my exchange of comments with someone from bond arms here:
“me: please offer the lighter stinger in 22lr (and 32).”
“bond arms: we’re working on it.”
i kinda fell into bond arms derringers ten-ish years ago. i read the cartoonish b.a. advertisements in the rifleman magazine and pretty much dismissed them as a cheap novelty. i read more and then bid really low on gb.com, and surprisingly won a used original gen2 b.a. 410/45lc derringer. i tried and liked it, especially 45lc. then i started to add barrels and patiently won bids on a few more derringers (never at full price)… so begins an addiction.
i enjoy b.a. derringers for what they are: well built/finished (after one failed try i avoid the cheaper rowdy/roughneck versions). 100% steel. 100% american (texan to be precise). a small, privately-held business with a hands-on boss, not a wall street lawyer or mba in sight. single-action shooting that savors the experience (and slows the ammo burn rate). reliable, simple, safe. changeable barrels are great for ammo scrounging. my only complaint is on me, i don’t reload and 45lc is pricey.
i don’t worry about what b.a. derringers are not: tactical. cheap. able to quickly spew mass quantities of ammo. a do it all, one and only handgun.
cheers!
“me: please offer the lighter stinger in 22lr (and 32).”
“bond arms: we’re working on it.”
i kinda fell into bond arms derringers ten-ish years ago. i read the cartoonish b.a. advertisements in the rifleman magazine and pretty much dismissed them as a cheap novelty. i read more and then bid really low on gb.com, and surprisingly won a used original gen2 b.a. 410/45lc derringer. i tried and liked it, especially 45lc. then i started to add barrels and patiently won bids on a few more derringers (never at full price)… so begins an addiction.
i enjoy b.a. derringers for what they are: well built/finished (after one failed try i avoid the cheaper rowdy/roughneck versions). 100% steel. 100% american (texan to be precise). a small, privately-held business with a hands-on boss, not a wall street lawyer or mba in sight. single-action shooting that savors the experience (and slows the ammo burn rate). reliable, simple, safe. changeable barrels are great for ammo scrounging. my only complaint is on me, i don’t reload and 45lc is pricey.
i don’t worry about what b.a. derringers are not: tactical. cheap. able to quickly spew mass quantities of ammo. a do it all, one and only handgun.
cheers!