Have Gun Will Travel - Found a Derringer

catskillcomics · May 2, 2008

Pal of mine and I did a quick 1/2 hour test run on a field today before running off to our main objective .. and I dug up this 1950's Diamond H Derringer Cap gun.. This is the 2nd Old cap gun I have found over the past few months and love these old toys..

Baggins · May 2, 2008

Very cool!!
HH
Baggins

Evolution · May 2, 2008

Nice derringer. I found a small piecs of one last year. Looks much better when its all in one piece.

Baldingboy · May 3, 2008

Super cool and in fantastic shape! I remember a couple of those kicking around when I was in grade school.

crazyjarhead · May 3, 2008

Nice... thought it was the real thing for a moment :thumbsup:

rmptr · May 3, 2008

I once had an FIE .38 caliber derringer that looked quite like that...

LoL! I was afraid to shoot it! Only did, twice....

HH
rmptr

bennym · May 3, 2008

rmptr... I have a FIE .38 Derringer... carry it with me all the time... I shot it all the time at a range....

It could come in handy some day... lol

lonewolfe · May 3, 2008

Excellent find

HH

rmptr · May 4, 2008

Yep!
That's it, Benny...

The swing up barrels were looser than I cared for, and tt just kinda made me nervous.... so I only fired it the two times to prove it.
I loaded up a couple reversed148gr semi wadcutters and used it as a carry-concealed option.

Glad to hear yours has been safe and reliable!

Had a friend with a derringer chambered for .357 mags and that REALLY put out a blast!
Couldn't hardly hang on to it!

Remembering back then, we had a Ruger six gun that was chambered for .30 M-1 carbine rounds...
THAT thing had such a sharply pitched report it was real hard on the ears.
Ear muffs were an absolute for shooting that gun!

It's just not wise to do any target shooting without ear protection...
We were quite a bit more casual way back then.

rmptr

Detectingfreak · May 4, 2008

Very awesome! Maybe you can put a cap in there and fire it off! lol

bennym · May 4, 2008

rmptr

See that screw above the trigger...... that keeps the swing up barrels tight...... I think that's the key... keep 'em fairly tight.... I use 158 gr round nose as pictured.... they seem to work the best...

I don't think I'd be able to hold on to a .357 mag derringer

but the .38 is a great concealed weapon.... fits in any pocket with out it being detected...... and although it's a belly gun... I hit the paper at 50 feet consistently..... I also carry a CAT 9 at times.....

Ear and eye protection, I believe, is a must for target shooting...... Unless of course you're off the range and facing some SOB ! ::)