ZEE, Ernie, looks like I get to be the Guinea Pig.

Eli

Just picked up a Diamondback DB9. Won't be able to get to the range for a little while, but when I do, I'll report back to tell how she ran.

Zee

Nice!!!!!

Be thorough.

centermass556

Is Diamond back a Spin off from Kel-tec?

Nice looking piece BTW

breamfisher

Nope. Completely different company. In fact, the guys at Diamondback started out building these:

Their boats are fine pieces of machinery. I prefer Air Gator and Alumitech (same company, Alumitech is the more industrial side) but that's partially because my Dad knew the founder of Air Gator.

The Diamondback mechanism is more Glock-like without the trigger flipper.

centermass556

I saw their AR line up...Looks like they love the 300 AAC...All of their pistols look like good carry pieces.

Eli, yup...gotta let us know how it shoots...especially JHP stuff.

Ernie Bishop

I'm glad someone bit the bullet and is giving it a good run through:up:

Durwood

I hope your luck is better than mine. I bought one right after they were available and it went back twice. Once for a trigger problem and a the second time for a crack in the polymer frame where the trigger pins go through. The frame was replaced on both visits. My first frame was the older style with two trigger pins through the polymer. The second had three pins. Surprisingly, it was reliable and reasonably accurate until it broke. I traded mine to a fully informed friend about a hundred rounds after the second return from the factory. I doubt he's put 50 rounds through it in the last year.

Durwood

...and they are Tauruses now:tooth:

Jay

It looks like a Glock got drunk and had relations with a PMR-30 and this is the offspring that resulted....

timc

I kinda like it, Let us know how she does.

farm boy

I am interested in your opinions on this one Eli.

Eli

First impressions, seems to be a quality built piece. The interaction between all of the parts isn't Wilson Combat smooth, but at the same time, it isn't Kel-Tec rough by any means.

The manual says don't fire any +P out of it and I can see why. The one area that raises a smidgen of concern is the thickness of the barrel/wall. The wall is about the same thickness as the barrel on my .25acp Beretta 950. I'm not a fan on +P ammo in general, so I didn't have any intentions of running any through it anyway, but this is the first gun that I've owned that specifically states "ta not to."

At the end of the day, my intention for this is to be a 9mm backup gun that rides in the pocket easier than a J-Frame and rides the pocketbook easier than a Rohrbaugh R9. I THINK that it'll serve my purpose, but only range time will tell. Will report back when I have some rounds through it.

Durwood

I will add a couple of more points about my experience with the DB9. I didn't have a failure until I had almost 300 round through mine. The second failure (and second trip back to Florida) was much sooner~around 100 rounds, maybe a few more.

Customer service was excellent, but that was Pre-Taurus.

It's funny you mention the Rorhbaugh. I was on the verge of ordering one when I bought the DB9...big mistake. Since then I've decided a Kahr CM9 is small enough and they have a much better trigger than the DB9 anyway...

Also be aware that the magazines in the DB9s are spotty on quality. Some feed, some don't.

Eli

Durwood wrote: »

Also be aware that the magazines in the DB9s are spotty on quality. Some feed, some don't.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

Zee

So, my Federal +P+ ammo is a no-no?

:-)

farm boy

Zee wrote: »

So, my Federal +P+ ammo is a no-no?

:-)

I'm sure it would work once.

Eli

Zee wrote: »

So, my Federal +P+ ammo is a no-no?

:-)

Depends on whether or not you ENJOY picking pieces out of you skin. Personally I've been through that whole experience once.....and that was one time too many. :tooth:


Seriously though, I wouldn't run anything more than standard through it. Just don't think it would end well.

Zee

I'll send you some. Remember, you need to be thorough. Might as well find out what happens.

;-)

MileHighShooter

I have seen a few come back for problems, not sure what, but we do not see many guns come back for repair work.....even Tauri come in less. I will be watching this one, hopefully it works out