shot dads .32 derringer at range

[bunkshaner]

Yesterday after my ccdw class at the range we shot around some more. Dad brought out his .32 derringer. What a pain in the butt to shoot! I had to use both hands to pull the trigger on the darn thing. Someones already got ya before you are able to pull the trigger...lol. Hes gonna have a gunsmith look at it this week to see if the trigger can be adjust ALOT...LOL

 

[Berserker]

Derringers have heavy triggers in general it seems. Not the best carry gun, but I like them. I have Davis .38 that I really liked the size of. Just threw it in my shirt pocket. It failed. I never bothered to send it to them, before they went under, cause it couln't be trusted. You could hear the springs from day one.

I got a Bond .45, which I think it reliable. But it is so heavy. All of there baarrels are interchangeable, which is there gimick. But I wish they would come out with .38 or a lighter frame.

I had LCP 380, which jammed. I figure 45C will change most peoples mind on the first shot.

 

[peyton]

What type of derringer is it?

 

[bunkshaner]

I will double check the make of the derringer but I do know that it missed fired a handful of times .....he was using blazer boxed ammo which several others at range where using and they had no problem with theirs

 

[Mule Packer]

I've got a Bond derringer. The trigger pull on it was atrocious, so I sent it to Bob Munden to have him fix it. It came back considerably lighter, but it still was what you would consider a heavy trigger pull.

I called Bob to ask him about it and he said, "You don't want a light trigger pull on a derringer. That's an accident just waiting to happen because they're a pocket gun. With a gun that small, you want the trigger to be a little heavy."

Interesting.

 

[Alpo]

That kinda sounds like the garbage a "gunsmith" told me once. I had a single action that the timing was so far off - you cock it, then grab the cylinder and turn it another 1/8 inch to have it lock in. This "smith" told me that, in cowboy shooting, that was a good thing, as we cocked 'em so fast and hard that the act of cocking it would "fling" the cylinder into the right spot. I decided I did not want him working on any of my guns.

A pocket pistol (that has to be cocked before it can be fired) needs a heavy trigger?

Yeah. Right. Sounds more like an excuse for "I can't make it any better".

 

[Qball]

I shot one of them Davis .38 at a Cowboy shoot and was instructed to
pull the trigger and cock the hammer, then let the hammer slip from the thumb.
Way much lighter

 

[TACC1]

I know we're talking derringers here, but,...
I picked up a Kel Tec P32 some time ago. It is
so light, and easy to carry, there's no reason not to
carry it. DAO, and about 5-6 pound trigger-pull.
It has never failed to go bang. A better way to go
from my perspective.
JMHO, TACC1

 

[therevjay]

I have a old Davis .32ACP derringer. It will actualy put both rds into a torso size target at 10 yds. (although not always in the same areas) Has a fairly decent trigger pull. The main problems are, it takes both hands to (safely) cock it. Also I don't feel safe carrying it just on "half cock" and if you use the safety button plus half cock it takes f-o-r-e-v-r to get it ready to fire. Do you 'spose the BG would gimmie a "time out"?

Truth is I knew when I bought it it was junk. But 1. I really loved the old "Maverick" TV show. 2. it's nickel plated and cute. 3. It was cheap. ($35)

If you really want a derringer go with "Bond" they are the Rolls Royce of derringers. but still they are as big, and cost as much as a "J" frame.

 

[Berserker]

I've got a Bond derringer. The trigger pull on it was atrocious, so I sent it to Bob Munden to have him fix it. It came back considerably lighter, but it still was what you would consider a heavy trigger pull.

I called Bob to ask him about it and he said, "You don't want a light trigger pull on a derringer. That's an accident just waiting to happen because they're a pocket gun. With a gun that small, you want the trigger to be a little heavy."

Interesting.

It is single action, so what does it matter if it is pocket pistol? Maybe if you grabbed the trigger while cocking, but you could do that with an single action gun.

I really don't mind the heavy pull. It really doesn't phase me for this style of gun.