Range Report: Texas Bond

[Sir Henry]

Instead of coffee this morning I decided to have Oolong tea. I must have set the temperature on the boiler to boil instead of 160 degrees because it was bitter. Oh well I had fun shooting the Bond in the early morning light.

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I was aiming for the 10x50 foot berm and I hit it twice. This is a difficult pistol to aim and shoot.

[Cofisher]

Hit the broad side of the berm? Lol

[North Country Gal]

I've never shot one, but I suspect I could throw one with more accuracy.

[GFK]

Yes, I have found the trigger pull on my Davis D-38 to be heavy. I figured that it was due to the exposed trigger. But, the pull has lighten, as I oil it and it wears in.

[Sir Henry]

Yes, I have found the trigger pull on my Davis D-38 to be heavy. I figured that it was due to the exposed trigger. But, the pull has lighten, as I oil it and it wears in.

The big problem with the Bond is you pull the trigger down more than back.

[GFK]

Thumbs up

[BigAl52]

Never shot one either but Ive always thought that trying to shoot one would not be fun from what I have read about the trigger

[Sir Henry]

Never shot one either but Ive always thought that trying to shoot one would not be fun from what I have read about the trigger

You could shoot someone three feet away from under the card table.

[BigAl52]

Best card table gun I ever saw was the one Wyatt had in Tombstone

[Vaquero]

I had a little derringer in 22 mag. for a good while, the extraction was always sticky.
The youngest daughter always liked it, so for her 18th birthday I gave it to her.
Never had the desire to replace it, now I'm not much of a snub-nose kinda guy but I'd buy one before I'd buy another derringer.

RP

[GFK]

I had a little derringer in 22 mag. for a good while, the extraction was always sticky.
The youngest daughter always liked it, so for her 18th birthday I gave it to her.
Never had the desire to replace it, now I'm not much of a snub-nose kinda guy but I'd buy one before I'd buy another derringer.

RP

On a practical level, I can understand. On a nostalgia level, I did and still do look at a derringer as completing a set: level action, revolver and derringer. Maybe, I have looked at too many Westerns. In fact, my wife and I have been watching Have Gun-Will Travel. The lead character carries a derringer as a backup. Of course, snub-nose had not arrived on the scene yet. So, I guess the derringer filled the bill, until it did. However, they still appeal to me. I thought about replacing the one that I have or getting another. But, none, until now, seemed to catch my attending. I like the American Derringer. If I every decide to be in the market for another, I would probably look at that one, if the price is not too bad. Derringers seem like nice pocket guns to me.

[Sir Henry]

I had a little derringer in 22 mag. for a good while, the extraction was always sticky.
The youngest daughter always liked it, so for her 18th birthday I gave it to her.
Never had the desire to replace it, now I'm not much of a snub-nose kinda guy but I'd buy one before I'd buy another derringer.

RP

On a practical level, I can understand. On a nostalgia level, I did and still do look at a derringer as completing a set: level action, revolver and derringer. Maybe, I have looked at too many Westerns. In fact, my wife and I have been watching Have Gun-Will Travel. The lead character carries a derringer as a backup. Of course, snub-nose had not arrived on the scene yet. So, I guess the derringer filled the bill, until it did. However, they still appeal to me. I thought about replacing the one that I have or getting another. But, none, until now, seemed to catch my attending. I like the American Derringer. If I every decide to be in the market for another, I would probably look at that one, if the price is not too bad. Derringers seem like nice pocket guns to me.

I had the 45/410 barrel for mine but sold it along with a 9MM and another receiver. I think the 45/410 would be the best practical version.

[GFK]

Mines is a 38 Special. I think that two shots would stop or slow something .