelry, collectible action figures, antiques, etc.

citizenconn said:

That takes Glock magazines, of course.

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Correct, the new Bond Arms Glock mag compatible 6 inch barrel all steel carbine.

GEM said:

Anybody cite this piece by Tamara Keel: https://www.recoilweb.com/bond-arms-roughneck-cyberpunk-derringer-170227.html

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I read it after you posted it. I think it's reasonable. Where she got a BA for $194 is in question? That's a screaming deal.

I bought one for historical interest. Probably many people do or just to collect.

Regarding the two shot aspect, I suppose this would support getting a more powerful caliber for the BA. It is true that one can't get a smaller big bore gun than a BA, to my knowledge. But, it's two shots. I suppose some American Derringer/Davis/Bearman type derringers are actually slightly smaller, although they are mostly .38 special/9mm or smaller bore. Especially Davis/Bearman. And, those are junk guns.

Even the article compares it in size to .380 and .32 ACP pocket pistols.

crstrode said:

This is the most salient part of the review:

"Once you’ve fired your two shots, you might as well drop it in a sock and use it as an impact weapon. You won’t be reloading this one on the clock, unless the clock is a sundial."

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Old_Grouch said:

The grips fit but you need to use the grip screw from the Stinger (or rubber grips). The grip frame of the Stinger is a bit thinner than the defender/roughneck/etc.

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Henceforth, I'm appointing you the resident BA expert and master collector, lol. I think there is one other one on here with a big collection.

jstert said:

here is my b.a. 327, but loaded with 32 wadcutters. for some reason, in the middle of the flu crunch when lgs shelves were empty, i found a bunch of 32long and 32 ammo too cheap to pass up, but didn’t have a 32 revolver. $168 for a 327 b.a. barrel and my problem was solved. ammo scrounging is another nice thing about b.a. derringers. a 327 stinger would be excellent.

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I've almost bought one of those several times. Has anyone landed on whether .32 ACP can actually be shot out of .327's? I see differing reports online. Some articles and posts say yes, some say no. If yes, I'm all over it. But I also want to shoot the .32 Long and so on.

jstert said:

i’ve got four original gen2 frames and barrels in 410/45lc (1), 45lc (1), 45acp (2), 9mm (2), 357/38 (1), 380acp (1), 327/32 (1), 22lr (1). i think; i’m away at the moment and can’t render a proper tally. please don’t ask me how this happened.

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Sweet! I only have a Roughneck frame and two barrels:..357 and 9mm