Why are derringers so expensive?

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How about they have to VERY carefully bore the barrels to ensure they are perfectly aligned in every aspect to hit the same POI?

Oh, yeah!
 
I don't think too many folks are going to use that derringer for skeet shooting and the range it is used at lining up the barrels is not going to be an issue.
 
I'm going to start this out by saying, I don't have a derringer, but...

Our club recently held a pocket pistol shoot. We had two of the smaller over-under Remington-style derringers, a .22 mag and a .32 ACP, and one of those Cobray side-by-sides in .45LC. The distance was ten yards, the targets were paper plates. NOBODY hit the plate twice with the two-shot guns. :eek:

So, if you are going to get one of these, my advice, after watching that, is practice. Then practice some more. :rolleyes:

The Doc is out now. :cool:
 
I don't think too many folks are going to use that derringer for skeet shooting and the range it is used at lining up the barrels is not going to be an issue.
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Actually the skeetgun analogy is a good one the AD and Bond arms are regulated so that if a person learns to shoot them the barrels will impact very close to the same. They are much better than the davis,cobra,cobray and lienads are.
And for the record I have owned Cobra and Davis derringers and it would be tough to keep both shots on a paper plate at 10 yards with them concidering the barrels would not put the bullets that close together with the same sight picture. My Bond and AD will easily keep both shots on a paper plate.
 
Bond is one of the pistols that is actually larger and heavier than a Rohrbaugh R9:
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Yup, they aren't really tiny guns and they certainly aren't light.

That said, I seriously doubt that people who buy Bond Arms derringers (or any derringers for that matter) are doing so based on how they compare with an R9. ;)
 
The R9 is an $1,100 pistol, but I would think the Diamondback DB9 which is only slightly larger would draw a comparision with Derringers.

Diamondback DB9
Capacity: 6+1 Rounds
Weight: 11 Ounces
Length: 5.60"
Height: 4.00" with mag
Width: 0.80"
Barrel Length: 3.00"
Firing Mechanism: Striker Fire
Trigger Pull: DAO 5 lbs


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Bond Century 2000
Caliber:9mm (also 40S&W,10mm and .45 ACP)
Barrel: 3.5in
Length: 5.5in
Weight: 21 oz.
Capacity:2


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The R9 is an $1,100 pistol, but I would think the Diamondback DB9 which is only slightly larger would draw a comparision with Derringers.
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Still most people are buying a derringer for the novelty. The fact you can use it as a CCW for most is secondary. But if you do want draw a compairison there's more to a ccw than size and weight. Durability and reliability are IMHO far more important and would favor the Bond. The DB9 and R9 are not +p rated for 9mm while the Bond is chambered in 10mm and 45 Colt.It's reccomended on the R9 that the recoil spring be replaced often and I'd assume the DB9 would too. While the Bond is as durable and reliable as any gun I own.
 
Thanks, Claymore- appreciate the info. Since this would be more of a display piece than a regular shooter, the Cobra may be the right fit.
 
I have one also, It's a Herters .38/357, nickle finish, oversized Cherry wood grips, made in the old W.Germany. I use it as my BUG, when the chips are down, I've got two more friends on my side. It's a pain to pratice with, but you got to do it, get-er-done, and grab something cold afterwards ;)
 
I know a local cop in southern Florida who has a good "working" relationship with a local, who knows and associates with a variety of drug dealers and may be one himself, however he is more valuable as a CI and they don't have anything to actually arrest him on.. anyway, this local always carries a little antique-looking Derringer as his self-protection piece. With the intent of these things to be used at little more than arm's length, I think they make a fine SD pistol. Just know the limitations; it's a gut gun not a paper-puncher, don't expect to put two mid-sternum from seven yards. He has no problems concealing it in a pocket in the Miami heat.

As a display piece or a collector item, hell, they're pretty sweet. I'd like an antique for my collection.
 
Paper Punching

Derringers can be a neat piece if you touch them up a little. A little trigger work( now a smoooth 3.5lb) and build up on the front sight made mine a shooter.
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I thought they were way cool about 30 years ago - now - not so much and there are other guns such as the Keltec P-32 which are lighter and carry more rounds.
 
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