Post by erich on May 1, 2013 11:22:56 GMT -5
What do you think?
To some, the short length of derringer barrels is one issue - it really puts a crimp on .45 Colt velocities, for one thing, unless a person handloads for the short tubes. The lack of firepower (properly defined rounds on board capable of delivery in a given time) is another - where a person might be okay with light calibers when s/he's got a number of them on tap ready for rapid delivery, perhaps having only two slow-ish shots might change that perception. Are shotgun pellets (even OO) massive enough to penetrate sufficiently at low velocities provided by a short-barreled handgun?
What do you consider the most practical caliber for a derringer?
To some, the short length of derringer barrels is one issue - it really puts a crimp on .45 Colt velocities, for one thing, unless a person handloads for the short tubes. The lack of firepower (properly defined rounds on board capable of delivery in a given time) is another - where a person might be okay with light calibers when s/he's got a number of them on tap ready for rapid delivery, perhaps having only two slow-ish shots might change that perception. Are shotgun pellets (even OO) massive enough to penetrate sufficiently at low velocities provided by a short-barreled handgun?
What do you consider the most practical caliber for a derringer?
