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Old January 16, 2014, 04:25 PM   #1
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Now here's a strange looking 380

http://bondhusarms.com/

It's a two barrel gun that looks like something from Home Depot

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...us-arms-cl380/

I really don't get how it works. It might be neat. Guess we have to wait for a video.
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Old January 16, 2014, 04:28 PM   #2
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$800 for only two shots of .380? Pass!
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Old January 16, 2014, 04:55 PM   #3
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Rube Goldberg fingershredder and bone-breaker

A laughable Rube Goldberg fingershredder and bone-breaker no one would buy or shoot, possibly designed by the Banjo playing kid in Deliverance.

Notice there is no rifling in this contraption. Looks like someone is having a good laugh.
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Old January 16, 2014, 05:27 PM   #4
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There is rifling, as rifling is required on handguns.
It appears this gun folds, and possibly springs open to fire.
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Old January 16, 2014, 05:28 PM   #5
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Is it April 1st already?
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Old January 16, 2014, 05:44 PM   #6
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Notice there is no rifling in this contraption.
Where did you get that from? Like Bill said, rifling is required on handguns, otherwise it would be an AOW; making the gun with no rifling would not only neuter its ballistics, but it wouldn't save them much money due to the extra regulations on manufacturing and distributing NFA firearms. And no way is someone going to go through the process of buying an NFA item for that thing...
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Old January 16, 2014, 05:56 PM   #7
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its not the rifling or lack of it that makes this contraption a Rube Goldberg pistol

I can't see any rifling. But OK, I will concede there may be rifling.

But its not the rifling or lack of it that makes this contraption a Rube Goldberg finger-shredder and bone-breaker.

I still think very few people would buy it, let alone shoot it, and I still think it must have been designed by the Banjo playing kid in Deliverance.

I still think this a joke post and not a real pistol….
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Old January 16, 2014, 06:04 PM   #8
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I don't like the sights on it...
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Old January 16, 2014, 07:42 PM   #9
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$800 for a .380 derringer? Even one with a LAZER!

I'm dubious.
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Old January 16, 2014, 07:51 PM   #10
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Reminds me of the single shot palm gun that was going to be The Answer for Senior Citizen Self Defense a few years ago. I once had a derringer but traded it off when I realized I was sometimes actually carrying it and depending on two shots.
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Old January 16, 2014, 08:15 PM   #11
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Unless I'm looking at it from the wrong angle, there's a good chance the ATF is going to call that an AOW.
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Old January 16, 2014, 08:32 PM   #12
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i kinda like it, not 800$ like, but id pick it up for 350

lol, they say it the biggest revolutionary conceal carry gun in 100 years, they are very proud of this one
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Old January 16, 2014, 08:33 PM   #13
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Eight hundred dollars? I was thinking maybe one would be fun in the $200 range, but $800 is insane! That's HK money for, as OP said, something that looks like it was made at Home Depot. I'm almost thinking a bored retired guy invented it with leftover pipe segments from a plumbing job.
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Old January 16, 2014, 08:36 PM   #14
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i sent an email on the launch page about the rifling
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Old January 16, 2014, 08:53 PM   #15
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Double tap for the recoil sensitive?
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Old January 16, 2014, 09:21 PM   #16
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Now we wait and watch it declared an NFA item as a disguised weapon, as it doesn't look like a gun in the traditional sense of the word. And no one will care, as it's an ugly overpriced 2-shot Derringer.
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Old January 16, 2014, 09:35 PM   #17
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Unless I'm looking at it from the wrong angle, there's a good chance the ATF is going to call that an AOW.
I assume you're referring to the fact that it seems to be a disguised weapon and therefore it might be considered an AOW?

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i sent an email on the launch page about the rifling
It's really hard to tell if there's rifling or not in those pictures. And there's no way any manufacturer is going to design a smooth-bore pistol. It just doesn't many sense at all. If the BATFE decides it's an AOW it will be because they decide it's a disguised weapon, not because it doesn't have rifling.
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I assume you're referring to the fact that it seems to be a disguised weapon and therefore it might be considered an AOW?
Yep. It's an arbitrary determination, but it generally covers guns that don't look like guns.
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Old January 17, 2014, 12:06 AM   #19
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And any manufacturer that prototypes a gun like this without a ruling from ATF would be insane! I'm sure it's a regular handgun.
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Old January 17, 2014, 12:52 AM   #20
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And any manufacturer that prototypes a gun like this without a ruling from ATF would be insane!
Common sense isn't always the strong point of gun manufacturers. Taurus had a bit of an oopsie with a 28-gauge revolver they showed at SHOT a couple of years back.
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Old January 17, 2014, 12:54 AM   #21
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any Anti-Gravity devices, perpetual motion machines?

It seems a lot of posters are totally convinced they are really looking at a legitimate firearm prototype from some reputable manufacturer.

Just because someone puts something on a web page on the internet does mean it really exists or is even a real weapon.

A company called Bondhus possibly manufactures and markets Allen wrenches and some other tools. There is nothing anywhere about them being any type of a legitimate gun manufacturer or maker.

Is Bondhus is even a real gun making entity?

Are there any Anti-Gravity devices, perpetual motion machines, or cars that run on pure water, or any other protoypes we should look at also?

If so, please feel free to post any interesting URLs!
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Old January 17, 2014, 01:00 AM   #22
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Don, are you saying they set up a booth at the SHOT show for a fake gun that doesn't actually exist and then tricked The Firearm Blog into writing about their made-up gun? Where are you getting all this?
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Old January 17, 2014, 01:16 AM   #23
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Reminds me of the single shot throw away pistols air dropped into France during WWII. I didn't know zip guns were coming back into style. (LOL)

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Old January 17, 2014, 01:27 AM   #24
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I will hold out for the 45acp version. Or maybe one that can shoot 454, 45, and 410



Seriously I rather have a 5 shot 22mag NAA. For $800 I can have 3 NAAs and some ammo
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Old January 17, 2014, 07:52 AM   #25
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While I appreciate those that think outside the box. it doesn't mean I always understand it.
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