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The fact that a Bond Arms derringer has claimed a Single Action Shooting Society championship 15 different times wasn’t enough to convince me the small guns were a viable self-defense option. The sights are rudimentary at best—fixed blade up front and an equally immovable .11-inch-wide-notch at the rear. Although my back would appreciate a move […]

In 2012, Bond Arms released its most compact big-bore pistols to date. These included the Mini, with a cowboy-style frame and a 2.5-inch .45 Colt barrel, and the Girl Mini, with the same frame and barrel length chambered in .38/.357 Mag. Although the revolver-caliber Minis have been popular, customers have asked for more. They’ve told the company […]

In the late 19th Century, American gunsmith Henry Deringer invented and became famous for some of the most commercially successful pocket guns of all time. His products did so well that his name, eventually misspelled as “derringer,” became synonymous with any pocket-size single- or double-barrel pistol. Perhaps the most famous double-barrel cartridge loading pistol to […]

By B. Gil Horman In the late 19th Century, American gunsmith Henry Deringer invented and became famous for some of the most commercially successful pocket guns of all time. His products did so well that his name, eventually misspelled as “derringer,” became synonymous with any pocket-size single- or double-barrel pistol. Perhaps the most famous double-barrel […]

Derringers have filled the small handgun role for many years, and Bond Arms Ranger II is a modern version of this iconic firearm. By NRA Staff There is no arguing that, when it comes to handguns, small is in. And there is no handgun that has been filling that role longer than the Derringer. First […]