tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post658704207926247001..comments2024-02-13T14:28:21.282-05:00Comments on New Jovian Thunderbolt: .44 Magnum Derringer!!!New Jovian Thunderbolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-9966394125523182812017-03-11T16:35:23.931-05:002017-03-11T16:35:23.931-05:00I'M A TRUCK DRIVER. I USE TO RUN WITH AN OLD D...I'M A TRUCK DRIVER. I USE TO RUN WITH AN OLD DRIVER 30 YEARS AGO. CIGAR WAS HIS NICKNAME. CIGAR CARRIED A 4 BARREL 44 DERINGER. WE WOULD STOP FOR THE DAY AND WALK IN WOODS AND TARGET PRACTICE. THAT GUN WAS NOT BAD AT ALL TO SHOOT. IT WAS STAINLESS STEEL AND HAD PEARL GRIPS.CIGAR CARRIED THAT GUN EVERYWHERE, AND FOR A DERINGER IT WAS NOT A SMALL GUN BUT CIGAR WAS NOT A SMALL MAN.DON'T REMEMBER THE MFG. CO. BUT I HELD IT, SHOT IT. CIGAR PASSED ABOUT 15 YEAR AGO HERE IN INDIANA AND I GUESS HIS SON ENDED UP EITHER THAT GUN.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936469673426087887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-9471719332635448462015-01-09T06:03:47.603-05:002015-01-09T06:03:47.603-05:00Years back and because of being in CA I've dea...Years back and because of being in CA I've dealt with several American Derringers while we still could get them and then the dry spell for several years and now a couple of Bond models are now available and I have the stainless 3" 45LC model.<br /><br />With the AD guns I once owned the double in 45-70. You have to get that in the slab sided M4 model as the bores are drilled off center (just look at the firing pin indentations). You also have to drag a file across the edge of one of the cartridges rims so they sit side by side. I fired the lower barrel first and WOW that was a kicker for sure. The gun ended up pointing at a 45 degree angle above horizontal. Then I fired the upper barrel and OUCH, that was painful. This time I still ended up at 45 degrees, but this time the gun was pointing backwards towards my head. First two and last two rounds I ever fired in that gun. It was for sale the very next day. I also had a single shot 45-70 where the upper barrel was the only one to work and the lower barrel was bored, then plugged and finally milled to look like a half lugged barrel. That one I actually shot a few more times than just once. It had a three inch barrel. If I could get the AD guns, I'd pass since the Bond Arms guns are now available and soon to have models with interchangeable barrels unlike the first two versions to hit the State.Smithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384167148508549084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-86153902422610757482011-11-14T07:35:16.969-05:002011-11-14T07:35:16.969-05:00Having been a police officer for a good many years...Having been a police officer for a good many years,I have had a longtime love affair with weapons. I decided to go out with a fellow officer to do some target shooting at an outdoor range I brought my usual,Glock 22,AR-15,Winchester Defender 12GA and my Smith.357 After a while at the range my buddy asked if i wanted to shoot his "baby" Curious i said sure. He said it kicks a lil. It was a derringer 44mag over .410 don't remember the brand. Didnt matter, after firing the first round of 44mag out of it, we were headed to the ER to get myself 3 stitches.My "buddy" then snickered and said, "you know, did the same thing to me when i first shot it. My buddy has since died at the age of 41 from lung cancer, but that day i was cussing him all day long. RIP Hubbard LWPD205LWPD327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-8649560396263414232009-08-16T21:54:58.646-04:002009-08-16T21:54:58.646-04:00I'm online looking for a smaller grip for my A...I'm online looking for a smaller grip for my American Derringer .44 mag model M-4. It has a 4 inch barrel and th grip is 3 1/2 inches high ( almost full size.) I have fired this at the outdoor range in both .44 mag and special. I have an extra large hand and it hurt my hand every time I fired it. Twice it fired off both rounds at once and I thought my hand was broken ( I dropped the gun both times!)I went to the Am Der web site and didn't see the M-4 in this caliber?? Just wyi...Jon in NVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-56295594835384975472008-11-13T08:11:00.000-05:002008-11-13T08:11:00.000-05:00Just FYI, they DO offer the 2 barreled derringers ...Just FYI, they DO offer the 2 barreled derringers in .44 magnum, and even .45-70 for the bravest of men :)<BR/><BR/>I have fired the .44- while uncomfortable, it was still controllable for me. Then again, I thought the .500S&W revolvers don't feel bad at all, so if you're in the same boat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-60593028064677432152008-04-11T11:57:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:57:00.000-04:00Apparently Kim is much more manly than I... Now t...Apparently Kim is much more manly than I... Now the Bond Arms derringers are nearly a pound and a half, so it might be different from them. But I have a Cobra in .38 Spec and the recoil is stiff. I wouldn't shoot more than a dozen full loads at a time. I shoot low powered wad-cutters or Mag-tech's .38 Spec Shorts [similar to a .38 Colt round] to save my hand. Keep in mind that the grip is way undersized [not even 'finger and a half] and odd-shaped,so the recoil has very little territory to transfer the force to your hand. I am thinking of getting a .32 Mag barrel from them just so I can shoot wimpy .32 Longs. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-29723214404794767242007-12-13T13:45:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:45:00.000-05:00Actually, the recoil out of a Derringer isn't as b...Actually, the recoil out of a Derringer isn't as bad as you'd think.<BR/><BR/>The reason is that the barrel is SO short, the bullet has left the muzzle long before the recoil has reached its peak.<BR/><BR/>It's still a stout push, though: the .410 shotshell is a handful. But even the .357 Mag isn't too bad... and for a last-ditch, everything-must-go moment, there are far worse choices to make.<BR/><BR/>I still prefer my little NAA Mini in .22 Mg, though.Kim du Toithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157567080411432375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-72366895225643386182007-11-29T17:29:00.000-05:002007-11-29T17:29:00.000-05:00I read an account of someone shooting a 44 mag Der...I read an account of someone shooting a 44 mag Derringer, just to see if it could be done. He also wrapped his hand up beforehand, with an elastic bandage, to protect it. He was able to shoot it, but his hand was in so much pain after the second shot, that he couldn't even imagine trying to load and shoot it again.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3274583756441452923.post-25262021693683068782007-11-28T22:52:00.000-05:002007-11-28T22:52:00.000-05:00Interesting. I have a Kel Tec P3AT, a .38 special ...Interesting. <BR/><BR/>I have a Kel Tec P3AT, a .38 special Derringer, and a NAA mini-22LR revolver.<BR/><BR/>I even have the belt clip holster/grip for the NAA...<BR/><BR/>Dude, seriously, stay out of my gun safe... ;)Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.com