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?
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?