Any expierience with Leinad?

[Guest Grot]

Looking into one of these. Anyone know anything about the company? It is a TN company, so im hoping someone knows something about them.

[gunrunner32]

Everything that I have read or heard about this company from "shop talk" around the local gun shops is that this company is now out of business due to a divorce, the family was owned by a family with the last name Daniels. The company was sold off to Cobray who now makes a few of the similar firearms that Leinad made.

I've been thinking of getting the same derringer from gunbroker myself. I thought it'd be a fun gun to shoot and great conversation peice.

[JAB]

It is also my understanding that the original shop is now closed. It was in Ducktown, TN. iirc.

I have never fired a Leinad but I have held/looked at a couple of them. Before seeing one in person and handling it, I thought I really wanted one. They sounded like fun and the price was nice. That changed once I laid hands on one, though. Based just on the way the metal 'felt', I'd almost be afraid to shoot one very much for fear it would blow up.

I am not a gun snob, either. This is coming from someone who actually likes Hi-Points and believes they are good firearms for what they are and who admits to owning a Phoenix .25.

Edited November 8, 2010 by JAB

[Guest highvoltage]

i agree with jab i wanted one myself but after holding one and seeing it i changed my mind. and i have a jennings 22. im hopeful one day it will make it through a whole mag with out jamming.

[Guest nsane]

. . . the family was owned by a family with the last name Daniels. . .

I thought that kind of thing had been outlawed. =P