Range Report: Bond Arms 45 Colt/.410 3"

[BillyBothHands]

After trying for 2 weeks I was finally able to catch a free lane at the range and go in to shoot my new Bond Arms Derringer. Suprisingly enough it wasn't as bad as I expected shooting 250gr flatnose 45 colt. I'm sure my hand will be a bit tender in the morning, but in any case it was a lot of fun. Now performance is what was expected you aren't getting very far away from the target if you want to hit it, not without quite a bit of practise anyhow. I've previously shot one in 357 and enjoyed it so I finally bought me one. It's heavy and bulky for a derringer, and for carry you'd be a lot better off with a snubby, but if you are looking for some great fun I highly suggest it. I will probably be dropping this one in the range bag everytime I go now just for kicks. The only issue I ran across is in shooting it SouthPaw. It has a tendency to flip the safety back on as the side of my thumb hits the cross bolt in recoil if I'm not careful. But after about 20 rounds I was able to work that out. Now I just need to get out somewhere and try some 410 buckshot then swap out to the 44spl barrels that I have
Oh yeah and here's a pic, I'll try to get one of the target up later too

 

[Shadan7]

I've got one just like it - wouldn't call it "fun" to shoot, but to each their own. Did find some 000 buck (five pellets) in .410, and now it's my wife's bedside piece - at indoors distance, at least one of the pellets is sure to hit a human sized target somewhere.

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[claiborne]

Had one, miss it

I had a snakeslayer that carried fishing and shot all kinds of 45 lc and 410 shells out of it. My favorite was the 410 buckshot. I sold it in a moment of non-clarity. Now that I am in a communist state, I cannot buy another. too bad for me.......

 

[No Quarter]

You'll find those .44 special barrels more accurate due to the rifling. I have one in .44 mag and it is a lot of fun to shot and accurate enough for sure.

Nice gun, enjoy!