Bond Arms of Texas manufacture a two barrel derringer. Capable of multi-calibre barrels, this handgun is only 5 1/2" long, but is marketed as a 'snake gun'.
Specifications
Barrel: 3 1/2 "
Weight: 22 oz.
Length: 5 1/2 "
Stocks: Custom Laminated Black Ash or Rosewood (mmm, very nice)
Sights: Blade front and Fixed Rear
Features:
• 3 1/2" barrel
• Interchangeable Barrels
• Automatic Extractor
••••(EXCEPT FOR 9mm,40S&W,10mm and450 Bond Super/.45 ACP)
• Rebounding Hammer
• Retracting Firing Pins
• Crossbolt Safety
• Spring-Loaded Cammed Locking Lever (for a tighter barrel/frame fit and Rapid loading and unloading)
• Trigger guard
• Stainless Steel with Satin Polish Finish
Calibers: .410/45LC with 3" chambers
Get this folks. It fires .410 shot shells. Talk about hand cannon. Now, how do we go about getting this good piece of kit into Australia? Cos', you guessed it. I WANT ONE.
The baby .410 would be a good mover in Melbourne at the moment.
Posted by: Habib | Friday, June 18, 2004 at 11:02 PM
That is one neat `hand cannon'. I'll have one too.
Posted by: d | Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 01:57 PM
We don't need pieces like that in Perth- mebbe in Melbourne, definitely in Sydney. But if some bastard enters my place in the middle of the night i won't be thinking twice about blasting their brains out with an illegally owned shotgun.
Posted by: Brett Pee | Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 07:54 PM
is it legal to fedex them into AUS from the US, cuz the store up the road has two of them. one is the 45/410 and i think the other is a 357. they're about $400 USD.
Posted by: irving finkle | Friday, December 17, 2004 at 04:44 AM
i would like to know about the engraving
Posted by: mary guill | Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 01:35 PM
Hey there down under.
My names Jesse, and I live here in Seattle, State of Washington, USA
Got a good buddy who just bought one of these Hand Cannons, and he love's the thing. It is a very heavy little bastard, but the machining and finish are way better than the American Derringer Company's.
He has only had to pull it once,on a Big black snake,
six feet,300 pounds, guy wanted his car ?
Didn't get it either !
I served in the Navy back in '84, and visited Perth/Fremantle and Sydney, had a ass kickin' good time on your west coast, but Sydney was too much like my own fucked up America, lot's of freaks and fairies.
Anyhow I live in a pretty dangerous neighborhood and carry either my Ruger Sp101 .357 MAG or my cute little Berretta Bobcat .22 semi-auto, with Stinger hollow points, never know when a snake may crawl onto your path.
Love to talk guns and beer with you blokes.
Jesse F
Un-united States of fucking America
Posted by: Jesse | Friday, April 22, 2005 at 03:27 AM
i have a 22lr. derringer and was wondering if i could buy differnt barrels say a 45/410 or a 38. or anything bigger would it fit?? thanks
Posted by: brandon | Monday, May 23, 2005 at 11:55 AM
Has anybody here fired one of those? how mean is the recoil and how accurate is this thing?
Posted by: Lguy | Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 01:29 PM
Reply to Lguy. I have fired my 410 Bond several times at 8-10 ft. Don't know how many meters that is, but the pattern of 3 slugs would fit inside a large dinner plate. Was totally amazed at 'tightness'.
Posted by: Richard Wagner | Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 07:34 PM
overpriced
Posted by: Mark Garcia | Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 09:18 PM
Jesse, barrels are not interchangeable on these.
Posted by: Mark Garcia | Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 09:19 PM
I have the texas defender 45/410 . I was very suprized of the accurcy and the kick.Very unique lil pistol
Posted by: Myron D. Daniels | Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 04:45 AM
I think I'd go for .44 mag in this model...any lesser caliber can be had in a glock or taurus, and you only have 2 shots, so they gotta count...a .410 slug = .357mag ...
Posted by: 2nd amendment rights | Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 11:32 PM
I own the 45LC/.410 , 3.5 inch barrel. I love this little snake charmer, heavy but what do you expect for a 2 shot larger cal. pistol that will fit in your back pocket. I never leave home without it..Indiana
Posted by: Danny Combs | Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 06:09 AM
I like to shoot the Bond Arms derringer. I thought that it would be a good one to carry (easy to do in Florida, USA with proper permit)
I chose not to go with the 410/45 Long Colt
I opted for the 45ACP. It shoots Hard Ball (military) rounds very well and without a huge recoil. It is accurate out to 15 meters. I dont see this little one being a long lange shooter. The cal 45 gets the job done.
I also bought a 38 cal Special. Since I do my own reloading I was able to make shot shells using CCI's plastic hollow bullets. They look like wad cutters, just made of translucent plastic. I just fill them with #7 1/2 bird shot and then load them as a regular bullet. I now have a snake or close in scatter shot capability. It is a very mild recoil and a close in scatter round.
All in all I am very pleased with the Bond Arms Company. They have been most helpful when I called the company with a few very routine questions. The quality of the pistol is fine and that 'rascal' just fits right in my hand
If you are looking for a quality short range pistol with the flexibility of interchangable barrels, give Bond Arms a good look. If you can swing a second barrel, get one for giggles. I don't think that you will have too much difficulty to find one in your local sports shop
Good shooting
Jake
Posted by: Jake Jacob | Wednesday, November 02, 2005 at 01:34 PM
i have a gun that looks just like this but marked texas arms it shoots 357/38 is it the same gun
Posted by: chris woodard | Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 01:52 PM
"Derringer" style handguns have been manufactured since the time of the American civil war and those calibers are common, so that's not really a good clue since there are plenty of clones.
Posted by: Lguy | Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 08:27 PM
To JAKE JACOB. I recommend contacting Bond Arms. I believe the item you have may be marked with the name of the company before they incorporated as Bond.
Posted by: Texas Arms | Saturday, April 22, 2006 at 03:29 AM
I used to own one of those double barrel 357s.. a canon indeed. it would fire .357 & .38 bullets! very tight and powerful blast... the sound of the gun alone would scare the devil himself. LOL
Posted by: Boomer | Wednesday, July 05, 2006 at 05:49 PM
I have the century 2000 with the extended grips, the .410 000 3inch works very well, and maintains a tight pattern out to 7 yds, the 45 colt round didnt make me giggle, but the .410 did. I carry this for my deep cover stuff. If carried right it's invisable, and makes one hell of a boom when aimed at you, recoil is no joke, but when you need it, I doubt you'll think about the recoil, just remember to cock it for the second shot, reload, reload
Posted by: red xs | Tuesday, August 08, 2006 at 04:35 AM
Darn fine gun. Best quality ever. Kicks hard, but manageable. Not really pleasant to shoot for fun. Will hit fine at 7 yards. Gotta find where yours hits though.
Posted by: Johnny | Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at 09:09 AM
i NEED A 410 SHOT GUN PISTOL DOUBLE BARELL PISTOL
Posted by: TIM RUTHERFORD | Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 01:48 AM
how much does it cost?
Posted by: jesse calhoun | Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 08:51 AM
I want one and now I got to have one. I want the 45 LC and .410 I held one at Sportsmans Warehouse here in Albuquerque as well as having the absolute correct amount of weight, it feels wonderful in the palm of your/my hand.
MY next gun
Posted by: H. Malcolm Paul | Friday, December 22, 2006 at 08:20 PM
WARNING!!!! I bought a Texas Defender 357 mag a few years ago. Its a nice Derringer, but support from the company stinks, its non-existant. I've called and emailed Bond Arms several times with no response. My Texas Defender safety broke in half. Now I have a 5/16" hole through my Derringer.
Posted by: Ken Kramlich | Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at 07:43 AM