In Response to the Guns.com Article About Derringers

The Case Against the Derringer

Yesterday over at Guns.com, David LaPell posted a great article entitled "From the Remington 95 to the Heizer DoubleTap: The Case for the Derringers". Its a very well written article, and it gives a nice look at the history of the Derringer as well as some compelling reasons why one might choose a Derringer.

Why would you carry one?  One word: summer.

While ideally one would like to have a gun on them at all times and it’s not always the easiest thing to do as the temperature rises and we lose layers of clothing. Ask yourself, how does one go about trying to concealed carry around a Glock on a really hot summer day? Few things can be more uncomfortable than trying to wear a sidearm in an inside the waistband holster when it's hot and sticky out.

Amen to that! My primary carry gun is the Glock 26, but being from the deep south I years ago came to the realization that carrying "a real gun" during the dog days of summer for any extended period of time is no comfortable task. I also had started to realize that there were times when certain clothing dictated that I pretty much had to go unarmed.

Hornady Critical Defense

Shooting Illustrated has a spectacular article up talking about these defensive rounds. It also covers some ballistic testing for .380, .38 Special, and 9mm.

I have always been intrigued by the design of these rounds, and have always felt that they are a great choice for winter months - especially in .380. Everything that I have ever seen of them shows that they have no problem what so ever going through heavy/thick clothing and while still getting adequate penetration and expansion.

Bodyguard .38 Review

Over at GH&G..... Lots of nice pics too.

S&W Bodyguard First Edition Set

These are really nicely done. Saw this at The Firearm Blog. They have matching serial numbers and only 2,000 sets will be produced.

Here is another S&W commemorative... 75th Anniversary .357 magnum revolver

A Bersa Revolver?

Oh why not!

*Looks like pot metal to me (its not).

Novak Front Sights for Ruger LCR

Novak is making two Mega Dot sights for the Ruger LCR: a fiber optic and a Tritium night sight.  Both sights feature a 0.125″ dot and 0.145″ wide blade.

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Winchester Ammunition Introduces New Ranger Bonded .38 Special +P

Winchester® Ammunition's new Ranger® Bonded .38 Special +P round offers a great, new option for all law enforcement officers carrying .38 Special snub nose revolvers. The new round is a 130 gr. bonded hollow point and uses the same technology the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses as its primary service round. The Ranger® Bonded line is engineered to maximize terminal ballistics, as defined by the demanding FBI test protocol, which simulates real-world threats

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Video: Ruger LCR vs S&W lightweight Revolvers

More on Charters new guns

GunBlast does another indepth review on Charters New guns, the "Chic Lady". I blogged about it here... And you can see the GunBlast report with many more pics and vids here

Gun Porn

The vampire gun:

The National Firearms Museum has just the thing: the Vampire Hunter's Colt Detective Special.
The revolver has a cross engraved on the muzzle, presumably to keep vampires at bay while the vampire hunter takes aim. It spits silver .38-caliber bullets, each of which is sculpted in the form of a vampire's head.
And its coffin-shaped box, lined with sanguinary-red velvet, comes with a helpful vial marked "Holy Water."
The Vampire Hunter's Colt Detective Special, which is a silver-plated version of the snub-nosed handgun once prized by Mafia hit men and pulp fiction's world-weary private eyes, is one of the newest additions to the collection of 5,000 firearms.
It goes on display Oct. 8 along with 400 newly acquired firearms in the new Robert E. Petersen wing of the museum at the National Rifle Association's headquarters in Fairfax County.

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Negligent Discharge in New Orleans Restaurant

Apparently a .38 Cobra derringer went boom when dropped.

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New guns from Charter Arms coming soon

Charter Arms will introduce two new models at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers Annual Meeting and Expo in Louisville, KY November 3 - 5, 2010. The Chic Lady and The Chic Lady Off Duty will make their debut at MKS/Hi-Point Distributors, booth No. 711.

Nick Ecker, President of Charter Arms said, "Our loyal customers repeatedly stated their desire for Charter Arms to produce a revolver with a high polish finish, creating a sophisticated and elegant look, so we listened. Both models are finished in a high polish stainless steel, pink anodized frame, rubber grip, 2 inch barrel, 5-shot capacity and weigh in at 13 ounces, presented in a faux alligator pink attaché case with high polish stainless steel trim. It's the ultimate piece every classy lady would want to have in her own private collection."

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UPDATE: MSRP is $485

UPDATE: More here

Video: S&W Bodyguard .38 special