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I have been thinking about trying the .410 slugs in my Bond Arms. I think that it might be a better choice over the 000 buck.

Paladin wrote:I'm not too familiar with the American Derringer, but I hear that derringers don't have all the safety devices of a modern handgun. For me that's a big concern that would need to be addressed before I carried one.

On the Bond Arms there is a cross bolt type safety. It works vvery well too. First time that I took it to the range, i forgot to take the safety off. I cocked it and pulled the trigger. The hammer fell but no bang. I did it again, and again the same thing, no bang. I then looked at the gun and saw what had happened. I then took the safety off and it went bang everytime after that.
I dont think that the safety could come off with out you wanting it too.

I have a Bond Arms Derringer in .45 Colt/.410.
I have put about 100 rounds of 45 Colt through it. The kick is not that bad, for me, but others have said that it is bad.
I have put less then 10 rounds of #4 shot of .410. They did kick more then the 45 colt, to me.
I have some 000 buckshot in it at the house right now. I have not fired it will the 000 yet.
To me the gun is not a good choice for other than contact distance. If the BG was over about 5 feet from me, then I could not want to use this gun.
I think that it makes a better snake gun then one that I would want to use to defend my life with. That being said, it could be carried as a 2nd or 3rd BUG.
I do not have any numbers for it, since I do not have a chronograph.