winsor 186 #26 January 5, 2011 QuoteAny one know a good source for a Single Shot Derringer Pistol? Matt You don't have a lot of options when it comes to single-shot metallic-cartridge Derringers. The reason is that they are rather useless in general. .41RF .45Colt .22s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 18 #27 January 5, 2011 QuoteQuoteDoes it have to be a derringer style pistol? Have you looked at the latest crop of pocket pistols from folks like Ruger and Kel-Tec? I have a P3AT and couldn't be happier with it. I picked up an LCP, last time home. Nice little gun. Ya That one fits in most pockets"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #28 January 5, 2011 I'm curious why is has to be SINGLE shot?Lot of other choices if that requirement goes away. None of my business though. Never mind, I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 186 #29 January 5, 2011 Quote I'm curious why is has to be SINGLE shot?Lot of other choices if that requirement goes away. None of my business though. Never mind, If you go with a Henry Deringer knockoff, you have a single-shot by default. The fact that it's a front-stuffer does not affect its utility much. The .41 caliber used to shoot Lincoln was a case in point of how useless is the genre. Lincoln was merely wounded by the pistol, which lodged a ball right inside his skull. It was being pithed by his doctors while fishing for the ball that proved fatal. By and large, a single-shot derringer is liable to do little more than annoy a serious attacker; it makes little difference whether it is loaded or not. If you need a means of self-defense, get a good pair of running shoes. Put one in front of the other, repeat as necessary until out of trouble. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #30 January 5, 2011 It is a very specific requirement from a client. MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #31 January 5, 2011 And IIRC, one of the bad points of the derringer was, 'by today's standards' the unsafe way the hammer rested on the firing pin allowing it to fire if dropped on it's backside. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #32 January 5, 2011 Quote It is a very specific requirement from a client. Matt Ahhh...the old single shot belt buckle huh? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #33 January 5, 2011 Even the NAA buckle is a revolver! I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #34 January 5, 2011 Quote Quote It is a very specific requirement from a client. Matt Ahhh...the old single shot belt buckle huh? Almost got away with one of those, till the belt ring got in the way!MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #35 January 5, 2011 http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=10058033 Here's a new one of the .45/.410 Cobrays. That is ALL I could find. But found several/many of these for sale. No chrome or stainless though. I think your SOL for chrom/stainless single shot.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #36 January 5, 2011 Quote http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=10058033 Here's a new one of the .45/.410 Cobrays. That is ALL I could find. But found several/many of these for sale. No chrome or stainless though. I think your SOL for chrom/stainless single shot. Buy one and have it chromed.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaig 0 #37 January 5, 2011 QuoteYou know, I might have some old .223 that might need to be disposed of next time Mike is here... I have a whole crate of 7.62x54R that is 25+ years old. we can make a dent in that too :)-- Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #38 January 5, 2011 QuoteIt is a very specific requirement from a client. Matt You might try Cobra ent. or Uberti pistols on the net. Or google 'single shot pistols. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #39 January 6, 2011 Quote I'm curious why is has to be SINGLE shot? DUEL scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #40 January 6, 2011 Quote Quote I'm curious why is has to be SINGLE shot? DUEL A Back To The Future fan who wants a pistol like Buford Tannen had in BTTF III, before Marty "Clint Eastwood" McFly knocked it out of his hand with a Frisbee brand pie plate?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #41 January 6, 2011 That one wasn't chromed. Nice try, though. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
