Nice to carry, painful to shoot

I heard a lot of horror stories about the LCP recoil, but with 102gr golden sabers I find it just fine. LCR recoil I find a bit gruff with +p .38
 
I live in the Memphis, TN area and can relate to the humid and horrible summer time heat. It's tough to beat the LCP for pocket carrying in the brutal weather.
 
Never fired it myself, but I've always wondered what it would be like to fire a .44 magnum derringer
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Self abuse is also known by many other names, including, self injury, self harm, deliberate self-harm, self mutilation, para-suicidal behavior and many more. This behavior is defined as the deliberate repetitive, impulsive, non-lethal harming of one's self.
 
Practicing your draw from concealment in many positions to dry firing is just as important and painless. Self induced surprise and stress can be a real eye opener and adds to the value of such practice.
Guess what I've been doing.:rolleyes:
 
If you think that is bad, check this out.

If you think that is bad, check this out. Downsizer, .45 ACP.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=350315

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skidmark had an interesting post on this thread about the downsizer
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229949
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skidmark on thread 229949 said:
Fire off a .45 acp from the palm of your hand, with the muzzle a mere fraction of an inch from your trigger finger.

My standing offer is I will pay you $5.00 if you can fire, reload, and fire again in under 60 seconds. If you go over 60 seconds you owe me $10.00.


I've only paid out twice in over a hundred times. The WSP has a trigger pull that is greater than any of the strain guages my FFL has (max = 20#). My guess is 30# +. If that's not enough to slow you down, the "recoil" will.
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My favorite smallest big gun is the Semmerling LM-4. Handled one in a store. Never fired one. High quality piece. Ultimate major caliber hideout gun.

As far as the 44 Magnum derringer is concerned, I believe you would be better off with an extra 1/8th inch of barrel length and a hot-loaded 44 Special. At the ultra-short barrel lengths of these small guns a lot of powder is wasted and a skosh more acceleration time is worth the tradeoff in cartridge case volume, iin my opinion. (Caveat: I have not done the research and testing that proves my theory. If you have, or know someone who did, please share).

Lost Sheep
 
A couple of years ago, I saw a Derringer chambered for .45-70! The fellow who fired it had bandages on his hand.

willr
 
I'm of the opinion that trading Size for comfort isn't the worst thing. The bad part is you still have to fire it enough to be proficcient. So yeah, your hand is gonna hurt every so often. Small price to pay.
 
I am not into masochism.

I too feel that I need to practice and be very comfortable with the gun.

Yes in crises you won't feel the recoil, but you gotta practice enough and be good enough to hit your target.
 
Adam, you just need to make sure to practice enough to make the best use of that Derringer in a self defense situation since you only have two shots in the gun. But if the gun is painful to shoot, that will discourage you from practicing so it works against you that way.

If you put any small gun in a well oiled pocket holster, it will prevent rust. Just wipe it down from time to time with a good gun oil.
 
I see some people mentioned the S&W 642. I swear the last time I shot one of those the trigger pull have to be 20+ lbs. No way I could shoot one of those on a regular basis.
 
If you're used to shooting a Glock, I can understand why the 642 trigger would seem heavy. But for those of us who are used to revolvers, it's not bad at all. In reality, the trigger pull is no where near 20 pounds and is probably half that much and it functions as a built-in accidental discharge inhibitor.

In a self defense situation, adrenaline will carry the day and you won't notice it.
 
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