You're trying to justify the purchase? The perfect reason is because you want one! With this being 'Merica, go for it!Im keeping an open mind about the Bond Arms simply because I'm a .45/.410 fan.
I don't typically shoot snakes....so..?
Sweet! Bookmarked. You're going to cost me money, they have a .327 Fed barrel for my Hand Cannon framed Cowboy Defender.Thank you @jstert
Good information.
By chance, I have ordered a Bond Arms barrel from Bucksnort Outfitters a time or two, but via their eBay store, not from them directly. They shipped quickly and the price was fair. No complaints.
Sage advice. The original derringers weren't in ripsnorting calibers, and there's no need for modern ones to be so. If small and light really is the goal....my advice is to put a 380acp on an original gen2. here is mine. i don’t enjoy recoil and the short oem rubber grip is more than adequate for 380acp. it’s a handy, fun, neat little thing, backup to my s&w ez 380acp pistol.
Sage advice. The original derringers weren't in ripsnorting calibers, and there's no need for modern ones to be so. If small and light really is the goal....
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Just a thought... Maybe I'm wrong, but wouldn't the derringers in fatter calibers actually be lighter weight-wise, because there would be less barrel steel relative to the caliber? Even given somewhat more brass and lead, is it possible that a BA in .45ACP would be lighter than its counterpart in .380? I'm processing all this info for my next barrel purchase, so I'm fine with being proven wrong.![]()
yes but lighter weight means stouter recoil. i find that 45acp from a b.a. derringer is way more uncomfortable than 45lc, thus i rarely shoot the former. i picked up a hardly used b.a. original gen2 backup model with a 45acp barrel for $200 precisely because it was shot so little, promptly took off the 45acp barrel and deposited it deep into my safe, and use the nice inexpensive frame to shoot pleasant 38sp.
excellent. i shoot 32long out of my 327mag barrel. it’s really, really pleasant. extra b.a. barrels are the dark chocolate covered almonds of the handgun universe.Sweet! Bookmarked. You're going to cost me money, they have a .327 Fed barrel for my Hand Cannon framed Cowboy Defender.![]()
hi @JFrame. 45acp is decidedly unpleasant but cheaper to shoot than 45lc. then again nobody is blasting 200 rounds of anything in a shooting range session from a single-action, double-barreled derringer, haha. i haven’t tried 44sp.
9mm is cheap, widely available, pleasant. 380acp is more pleasant. both are commonly relied-on defensive calibers. as semiauto pistol calibers these barrels require a fingernail to remove spent rounds, which can be sticky. revolver calibers have an extractor on the barrel.
may i ask, what handgun calibers do you now employ and what is your goal with a b.a. derringer?
hi, my quick and dirty advice is get a 357mag barrel but shoot 38sp, which is what i do. it will be a nice understudy to the j-frame revolvers that you like.Hey @jstert -- I have a mixed bag of preferences. As my screen moniker suggests, I like J frames. I have no problem shooting +P .38s in my 11 ounce 337PD. But I find it unpleasant to shoot my .380 Beretta Pico with the shorter grip. I love shooting.45 ACP, but that's in my all steel Detonics. I think a lot of it has to do with the grip fit to my hand more than the caliber.
I'm a bit of an iconoclast, and I kind of like the idea of toting an Old World piece with a totally simple design.![]()
hi, my quick and dirty advice is get a 357mag barrel but shoot 38sp, which is what i do. it will be a nice understudy to the j-frame revolvers that you like.
i picked up a (barely) blemished long grip for $20 from altamont (via gb.com) that is on my b.a. 357mag. it looks great and handles well. sorry no photo as i am traveling now.
Yes, finger position on the Gen I trigger is key, too high and it's dang hard to fire. I would like to try a Gen II before sending mine in.excellent. i shoot 32long out of my 327mag barrel. it’s really, really pleasant. extra b.a. barrels are the dark chocolate covered almonds of the handgun universe.
i notice that your b.a. derringer is a gen1. it is supposed to have a tougher trigger pull than the gen2 (indicated by an indented trigger, wider hammer spur). what do you think? have you considered sending it to b.a. for the $150 upgrade to gen2? thanks.
I have shot .357 in mine, just to see, and it's stout, but my light .38 Spl rounds are very pleasant to shoot.hi, my quick and dirty advice is get a 357mag barrel but shoot 38sp, which is what i do.
9MM can be that pleasant as well, just have to load it that way, but I get it.Not necessarily "Pleasant", but definitely manageable. 9mm is pleasant. 380 is bound to be even more so.
9MM can be that pleasant as well, just have to load it that way, but I get it.![]()
There's nothing I can add to jstert's post; there's no escaping the laws of physics.Hey man -- thank you again for your experienced and considered advice. It's truly appreciated!
all the precisely finished original frames by design allow full interchange of barrels. there should be no “maybe.”I also have a 327 Fed Mag barrel that fits the Snake Slayer frame and maybe the Ranger II frame