All I can say is, “WELL DONE!!”
I have to tell you, I ordered and picked up my Bond Texas Defender in
.38 Spl/.357 Mag about a month and a half ago. At the same time I
ordered the gun, I placed an order with you for the black over sized
grips, black rubber slip over grip, black horizontal hip holster and
a second barrel…3.5″, chambered for .45 Colt/.410 Shotgun. I was
extremely impressed from the very beginning. Fit, finish, action and
overall quality were beyond my expectations, and those were pretty high.
Unfortunately, competing schedules and work prevented me from getting
to the range for almost three weeks.
When I did, all I can say is, “WELL DONE!!” You and your team have
absolutely set the bar for handgun production, especially for a niche
weapon such as this. I had done a quite a bit of research before
purchasing mine, so when I did get it to the range, I found that all
of the positive comments I had read were spot on, and the very few
negative comments I had read were simply just not the case for me.
As soon as I received the derringer, I immediately purchased snap
caps in both calibers for the two barrels I had ordered. By the time
I made it to the range, I had already dry fired it extensively with
the snap caps. One of those very few negative comments I had read
talked about the discomfort of cocking the weapon and that the
trigger pull is too heavy…to the point that it’s slightly
uncomfortable. Maybe dry firing with snap caps is what helped, but I
found the action extremely solid and not uncomfortable to cock or fire in the least.
While I don’t have a trigger pull scale,
I found the trigger pull on my Texas Defender to be crisp, clean and entirely acceptable if not
perfect for the type of firearm it was designed for. I’m not a big
guy, but I personally found the derringer a dream to shoot…recoil
was simply not an issue for me. I fired 50 rounds of 45 colt, 50
rounds of .38 Special and a handful, (maybe 6), of 2 3/4 .410 000
Buck in that one session, and frankly, if I’d had more ammo, I’d have
kept going, ha! I don’t doubt that if I had fired that same amount
in exclusively .410 and .357Mag, the story might be different. As it
is, I could not be more satisfied, and thoroughly intend to purchase
additional barrels in the future. This has quickly become my “go to
gun,” and I rarely go anywhere without it, even when carrying my
primary CCW.
I apologize for the rambling, but wanted to personally add my
overwhelming endorsement for your product and say congratulations
again on a job very well done! Look forward to more great products
from Bond!
Very Respectfully,
Kent B.
When will the Ranger II be available for sale? Is it a direct sale or retailer sale? If retail, who in the Houston area might have.
Bill,
The Ranger II is available. We recommend contacting Carter Country in the Houston area.
Bill,
This model Ranger II is still fairly new and
you may need to get one of your local dealers to order one for you.
Carter Country has the regular Ranger that doesn’t have the trigger guard
and the Ranger II has the trigger guard.
This ranger 2 is the cats meow in my book , for personal carry . I already have the rugar LCP and am lookinf forward to owning the Ranger 2 with the 410 & 45 barrel for personal carry …………..
have bond defender…would like to get the black handlles with the star….also the black holster with the star to match,white stiches….what will it take???? ddt
Mr. Troutman,
Those items are available for purchase. To see/purchase visit our online store at http://www.bondarms.com, or call us at 817-573-4445.
Thanks
Bond Arms
I would buy one if I could find one!
Shawn,
If you go here: http://bondarms.com/find-a-dealer you can locate a dealer near you.
Still trying to find one . . . Dealer ordered it months ago . . .
Tried searching for Bond Arms dealers in El Paso, TX. as indicated in the http://bondarms.com/find-a-dealer but Academy Sports does not carry. Who can I purchase from in El Paso, TX.
Larry,
Give us a call Monday – Friday 9am-5pm (CST) 1-817-573-4445 and someone can help you.
After a bit of searching my gunshop was finally able to find me the RangerII I had been wanting. Unfortunately it came in a Bond hard case and did not have the padded carry bag. Can I purchase a carry bag for my Ranger.
Thanks for a great weapon,
Ralph.
Ralph,
If you contact us by phone, Monday – Friday 9am-5pm (CST) 1-817-573-4445 and talk to Wally, Im sure he can guide you in the right direction.
Interested in purchasing a Ranger ii, do you know if these are legal for purchase in California?
George,
Currently California does not sell our guns. If you have other questions you can always contact us by phone, Monday – Friday 9am-5pm (CST) 1-817-573-4445
Hey, that Ranger II looks sharp, looks great. I’ve handled this model and bing, bang on the target. I’m saving up for one so please keep them in stock. Thanks….. J. Davis
what is the difference between the ranger I and II?does the rangerII have a removeable trigger gaurd?or is the Ranger II able to have one attached?is there a way I can purchase a snakeskin custom like the one you made for Ted nugent?
Mike,
The Ranger II has the trigger guard, as you can see on the Bond Arms Ranger Info Page the guard is removable on all of our guns. The Ranger II has a slightly different frame to accommodate the trigger guard, so it cannot be fitted on a normal Ranger. However, both frames will fit all the different grips and barrels we offer in our online store.
The custom snakeskin (and other skins) are currently in a development phase but should be available once we have proved the durability of them. Please signup for our mailing list so we can let you know when they are available for purchase.
I am confused. Is the ranger capable of have one set of barrels, with one barrel in 410 and the other taking the Long Colt, at the same time. What I am reading makes me think that I have to change out the barrels to get the one or the other, not both at the same time. Thanks for a reply
The barrel it comes with will fire .410 or .45 long colt. you can chamber one of each or two of the same size round. This gun will also hold any of our other sized bond arms barrels so you can also shoot many other calibers.
just bought the ranger 2, definitlly worth owning. my first Bond gun. what are differences between thr ranger 2 and snake slayer 4
You can find the differences in our Bond Arms gun comparison page
TaDa!!!!! Got it Saturday. Too late to shoot it, but I will this weekend. I am already considering a 22 barrel and either a 9MM or 45 ACP barrel. I have been enamored with this weapon since seeing it at the St Louis NRA Convention last May. I have seen several Ranger’s, but had to have the Ranger II. Both NEED & WANT on this one. glad I had the patience to wait.