Carbon fiber Derringer for work carry.

[jboritzki]

I finally got myself a gun I can carry at work. I haven't even fired it yet, but I have owned one of these .22 magnum derringers before. I owned it for about an hour and took the wooden grips off and started making a set of carbon fiber grips for it. Just got them finished. These are not clear coated. I'll do a set and clear coat them later. I am going to try to put a pic of it up, but I've never one pictures on here before so it might not work.

INGunOwners - jboritzki's Album: pics? - Picture

 

[alxjmrk]

photobucket.com works well. or putting them in your album in your profile. because you know....

 

[jboritzki]

Ok, so you got to click the word Picture to see the photo.

 

[iamaclone45]

Better then no gun at all, I guess.

 

[jboritzki]

I always have been a fan of these little guns. I know there are better pocket pistols, but I always wanted another one of these, it was only $99 used at Bradis, cash flow is slow these days, and like you said, it's better than no gun at all, which is how I worked until now. Thanks for helping out with the picture!

 

[JohnP82]

better than nothing. looks good

 

[scottka]

Those grips look pretty sweet! Nice work!

 

[latigo]

grips

Those grips look pretty sweet! Nice work!

Very nice work!

 

[cubsfan1984]

Good job on the grips!

 

[Bigum1969]

Love the grips... how much does that thing weigh?

 

[melensdad]

I love the carbon fiber grips!

Given how strong good carbon fiber is, I wonder if the whole frame couldn't be made out of it? That would dramatically reduce the weight of an already ultalight gun.

 

[edsinger]

Nice work, those make the gun look down right snappy!

 

[jboritzki]

It weighs 9.5 ounces. It's heavy for a tiny gun but it's all thick steel. A neat thing about this gun is that for $27.20, you can order the .22lr, .22 magnum, .25acp, or .32 auto barrels for this gun. The centerfire barrels will also require the center fire firing pins and pin plate, about $5 each part.

 

[jboritzki]

I love the carbon fiber grips!

Given how strong good carbon fiber is, I wonder if the whole frame couldn't be made out of it? That would dramatically reduce the weight of an already ultalight gun.

The only problem with that would be that it's the frame that is serial numbered so I'm not allowed to make a frame.

 

[Clay]

not exactly........ you could make a frame for yourself. You just cant make them with the intentions of selling them.

 

[mospeada]

Do everyone a favor and make sure you carry it in a holster. Don't be "that guy", you know, "that guy who had a derringer fall out of his pocket and go off striking a standerby."

I've heard of way too many instances of derringers being negligently handled and injuring someone.

 

[Ricnzak]

What was the process of making those. They look great!

 

[jboritzki]

I just finished a new set of grips made from a carbon/kevlar hybrid material. These would probably look better on a black derringer. Just wanted to show you guys.

 

[jboritzki]

What was the process of making those. They look great!

There are several processes that I use to make composite parts. Vacuum infusion, vacuum bagging, wet layup, pressure molding, an using an autoclave. These were pressure molded and baked and made from prepreg carbon fiber.

 

[dschantz]

I am digging the grips! Good work!