pistol loads
 

I have a little cva 45 cal. derringer, i read somewhere that the only bullet load i am to use is a pacthed roundball. But i have shot a bunch of blue sabots with a light 38 cal xtp bullet and it done alright.I done this before before i ever read about the bulletload. Recon that the reason not to use any other bullet except a pacthed round ball is because it will not have enough time to turn with the twist before it leaves the barrel. I have shot it with round ballsalso and got about the same pattern at 10 yards. The roundballs have a lot more kick than the sabot bullet load. That might be because the roundballs are alot heavier than the sabot round. Anyone have any id about this.

RE: pistol loads
 

Perhaps the make of the pistol never even considered someone shooting a sabot out of the thing. Just be careful of barrel pressures... Most of them little belly guns were only good for a few feet anyway, although they are fun to shoot.

RE: pistol loads
 

it shoot's about like a cheep 38 sat night special,like you said it's ony made to stick in someone gut and fire,if you shoot at a can you have to aim about two foot under it. But that close of a range it would tear you a new crapper hole.

RE: pistol loads
 

I have a .45 caliber "long colt" derringer. It is not black powder but it does shoot off a .410 shotgun shell. Makes a good snake gun and can scare the devil out of someone. It is as you say, not very accurate, but at least with bird shot I can hit normally what I aim at.