WisBorn
Contributing Member
Did Bond Arms ever make a 41mag?
I doubt it but now they have a .44 Mag in the Cyclops series. The .41 Mag is way too much for me on a Bond derringer. I could go for the .44 Special barrel though.Did Bond Arms ever make a 41mag?
I should have included above that what moved me to inquire with Taylor's & Company was a response from Bond Arms about that I cannot find a .30 Carbine barrel anywhere. They replied, "Reach out to these folks. If they don't have one in stock, they can get one from us without issue." So that gave me the confidence that if I ordered, Bond would deliver.
Found this on You Tube‘I look forward to hearing about your range report.
I only fired one round from my Ruger 30 cal Blackhawk before selling it. The sound felt like my head was splitting in two.
Maybe with the shorter barrel of the Bond the bullet won’t be able to have the speed necessary to be as loud as from the Ruger.
Found this on You Tube
Be a couple months before I have that barrel. Meanwhile I found this for rifles, which gives some comparison:Doesn’t seem bad.
But I’d rather take YOUR word
Well, the extended grip would make it more stable to shoot, might help accuracy. Depends what you are doing with it. If you are going for backup gun and want it as small as possible, then stick with the smaller grip. Or for ultra small, get the 2.2" barrel Stuby in 9mm. But, yeah, for an extra $41 to get the extended grip (MSRP $69), it is reasonable, though not a super deal, just fair I guess.I'll be be doing a transfer this week and one of my plans with it was to add a 9mm Stinger RS to my order. Looking at what Bond has I see they have an extended grip model they call the Honey B.
IDK how much I'd carry a Bond, depends on how slim these Stingers are, but does the extended grip on the Honey B make it worth getting over thr Stinger?
Well this is a short report, but I took 50 rounds of PrecisonOne .30 Carbine to the range today, shot it all and my hand and arm are not sore like they were from the .45s. I did have the extended grip pictured some posts back and a padded glove. I won't show my incompetence but just my best shot, at about 3 yards, perhaps a tad less, two shots, not bad for me.‘I look forward to hearing about your range report.
I only fired one round from my Ruger 30 cal Blackhawk before selling it. The sound felt like my head was splitting in two.
Maybe with the shorter barrel of the Bond the bullet won’t be able to have the speed necessary to be as loud as from the Ruger.
Well this is a short report, but I took 50 rounds of PrecisonOne .30 Carbine to the range today, shot it all and my hand and arm are not sore like they were from the .45s. I did have the extended grip pictured some posts back and a padded glove. I won't show my incompetence but just my best shot, at about 3 yards, perhaps a tad less, two shots, not bad for me.
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The muzzle flash is awesome! After the chamber you have effectively a bit over a 1.5" barrel for a rifle round. I must say this was a fun shoot and I am glad I got the .30 Carbine barrel.
I noticed that between my Rowdy, Roughneck, and Rawhide. The barrels are tightest on the Rawhide and loosest on the Roughneck. Don't know what that is all about.
I think the barrel looseness was both. The Rawhide with the 9mm barrel is pretty tight, really does not wiggle at all, and shows 0.007" gap in the hinge. But the .30 Carbine barrel had a gap of about 0.012" in the Roughneck. I did notice the .30 Carbine seemed to have a little more play up and down vs the typical side to side play.As expected. it didn’t take much distance to start key holing.
How was the sound level compared to shooting the Ruger BH 30 carbine?
Are you able to tell if the barrel looseness is at the hinge point or the lockup latch?
this can happen when each product isn’t precisely finished to the same, common, exacting, tolerances. bond arms purposely lets these lower priced models go out its door less finished to chase more sales. my three puchases of them were unsuccessful, various barrels unswitchable, ill-fitted barrel release levers locked up. my three remaining original gen2 models with ten various barrels present no such problems. i know that others like the lower priced models, ive been burned too often and b.a. uncharacteristically was of little help. as always, ymmv.I noticed that between my Rowdy, Roughneck, and Rawhide. The barrels are tightest on the Rawhide and loosest on the Roughneck. Don't know what that is all about.
Has to be a reason going from the Rowdy to the Texas Defender the price about doubles. At least the barrels that come on any given rough series gun should work well on that gun, but these cheaper guns may not be a good deal for someone who wants to have a lot of other barrels. I have three frames so between them will be able to use all my barrels. It is what it is but maybe Bond should make a note that barrel interchangeability is not guaranteed on the Rough Series?this can happen when each product isn’t precisely finished to the same, common, exacting, tolerances. bond arms purposely lets these lower priced models go out its door less finished to chase more sales. my three puchases of them were unsuccessful, various barrels unswitchable, ill-fitted barrel release levers locked up. my three remaining original gen2 models with ten various barrels present no such problems. i know that others like the lower priced models, ive been burned too often and b.a. uncharacteristically was of little help. as always, ymmv.