Bond Shot Pattern – The Bond Arms.410 & CCI Shotshell Test. The purpose of this study is to provide a sample of controlled test results to give shooters a better sense of how.410 shotshells may perform when fired from a handgun. All three.410/.45 Colt barrel lengths Bond manufactures (The Defender, Snake Slayer. Feb 27, 2008 Could you shoot modern factory 45 Long Colts in a 45/70 single shot rifle like you can shoot.38 special in a.357 Magnum? 45 Colt in a 45/70? Neat thanks for the information. Dimitri A thousand hills, but no birds in flight, ten thousand paths, with no people's tracks. I would NOT fire a.45 Colt in a regular.410 shotgun!!
Bond Arms Century 2000The Bond Arms Century 2000 is super compact with an overall length of 5.5 inches. It touts two 3.5-inch barrels in an over/under configuration. More importantly, this hand cannon can chamber.45 Colt cartridges as well as 2½- and 3-inch.410 shells. (A.38 Special/.357 Magnum version is also available.) The grip is small and compact, making the Century 2000 easy to conceal. A triggerguard protects the spur trigger.Caliber:.410/.45 ColtBarrels: 3.5 inchesOA Length: 5.5 inchesWeight: 21 ounces (empty)Grips: RosewoodSights: Front blade, fixed rearAction: SAFinish: StainlessCapacity: 2MSRP: $517. Bond Arms Cowboy DefenderThe all-business Cowboy Defender is completely stripped down for deep concealment while providing quite a punch.
Chambered to accept.45 Colt rounds and 2½-inch.410 shells, the Cowboy Defender is equipped with 3-inch barrels but no triggerguard. It weighs only 19 ounces unloaded.Caliber:.410/.45 ColtBarrels: 3 inchesOA Length: 5.5 inchesWeight: 19 ounces (empty)Grips: RosewoodSights: Front blade, fixed rearAction: SAFinish: StainlessCapacity: 2MSRP: $493. Bond Arms Texas DefenderThe Texas Defender is similar to the Century 2000 but smaller. It features 3-inch, stainless steel barrels and weighs only 20 ounces. The Texas Defender can feed either.45 Colt rounds or 2½-inch.410 shells, and like all Bond Arms derringers, it has an automatic spent casing extractor, retracting firing pins and a crossbolt safety.Caliber:.410/.45 ColtBarrels: 3 inchesOA Length: 5 inchesWeight: 20 ounces (empty)Grips: RosewoodSights: Front blade, fixed rearAction: SAFinish: StainlessCapacity: 2MSRP: $493. Bond Arms PatriotThe Patriot is a newer model with a slightly extended grip for better control when touching off hot.410 loads or.45 Colt rounds. An American flag and bald eagle are laser-carved into the checkered rosewood grips.
The Patriot also comes with a full triggerguard and 3-inch barrels.Caliber:.410/.45 ColtBarrels: 3 inchesOA Length: 5 inchesWeight: 21.5 ounces (empty)Grips: RosewoodSights: Front blade, fixed rearAction: SAFinish: StainlessCapacity: 2MSRP: $598. Bond Arms Snake Slayer IVBond Arms’ Snake Slayers are popular among those who need protection against venomous reptiles.
The Snake Slayer IV is a larger model featuring 4.25-inch barrels that provide tighter shot patterns along with higher velocities. (A.357 Mag/.38 Special version is also available.)Caliber:.410/.45 ColtBarrels: 4.25 inchesOA Length: 6.25 inchesWeight: 23.5 ounces (empty)Grips: RosewoodSights: Front blade, fixed rearAction: SAFinish: StainlessCapacity: 2MSRP: $613. Heizer Defense PS1The PS1 is a pocket shotgun chambered for both.45 Colt cartridges and.410-gauge shotshells. To demonstrate the PS1’s durability, Heizer tested a prototype with a 5,000-round torture test, and the pistol kept on performing. Also, the grip is used to store two extra.45 Colt cartridges.Caliber:.410/.45 ColtBarrel: 3.25 inchesOA Length: 4.63 inchesWeight: 21 ounces (empty)Grips: Textured steelSights: FixedAction: SAFinish: Black or silverCapacity: 1MSRP: $399. You get “snake eyes” when you roll a pair of dice and end up with one pip on each die.
Back in the old days, side-by-side derringers were also referred to as snake eyes. This is an appropriate term, as derringers are traditionally small-caliber weapons that take little effort to conceal, yet they can be drawn quickly and strike with authority, much like a snake. Rattlers and other vipers also have two fangs—in essence, two shots—to defeat their opponents. They wait until the moment and distance is right and then strike.
Think of a derringer in the same way. No, a derringer would not be the primary weapon of choice for self-defense, but in close quarters—the driver’s seat of a vehicle, a car length away in a parking lot, for instance—a derringer can help turn the odds in your favor. Derringers are even considered the first pocket pistols. RELATED STORY:Compared to other concealed-carry handguns, the compromise with derringers is obvious.
They’re easy to conceal but light on firepower. Another compromise is that these blasters are harder to shoot than full-sized handguns, mostly because of their small size. Let’s face it: Derringers are and will always be mouse guns. But modern derringers come in useful chamberings, including the.380 ACP, 9mm,.40 S&W,.45 ACP and even revolver calibers like the.38 Special and.357 Magnum.
In some cases, these derringers can also fire.410-gauge shells, which significantly ups the ante downrange. Today’s derringers certainly demand resect—especially those from companies like Bond Arms and Heizer Defense.Bond ArmsBond Arms has been manufacturing double-barreled derringers since 1995, and the company’s designs are both modern and modular. With each Bond Arms derringer, users can easily swap out barrel assemblies for those in different chamberings.
These derringers also incorporate rebounding hammers for safety. If you accidentally drop a loaded Bond Arms derringer on its hammer, the weapon will not fire. Yet these designs are still traditional in that they use single-action trigger systems—the hammer needs to be cocked for each shot—and they break open for loading and unloading. (; 817-573-4445)Heizer DefenseHeizer Defense—an affiliate of Heizer Aerospace, which manufactures critical components for aerospace companies, NASA and the military—uses its aerospace and military experience to manufacture ultra-modern versions of single-shot derringers. The company’s designs are small and flat—about the size of a smartphone—so they’re super easy to conceal. Their exteriors are also snag-free, so drawing a Heizer derringer from deep concealment is a quick, simple affair.
Some of their modern features include all-steel construction, a smooth trigger pull of about 12 pounds, and an ambidextrous operating latch. The barrel is ported to divert gas upward and help the shooter manage recoil. (; 888-965-0972).
Hello,I know that Taurus made their 'Judge' that shoots both.410 and.45LCs, but heres my question.A member here told me a 410 Shotgun should be able to shoot.45LCs, but I need some advice before going out and buying a box of.45LCs.Can a.410 Shotgun shoot.45LCs? Say a regular size bolt action Savage/Springfield shotgun shoot.45s? Is the barrel large enough for a 45lc? Would it work if chambered it first? I'm not expecting the.45 LCs to fit in the magazine, but to chambering it specifically seems to be more realistic.Thank you for looking through this.Input is vital!! The.45Colt(LC) has a flat base and is either jacketed or lead 'alloy which makes it harder than.410 slugs which are made from pure lead and have a skirt on the bottom that is expanded out against the barrel to form a gas seal.The chamber demension on a.410 is.470'+ which may allow a.45 Colt to be chambered altho.45 colt is.480'.' Click to expand.
This sort of lunacy sounds like something for the Guns & Ammo Show's 'Torture Test' segment. Richard Venola and the other guys in that segment do all manner of downright dangerous gun tests. They've fired.45 ACPs under water; shot slugs out of a Thompson/Center with the choke tube still in the barrel; blown up a T/C by firing it with 3 inches of mud plugging the barrel; and other stuff just as dangerous.I'd be interested to see what would happen if you tried firing a modern.45 LC out of a modern.410 shotgun - on the TV, not in person. Sounds to me like there's a good chance of the shotgun blowing up, or at least blasting gas out of the breech and maybe swelling the chamber out.