Any gun is better than no gun at all when the SHTF.
I couldn't agree more.Time, energy, and money invested in what is acknowledged to be a poor choice for defense... sure seems like a poor choice...
Good summation. Also, and some of them lack trigger guards, and some require two hands to disengage the safety.Single action, low capacity, poor trigger (especially for a single action), poor sights and short sight radius, exceptionally small grips (poor control), short barrels for the cartridges typically chosen...
I agree. When I realized my Bond Arms Snake Slayer 4 was roughly the same size as a Springfield Armory XDs, where I'd get 6 rounds of 45 acp, I realized what a ridiculous gun the Bond was. I actually traded it for the XDs a week later.I think the beefed-up modern derringers from American Derringer and Bond Arms are the most impractical of all. They might have been frail, weak or poorly made, but at least the various older designs were small.
A 3" Bond Arms model weighs 20 oz, almost as much as two of the old Remingtons they take inspiration from. And don't compare them to a J-Frame or a Glock.
A had a similar realization when I put my S&W 642 and Ruger SR9c down next to each other.When I realized my Bond Arms Snake Slayer 4 was roughly the same size as a Springfield Armory XDs, where I'd get 6 rounds of 45 acp, I realized what a ridiculous gun the Bonds was. I actually traded it for the XDs a week later.
It’s funny you should say that because a 642 was the other gun I traded away right after I brought home my XDs.A had a similar realization when I put my S&W 642 and Ruger SR9c down next to each other.
For most of us.And frankly I now believe 9mm is really all I need in a carry gun for my circumstances.
I think the beefed-up modern derringers from American Derringer and Bond Arms are the most impractical of all. They might have been frail, weak or poorly made, but at least the various older designs were small.
A 3" Bond Arms model weighs 20 oz, almost as much as two of the old Remingtons they take inspiration from. And don't compare them to a J-Frame or a Glock.
When I realized my Bond Arms Snake Slayer 4 was roughly the same size as a Springfield Armory XDs, where I'd get 6 rounds of 45 acp, I realized what a ridiculous gun the Bond was. I actually traded it for the XDs a week later.