Philadelphia Derringer?

[Smokey Plainsman]

I will carry it as a BUG to my hawkins rifle only, not for serious uses!!

 

[Wes/Tex]

It turned out that the bullet had only raised a large bruise on his torso. The .41 Rim Fire Remington round was the ballistic equivalent of the Henry Deringer load for his cap & ball pistol.

The original .41 Remington Deringer (the actual spelling, regardless of what everyone says :wink load was 13 grains of black and a 130 grain outside lube bullet, the modern smokeless load is weaker. Heard it said the load was more likely to cause death by carrying lint, dirt and assorted crap into the wound and I believe it. The percussion versions only had a 90 grain ball but 15 to 20 grain charges would give much better penetration than the loaded cartridge version. Have shot any number of the cartridge versions over the years and about 80% bounce back to land at your feet! Oh swell!! :haha:

 

[torn moc]

Purty derringer ya got thar ! I had one a long time ago and had to sell it when times got rough....wish I still had it..the Quality is Subperb! I looked for years for another but that was useless,,,,,settled on an original British 6 shot 28 cal pepperbox pinfire...its got a 2" barell and does its job at close range!

 

[slysir]

I have a couple of the CVA Derringers. All are kit guns. One is still in the box with a whopping price tag of $19.95. They are a little bit of fun. I was able to hit a 14" gong at a hundred yards with one. I walked away a winner on that... Never looked back. :rotf:

Yep...$19.95

This is my third and probably final rework on this old toy.

-John

 

[torn moc]

I would still buy the pedersoli derringer...nobody makes them as nice....and iff ya load 30 grains they have plenty o power.to put down your attacker !
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[Flint62Smoothie]

I would still buy the pedersoli derringer...nobody makes them as nice...

I have two of these made as a set that willl be soon available from Track of the Wolf.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

I would still buy the pedersoli derringer...nobody makes them as nice...

I have two of these made as a set that willl be soon available from Track of the Wolf.

Yeah I bet that costs a mint! Looks nice though.