The new Bond Arms Stinger Fireball is a trimmed-down double-barrel pistol with lighter cartridges than the company's larger Cyclops derringers.
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Attending the SHOT Show 2024, Bond Arms unveiled updates to two of its firearms. The first is an updated version of their LVRB tactical lever-action rifle, and the second is a new variant of their Cyclops big-bore derringer. Bond Arms first teased the LVRB tactical [Read More…]
Bond Arms introduced the Cyclops single-shot break action derringer at SHOT Show 2023. It was initially chambered in .45-70 Government only, however, when it was released, the company said that other big bore caliber options like .44 Magnum and .50 Action Express would [Read More…]
Bond Arms is well known for their Stinger series of compact derringers that offer everything from the shootablity and fun of 22LR all the way up to defensive cartridges like 9mm. These compact derringers are often most well known for having a bit of a sting when it [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] New Big & Small Derringers from Bond Arms](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_0090-660x260.jpg)
Popping by the Bond Arms booth at SHOT Show is always a pleasure, the guys are always fun to chat with and they always have something new and unusual. By far the most eye-catching firearm at the Bond booth this year was their brand-new lever-action, but for more on that [Read More…]
There’s always a lot of new products at SHOT Show but its rare you’re genuinely surprised to come across something. I stopped by the Bond Arms booth, a company renowned for their myriad of Derringer models, and was met by something that immediately grabbed [Read More…]
Designed, built, and shipped from the great state of Texas, the award-winning Bond Arms lineup of derringer pistols continues to grow. This month, Bond Arms announced the introduction of their new double-barrel Stinger RS, which features a new, slimmer design more [Read More…]
Bond Arms is one of the most well-known names when it comes to Derringer-style handguns. Just a few months ago we reviewed one of their lower-cost Roughneck style derringers that features an interchangeable barrel making it easy to swap between 9mm and 357magnum barrels [Read More…]
If you’re a fan of the 1994 film Maverick or similar films involving high-stakes gambling and gun fights, you’ll no doubt be familiar with derringer pistols. Derringer pistols are small, very compact, pocket-sized pistols that don’t exactly fit into [Read More…]
Derringer pistols are a discrete way of packing heat no matter the occasion. Other than that, derringer-style pistols have also become somewhat of a conversation piece and Bond Arms is featuring their PT2A to show their support for the 2nd Amendment. The pistol will [Read More…]
For most gun people, the derringer pistol concept immediately brings to mind motifs of the Wild West. After classic late 19th-century firearms like Colt revolvers and Winchester or Henry lever-action rifles, derringers occupy their own solid niche in the story of the [Read More…]
Bond Arms have just announced the newest addition to their Rough n Rowdy Series of firearms – the Bond Arms Grizzly. The New double barrel single action 4.5 Long Colt pistol has all the same features as other pistols in the Rowdy Series like a stainless-steel [Read More…]
Texas-based Bond Arms have a new affordable range of derringers – the Rough Series which includes three new pistols. They also have a new exclusive Dead Man’s Hand themed pistol shipping only through Davidson’s and a new slim 9x19mm pistol – the [Read More…]
The firearm community’s infatuation with John Wick has hit a deafening pitch since the release of the 3rd movie. Very few movie-goers realize though that the first firearm John Wick reaches for is a Bond Arms Wicked 9mm derringer! Without giving away spoilers for [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at the incredibly tiny Bond Arms Bullpup 9, the successor to the Boberg XR9. This is a unique, boutique pistol that costs $1,099 MSRP, so you better do your homework before you decide to drop that kind of coin on a gun. Is this little fella worth [Read More…]
Derringer – Today’s Photo Of The Day here at TFB. Derringer is a collective name for a type of compact gun that usually lacks a magazine, for it to become as small as possible. Some Derringers are available in multi-shot design; this is achieved with the [Read More…]
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During the SHOT Show 2019 Bond Arms has introduced two new firearms – an aluminum framed derringer and the longer barreled version of their Bullpup9 pistol called Bullpup9L. Both guns have some really interesting features. Let’s take a closer look. Even with [Read More…]
Leading into the Halloween season of zombies and everything bio-hazard green, Bond Arms has announced two NEW Limited Edition derringers with the Z Slayer and Blackjack! Both of these derringers will be a limited run and at this time it could be 6 – 8 weeks before [Read More…]
For full disclosure, Bond Arms firearms do not cause cancer. It is simply the state of California doing what California does… trying to use the government to coddle everyone. So with that being said, we will divert away from any other mild political talk to give you [Read More…]
Bond Arms has long been known for their derringer-style pistols. Though diminutive in size, they still pack a punch. That’s why the Bond Arms Bullpup 9 is such a break-from-the-norm for the company. This year at SHOT Show, I got to talk to the owner of Bond Arms, [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2018 we speak with Christopher Goodall at the Davidsons booth. Chris gives a brief overview of the history of the company – which now offers services to both dealers and individual buyers via galleryofguns.com, and he shows us some of the firearms he’s most excited about. [Read More…]
Jeff Forbush of 4Bush Weapon Refinishing has been doing some rather impressive work with his laser engraver. This is not your ordinary laser engraver. It is most likely a fiber laser. Typical laser engravers are CO2 lasers and while they can vaporize and eat away [Read More…]
Not to be blamed for making a clickbait title and for other kinds of heresy, I’ll tell you right away that these are non-functional barrels made just for fun. Bond Arms now offers these derringer Tank Slayer barrels with .50 BMG bullets sticking out of the [Read More…]
The Boberg pistols were a line of fascinatingly complex pocket handguns mostly chambered in 9mm that live on in the Bond Arms Bullpup. These interesting pieces are very unconventionally laid out and even feature a cartridge switch like a 1919 or PKM machine gun, but draw from a magazine instead of a [Read More…]
At the 2016 NRA Annual Meeting, Texas gunmaker Bond Arms announced that they would be bringing a new incarnation of the Boberg XR series of pistols to the market. Bond Arms bought Boberg last year, and seems very determined to bring that unique pistol to the market at a [Read More…]
Bond Arms recently announced that the company purchased the assets and product lines of Boberg Arms Corp. The Texas-based gun manufacturer made the announcement on Facebook. According to Bond Arms, the purchase is effective as of November 6. During the coming months, [Read More…]
Bond Arms announced four new California compliant handguns at the recent NRA show. They are the: CA Papa Bear: Chambered in .45 Colt, this handgun has extended rubber grips adorned with the California bear. This gun has an automatic extractor that the other models below [Read More…]
At SHOT Show last January I had the pleasure of taking a look at some of Bond Arms’ derringers, and now Cross Breed is announcing they’ll be making their custom-molded holsters to fit them. CrossBreed has a fairly extensive line of holsters that fit a wide [Read More…]
We here at TFB are big fans of Bond Arms. I first met Gordon Bond at a media event in Florida, and there he invited me to take a factory tour back home in Texas to see what his company is all about. What I saw was nothing short of amazing; Modern machining technology combined […] Read [Read More…]
**Disclaimer: The video is long, but worth a watch. This is an in-depth torture test** Bond Arms has made quite a name for themselves over the years by building quality products that will ensure years of shooting pleasure for all of their customers. A Bond Arms gun has [Read More…]
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