Bond Arms .45LC/.410 ?'s

[vwfool]

I have had a Bond Arms Cowboy Defender in .357 Mag for a while, and I love it. Before everyone gets started, I'm NOT asking for everyday CCW; I carry a 1911 and a P3AT for that. This is for pure fun, plinking, carrying once in a blue moon, novelty, etc.

Anyway, how is the .410 recoil in comparison to the .357 one. I have shot 125 gr.+P.38 SJHP's a box at a time and have shot 158gr. .357 Mag JSP's a fair amount, too. The recoil from the .38's is absolutely nothing. The .357's are stouter, but they are still not terrible. (For those that have never shot or held a Bond Arms derringer, it is not a lightweight. It weighs as much as a 2" .38 snubbie.)

Does anyone out there have the extended grips that Bond Arms sells? Do you like them better than the standard ones; is it easier to shoot? Does it make it much harder to conceal it?

 

[vwfool]

I am having a Pink Floyd moment...

" Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody out there?"

 

[RyanM]

Never fired one myself.

http://www.magnumfilms.com/magsOwn.html

There's a video there of a couple women firing Magnum Research BFRs, including a .45 LC/.410 one. Might give you some idea.

 

[vwfool]

As long as it is not the 45/70 version, the BFR shouldn't be bad at all. I have shot a single shot .410 similar to a T/C contender, and I loved it. I have just wondered about the Bond Arms because it is a whole different animal. I don't expect it to be like a .22, but I just want to know how it compares to a full power 158 gr .357 mag. More? Less? Same level but different feel? More of a long hard push, not as sharp of a crack to your wrist?

I guess if nobody chimes in I'll just have to bite the bullet..er..shot and buy the 3.5" .45LC/.410 barrel and do a range report myself.

Cool video clips BTW.

 

[Old John]

Yup, got one.

Hi VW & y'all,

Yup, I do have a Texas Defender, w/ triggerguard, in .45LC/.410.
DSW has a Cowboy Defender in .45acp, w/ no triggerguard.
I like mine, She likes her's.

Good little pocket guns, there whenever you might need them.
We've both shot them both.
Texas Defender, the triggerguard gives a more secure grip &
better control.

Neither of these .45's is a pop-gun or a .22.
They are serious, 2-shot weapons, meant to stop an attack.
Even with Cowboy loads, the .45LC pushes pretty hard.
The .45acp is not much different.
At, 7 steps, it's easy to at least always keep all shots in the
middle of a silohuette, 8 or better.

Good LucK. I hope you like them as much as I do our's.
'Til Later,
Old John