Derringer in survival kit

trentu

trentu

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Picked a little 22lr Derringer up at an auction and was wondering if it was worth throwing in my kit? Anyone carry one in a PSK?
 
Every one I've shot has been terribly inaccurate and hard to shoot.

Now an alloy S&W J Frame with a set of decent sights....that's another story.

I carry a gun but it's for two legged predators not four.
 
Meh, not really worth the weight IMO. All they'll be good for is making noise, and you can carry a whistle that doesn't run out of ammo (breath).

If it were a different situation, like is it worth carrying a Davy Cricket .22 rifle with a survival kit up the butt, then sure..
 
I have never tried one of those but with bird shot it might be useful for snakes and such.
 
trentu said:
Picked a little 22lr Derringer up at an auction and was wondering if it was worth throwing in my kit? Anyone carry one in a PSK?
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They would be of very limited use, but I know someone (;)) that carried his little NAA .22LR revolver when he spent time in Ecuador and Peru...he could carry his 9mm, but fortunately, the teams bypassed all the airport metal detectors and the little NAA was a great companion when spending time in some seedy areas of Lima and Quito:D

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Sure, signalling is one use. As for game-getting...you have to get pretty darn close to hit small game; I could probably hit a squirrel at 10-15 feet, but I doubt it would be 100% of the time...not very ideal. If you had a porcupine, beaver or smaller wild hog cornered, it would be very useful at dispatching it without getting to up-close and personal. One great feature is using the bird shot cartridges...great snake dispatchers at 5-6 feet:D:thumbup: I doubt I would go out a pick one up if I didn't have this one. A frog gig or two would be more valuable in my opinion.

ROCK6
 
I tried out one of those NAA when they first came out. I couldn't find or pull trigger and my hands aren't that big. And if I was in a hurry, I'd have to throw it if I couldn't shoot it. When I looked at it in OKC, it cost $80, haven't seen one in long time.
My Mom had a double o/u barreled 22 derringer, had to use shorts to hit anything. Never thought about shotshells. How about a 45 derringer shooting a 410 shotshell??
 
I would consider it excess weight. A .22 Derringer doesn't have much, if any, utility.

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
NAA Mini-revolvers are nice but I'll take my S&W 317 kit gun anytime. At 21", it is minute of squirrel.

I'd be careful of putting a NAA mini-revolver in a kit. I personally wouldn't want to lose my gear and be responsible for a handgun registered to me floating around out there. Just my thoughts.
 
The velocity is so slow out of the short barrel that it is almost useless. If you go with one, get the .22 mag model.
 
A friend of mine had one in .45 acp , I have big hands and it was a pain to shoot,
I think I'd stick with a small revolver/kit gun more utility for the weight...
 
If it had to be a derringer it would be the one that shoots both 45 long colt and .410 shotgun shells. Might be able to bag something for the pot and if ya had to you could stick it in a bears mouth:D
 
Too much weight:accuracy ratio for a wilderness SAK for me, but perhaps useful in an urban survival situation... if you can get close enough.

Stitchawl
 
I will most likely leave it out of the kit and put it up. I have an NAA. It has a 4" barrel and target sights on it. Works well for rabbits and squirrels. The compactness is nice. Like the idea of shotshells for snakes though.
 
trentu said:
I will most likely leave it out of the kit and put it up. I have an NAA. It has a 4" barrel and target sights on it. Works well for rabbits and squirrels. The compactness is nice. Like the idea of shotshells for snakes though.
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I am mistaken then. The 4" bbl will indeed generate enough velocity, and your model does have good sights. I'd assumed that you had the little compact model.

I'm not a big fan of .22 pistols for anything defensive, but they are great fun to shoot and don't take up much space. Given the compactness of recent models, you can considerably upgrade calibers without adding much more size in the pistol. Consider a Kel-tec in .32 or .380 or 9mm or .40 Kahr. Both are tiny, yet provide a lot more punch than a .22
 
The little "nostril guns" are neat but are very hard to shoot accurately. I am on the fence on whether it would be a good idea to have one in a kit. The downfall of it would be that they are inaccurate and could possibly get you in trouble if you forget to remove it when traveling in certian areas. On the positive side it is a gun and at the least it would most likely scare most things away with the sound as well as a chance at some food.


JParanee said:
If it had to be a derringer it would be the one that shoots both 45 long colt and .410 shotgun shells. Might be able to bag something for the pot and if ya had to you could stick it in a bears mouth:D
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You mean like this little beast. Shoots .45LC and .410 shells.

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I wouldn't recommend a derringer. I think you would be better served by a Ruger Bearcat or similar pistol.
 
I would think the smallest .22 LR you could hope for in the accuracy department would be a Walther TPH. Good luck on that one.

The regular sized Derringers in .45LC/.410 wouldn't fair too well in the game-getting department. I've fired them enough to know that you are lucky to get a few pellets into a soda can at even good stalking range. I'd rather have a wristrocket.
 
I have a double barrel derringer in .38 special. It is useful as a belly gun or back up weapon for SD but could also be used in wilderness situations I suppose. .22lr is for having a great time and thats about it in my opinion. That being said, I'd take it with you as it's virtually weightless and takes up little space.

Orrey45, where did you get that thing!? Who makes it?? I have to have one!
I've seen the Bond arms derringers and the Taurus revolvers but never a SxS.
 
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