Diamondback Firearms

[RustyJr]

Has anyone heard of Diamondback firearms? http://diamondbackfirearms.com/DB9/ I noticed one of there DB9s in my local gunshop. The resemblance to a Glock is amazing, even to the disassembly. If anyone has any experiance with these please chime in, I'm curious.

RustyJr

[Hagler]

RustyJr,

Jeff Quinn reviewed the DB380, January 16th, 2010:

http://www.gunblast.com/Diamondback380.htm

...including comparisons to some similarly-sized guns from other manufacturers.

Shawn

[Hobie]

We've sold several including a couple of the 9mms and never had a complaint about the gun. We did have one of the early guns to return to the manufacturer for a breakage but only the one and it was returned within 7 days of shipping! I haven't shot one but I like the trigger and sights better than the LCP or S&W Bodyguard. There is a Crimson Trace for these as well.

[damienph]

I like the size and they seem to be priced right. I've never shot one though, and don't know any one who has.

[Blaine]

I'm very glad to see USA gun companies making a comeback.

[Warhawk]

The man behind Diamondback Arms is a former Kel-Tec employee, in fact they are right down the road from Kel-Tec.

I bought one of the early DB380's and had problems with it. After a short break in period it seemed to function OK, but I experienced extreme slide bite (happens to me with a lot of guns) so I sold it.

[Triggernosis]

11 oz. in 9mm? That's gonna hurt!

[Hobie]

11 oz. in 9mm? That's gonna hurt!

Not as much as one of the light S&W .357 Magnums!

[jdad]

I bought a DB380 about 3 months ago and it is far superior to the Kel Tec P3At I got rid of after a couple of weeks. Mine has the EXO coated slide.

[Tycer]

A recent review:

Pardon for the lack of comprehensive detail, as I'm not accustomed to rating firearms, but I thought I'd pass along a little of my experience with two past acquisitions.

I have a full-size 9 mm pistol, a Walther P99, which I purchased because of the familiar form-factor with two P22s I purchased a couple of years ago so that my wife and sons could become familiar with pistols. I like the P99 greatly, but the size was too large for me to feel comfortable carrying. I checked with a couple of fellow physicians who carry regularly, and they were both partial to .380s. I wasn't interested in adding another caliber to my retinue, so decided to look only at compact 9mm options.

After some online research, and talking to a firearms instructor (and former patient), I ordered a KelTec PF9 (http://www.keltecweapons.com/our-guns/pi...). Unfortunately, the pistol was back-ordered at the time, and I decided to also order a Diamondback DB9 (http://diamondbackfirearms.com/DB9/), expecting that I would cancel the PF9 order if I was satisfied with the DB9. As it turned out, both pistols arrived within a week of each other, so I ended up acquiring both.

The KelTec PF9 is small and light (12.7 ounces unloaded) with a 7 capacity magazine. The Diamondback DB9 is a bit smaller and lighter (11.0 ounces unloaded) with a 6 capacity magazine. Both are otherwise fairly similar, with DAO triggers, no external safeties, etc. Being smaller and lighter, the DB9 is easier to carry and conceal, but not by much. Both can easily be carried in a front pants pocket (admittedly, with some imprint), a cargo pocket, an inside jacket pocket, etc. I haven't yet purchased an IWB holster, but that is next on the list.

At the range, the differences between the two were striking. I found the KelTec PF9 to be quite comfortable to shoot and fairly easy to control, despite its small size. The Diamondback DB9 was much less comfortable to shoot, largely due to its much shorter grip, although I still found it fairly easy to control. Chambering rounds was the major difference. Using FMJ rounds (Remington UMS or MFS), the PF9 fired without a hitch for somewhere around 100 rounds (I know, this is not a lot, but its what I had time for during two trips and several weapons). In contrast, the DB9, again with around 100 rounds of the same FMJ, either failed to eject or failed to feed an average of once for every 6 round magazine. Using hollow point rounds (Winchester Supreme Elite or Federal Premium Hydra-Shok), the KelTec PF9 failed to feed around once in 50 rounds, whereas the Diamondback DB9 could never feed a hollow point round.

So, I can (tentatively) recommend the KelTec PF9 for someone looking for a compact 9mm pistol, recognizing the fact that I haven't fired very many rounds with it. But, I certainly cannot recommend the Diamondback DB9 based upon my admittedly limited experience, recognizing that I could have received a "bad apple" out an otherwise decent basket

[xtratoy]

here is a dedicated forum about the Diamondback firearms. http://www.diamondbacktalk.com/forum/index.php