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Many firearms enthusiasts consider the revolver the best firearm for concealment. While sub-meaty semi-autos tend to be slimmer, the shape of the revolver's frame and its grip's slenderness offering huge advantages for deep darkening. That said, Bond Arms has the ideal solution: the derringer pistol.

The concept dates from the early on 19th century: a modest pistol with a single barrel designed to be as small and concealable as possible. A Philadelphia gunsmith past the name of Deringer made the gun famous. In 1866, Remington improved the design with the addition of a second barrel. Dubbed the "double derringer" it's the general outline of the design we see here today.

The rear of the Bonds Arms backup is constructed like a normal single action-only compact handgun. There'southward a small grip and an external hammer with an over-sized spur to make it easier to cock in a bustle. The grip on this version is rubberized, which is definitely appreciated.

Something interesting about the fire controls: there'south a safety. Normally the only prophylactic on a single action only revolver is the fact that you lot don't cock the hammer until you're ready to shoot. The Bond Arms Backup sports a cross-bolt safety likewise. The hammer will still fall with the safe engaged, just the firing pin (in theory) should not be struck. Pro tip: just keep the hammer de-cocked unless at that place's problem.

The Bond Arms Backup'south butt system is its political party trick. Instead of a cylinder or mag, the cartridge is loaded directly into the bedchamber (which is direct and permanently fastened to the barrel).

The just style to fire a successive cartridge out of that barrel; disassemble the firearm, manually excerpt the casing, load a new cartridge, and re-gather the firearm. Information technology's a lengthy process, fabricated slightly less annoying past the second take chances at hitting your target before needing to reload.

Disassembling the firearm is easy. At that place's a lever on the left side of the frame that unlocks the barrels, which and so swing out of position giving you admission to the chambers. Re-assembly is also a snap. Just swing the barrels dorsum into place and they firmly and securely snap airtight, ready to fire.

If you don't like your caliber you lot tin change your quotient. The barrels can exist removed and replaced. Our test gun shipped with both .45 ACP and 9mm barrels.

Two barrels mean 2 firing pins. To avoid two hammers and ii triggers, the Bail Artillery' hammer is segmented. It alternates from 1 firing pivot to the other with each pull of the hammer, just like an under/over shotgun. There's no way to prepare the priority, other than to pull the hammer dorsum once, release, and pull it back again.

On this model the frame and grip are black. The barrels are made from dewdrop-blasted stainless steel to reduce visibility — good features on a concealed carry firearm. The sights are standard notch-and-mail with the front blade built into the butt and the notch part of the hinge mechanism. I appreciate that the notch and post are both part of the barrel, theoretically ensuring increased accuracy as everything remains aligned and fixed even while changing barrels.

I'thou non going to sugar glaze it: this thing is a nightmare to fire.

The mechanics alone are frustrating. Given the stiff bound, pulling the hammer to full erect takes some dedication. One time artsy, the trigger is crisp and relatively clean — and heavier to pull than Jabba the Hutt on a Ruby-red Ryder wagon.

I tin can understand why a company would brand the trigger so heavy on a double activity pistol. With 2 safeties — the single action nature and an actual cantankerous-bar rubber — why such a heavy trigger pull? It was difficult to keep the gun on target through the entire trigger pull for the beginning 50 rounds of armament.

One time the hammer falls things become worse.

With a normal-size handgun the firearm'southward weight softens the recoil before the impulse reaches your mitt. With the Bond Arms Back Up at that place'due south about no weight to the firearm. All of the energy is transferred directly to your hand. This is particularly troublesome for those with large hands; there'due south not much room between the grip and the rear of the trigger guard. Your knuckles get a rapping with each pull of the trigger.

Equally, any fingers in direct contact with any rigid and pointy bits on the gun take a chirapsia. My right thumb had been resting almost the takedown lever for a couple of rounds. The force of the recoil bashing into my thumb was enough to divide the skin and start haemorrhage. Not the beginning (or terminal, probably) fourth dimension a gun will accept me to the offset aid kit, but not something I'd like to exercise on a regular basis.

Accuracy is also an consequence. I wasn't able to hit the target at our usual testing distance of 30 feet. So I perforated the target above at 15 feet. I fired ten rounds (five from each barrel). Every bit the rounds impacted the target I noticed that I didn't have one group — I had two.

The summit butt was grouping higher than the bottom barrel, spreading in a different direction. The groups were fifty-fifty outset horizontally past a different ratio. In short, the barrels don't seem to be all that well aligned. I wouldn't trust the second round accurateness of this gun beyond bad breath distance.

There's definitely a market for this gun. Super concealable firearms have been desirable since the early on 1800s. Manufacturers go on coming back the "one barrel one bullet" approach to scratch that itch. At bad jiff distances, this works.

That said, information technology isn't for me. There's just not enough grip for me to comfortably control the firearm while firing. There'southward too much recoil to take an accurate follow-up shot. And while this might seem slightly hypocritical coming from someone who sometimes carries a v-shot .38 Special revolver, 2 rounds are besides few.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Butt: 2.5″
Overall length: iv.5 inches
Available calibers: .45ACP or 9mm Luger
Weight: 18.five ounces
MSRP: $490

RATINGS (Out of Five Stars):

Accuracy: *
The heavy trigger combined with the tiny form factor makes it very difficult to make an accurate shot. Plus, each butt has a dissimilar point of bear upon.

Ergonomics *
Merely awful.

Reliability * * * * *
Honestly the simply thing that would impact the reliability of this thing is the ammunition. Everything else is well made and stone solid.

Overall * * *
If you need the smallest practical firearm possible for bad breath distance situations, expect no further. Otherwise, look further.

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Source: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-bond-arms-backup/

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