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Any explanation for those of us who are not gun enthusiasts?
So, a derringer is a small pistol, usually with two shots, made for close-range self-defense. Normally they use, well, pistol rounds, like a 9mm, which has like, 700 joules of energy or someshit like that. When you fire a lightweight gun, you definitely get some kickback from it, even with a pistol round.
A 45-70 is a big-ass rifle round with something like 4000 joules of energy behind it. You uh, you put that in a little derringer and pull the trigger, both you and your target are gonna feel it.
This also might help put it into perspective
Do they typically even use something with as much energy as a 9mm? I thought they were typically smaller rounds like 38 or 22, since it's a close range gun?
I really don't know anything about them, would be interesting to see a chart of them.
Mostly I was just grabbing a pistol cartridge that I was vaguely familiar with to demonstrate the difference between a 'normal' round for a handgun and a 45-70.