Bond Bullpup--a strange 9mm semi-auto from a derringer manufacturer

[RugersGR8]

The American Rifleman magazine has an article on the Bond Bullpup 9mm semi-auto pistol---one strange action from a company noted for derringers. Instead of stripping the round from the magazine into the chamber on the forward motion of the slide, it pulls the round from the magazine on the rearward stroke of the slide and THEN pushes the round into the chamber going forward. It also has a rotating barrel. Bond bought the design from Boberg. Here are a couple of links:

Schematic operating video:


Shooting video:


Breakdown video:

 

[RugersGR8]

ARTICLE: (also in this months AR edition in the Dope Bag section)

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/6/23/tested-bond-arms-bullpup9-9-mm-pistol/
Tested: Bond Arms Bullpup9 9 mm Pistol
by B. Gil Horman - Friday, June 23, 2017

 

[dennishoddy]

Doesn't the rohrbaugh 9 mm use the same design?
My buddy bought one of those. Took him about 200 rounds of ammo to get anything to cycle reliably, and then it was iffy.
He still has it in the safe and an XD to replace it.

 

[RugersGR8]

Doesn't the rohrbaugh 9 mm use the same design?
My buddy bought one of those. Took him about 200 rounds of ammo to get anything to cycle reliably, and then it was iffy.
He still has it in the safe and an XD to replace it.

I think that Remington bought out Rohrbagh and makes it now. Don't know about the action.

 

[dennishoddy]

I think that Remington bought out Rohrbagh and makes it now. Don't know about the action.

I just can't see that design to be reliable. Interesting engineering project though.

 

[RugersGR8]

The RM380 looks to be pretty typical type of an action in most aspects of the barrel/slide and magazine aspect.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/12/daniel-zimmerman/gun-review-remington-rm380/
Gun Review: Remington RM380
by Dan Zimmerman | Dec 14, 2015


PS: I don't think that John Browning or Bill Ruger would have touched the Bond Bullpup(Rohrbaugh) design with a ten foot pole.

 

[Dave70968]

From what I've read, you need to use ammo with a heavy crimp; bullets tend to get pulled out.

 

[harley128]

Bond stepped out of their comfort zone with this one. They may regret it

 

[druryj]

Bond stepped out of their comfort zone with this one. They may regret it

As may anybody who steps out on a limb and buys one of these things.

 

[saddlebum]

With that mile long trigger pull can't see it being very shootable