The Down Range Forum
Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: shooter32 on December 20, 2011, 09:05:59 AM
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http://heizerfirearms.com/
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This looks like a cute little pistol that I can put in the back pocket or vest during a fishing trip. Kind of like it. Wondering how much it is going to cost?
Like how they have mentioned porting. Must have a touch of recoil? ;) Like how you are able to get it in .45 ACP and 9mm.
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This looks like a cute little pistol that I can put in the back pocket or vest during a fishing trip. Kind of like it. Wondering how much it is going to cost?
Pricey, MSRP ::)
Non-Ported Ported
Aluminum $499.00 $569.00
Titanium $729.00 $799.00
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Holy crap!!! Will have to take a pass on that till they get down to the price of maybe $200. ;)
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$800? Wow! For the $400 difference I think I can work the hammer on my Bond. I can see owning one if they catch on and the price drops. I always bitch that no one seems to come up with something new and innovative. This qualifies, its just a bit too rich for my blood.
FQ13
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High-tech derringer, pretty cool! I would assume normal market pressures would bring it down to a reasonable price over time. But it is still a derringer... :-\
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Fill your pockets with 25 of these and have cash left over for a few boxes of ammo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-45_Liberator
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Fill your pockets with 25 of these and have cash left over for a few boxes of ammo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-45_Liberator
Would love to have a couple of these, just a cool story that goes with a cheaply manufactured gun. 8)
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Trouble is, replica Liberators are $400+. Original productions in good condition go well into the thousands. My oldest son's Father-in-law has one in like-new condition complete with box and accessories. Last I had it valued for him was $4,000.
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Trouble is, replica Liberators are $400+. Original productions in good condition go well into the thousands. My oldest son's Father-in-law has one in like-new condition complete with box and accessories. Last I had it valued for him was $4,000.
Didn't mean to go out and get originals or even replicas. You are buying the "image".
The point is that if if a single shot .45 ACP pistol can be made that cheaply, maybe we should invest in expanding that technology to a two shot. All the features of the Heizer without the need for the "space age technology" price.
Firing pin gets set to top chamber when you close the action. Firing pin gets set to bottom chamber at the end of the trigger pull.
Not a engineer, but I bet that wouldn't be too difficult to implement in a reliable inexpensive mechanism.
They are filling a niche with Gold when carbon steel would do.
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Its called Bond Arms. They go for about $450 ($350 used) out of stainless steel and will handle about as a hot a load as you want. You can go with American Derringer and save a very few bucks, but if I'm the one that's firing it I wouldn't.
FQ13
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Its called Bond Arms. They go for about $450 ($350 used) out of stainless steel and will handle about as a hot a load as you want. You can go with American Derringer and save a very few bucks, but if I'm the one that's firing it I wouldn't.
FQ13
It comes close...but you have to cock it and it has an exposed hammer and no room in the grip for two rounds...and it is over engineered for the .45 ACP....and somewhat bigger.
Not that it is at all a poor weapon, it just misses the narrow niche the Heizer is trying to create.
Whether anyone needs that niche isn't the question I am answering, just how a less costly solution might be developed. This isn't going to be the gun you put 1000's or round through or shoot the eyes off of fleas. Personally, I think the LCP (my choice) fits that niche better for me. I'd rather have the extra rounds of .380 than the bigger hole of the two .45s. It's sort of the 1911 of pocket pistols ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I hope this sells better than the WSP Downsizer.