Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt 410 Bore 3.5 in. Stainless 2-Shot Derringer – Superb Rugged Pocket Gun

Description

Two barrels, two rounds, a break action and twenty ounces of stainless steel. The Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt is a derringer in the oldest sense of the word, built to modern tolerances in Texas, and it fires either 45 Colt or 2-1/2 inch 410 from the same 3.5 inch barrels.

This is the Rough Series, which means a matte stainless finish rather than a polished one, and it has the extended B6 grips rather than the small ones.

What the Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt is

• Two shots. Then you break it open and reload by hand. There is no magazine and no cylinder.
• Twin 3.50 inch barrels, chambered for 45 Colt or 2-1/2 inch 410.
• A matte stainless steel frame — the Rough Series finish.
• Extended B6 grips in black resin, which give you more hand on the gun than the standard grips do.
• Fixed sights, break action, 20 oz. Manufacturer part number BARWXL-45/410.

Read this before you buy 410 for a Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt

• The chamber is 2-1/2 inch. Do not load 3 inch shells. Check the box every time.
• A barrel chambered for 45 Colt has to be rifled, and rifling spins shot. That opens a 410 pattern very quickly, which is why a Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt loaded with birdshot is a contact-distance proposition and nothing more.
• If you want the 410 chambering to do useful work past arm’s length, load a slug. A single projectile does not care what the rifling does to a pattern. Brenneke Close Encounter 410 is the load we hold — confirm the shell length is 2-1/2 inch on the box before you load it.
• For 45 Colt, HSM Cowboy 250gr and Remington Wheel Gun 250gr are the loads we stock in depth.

Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt specifications

• Calibers: 45 Colt and 410 bore, 2-1/2 in. chamber
• Capacity: 2
• Barrels: 3.50 in., twin
• Action: break action, single action
• Frame: matte stainless steel (Rough Series)
• Grips: extended B6, black resin
• Sights: fixed
• Weight: 20 oz
• Manufacturer part number: BARWXL-45/410. UPC: 855959001765

Cartridge and shotshell standards for 45 Colt and 410 bore are published by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute.

Why the Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt earns its place

• It is stainless steel throughout, which is why it survives pocket carry and glovebox life better than most things its size.
• Two calibers from one gun, without buying anything extra.
• The extended grips make a real difference to control on a gun this small firing cartridges this large.
• A break action cannot fail to feed and has no magazine spring to take a set. It is about as simple as a firearm gets.
• The Rough Series finish costs less than a polished Bond and shoots exactly the same.

Being straight about it. Two rounds is two rounds. A Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt is a backup, a boot gun, a fishing-bag gun or a second gun — it is not a primary defensive handgun, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something.

Recoil on a Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt is real. Twenty ounces firing full-power 45 Colt is a handful, and the extended grips are on this model precisely because the short ones are worse. Shoot it before you carry it, and shoot enough to know where it puts the second round rather than just the first.

A Bond Arms Rowdy XL 45 Colt is single action: the hammer is cocked by thumb for each shot. That is deliberate, and it is one more thing to practice.

Bond sell separate barrel assemblies for these frames and we hold a 3.5 inch 357 Magnum / 38 Special barrel, though only a couple. Ask us to confirm fitment against your specific frame before you order a barrel — we would rather check than have you send one back.

If you like the caliber pairing but want more than two rounds, the Taurus Public Defender is five shots of the same two cartridges in a revolver, and the Bond America 250th in 45-70 is the bigger-bore Bond we carry.