Heizer DoubleTap: What do you think?

Hakkonen

http://www.gunsandammo.com/2011/12/05/introducing-the-diminuitive-heizer-doubletap/

If you watch closely in the video as the sales rep demonstrates the action with a cutaway model, the gun (an over-under derringer in .45 ACP) fires both barrels simultaneously, making it effectively a single-shot gun. Sure, there are two more rounds in the grip, but you have to load each of them into the tip-up barrels manually. To my mind, this severely limits its utility even as a hold-out piece. What do the G&A forum gurus think?

Teach

"Stupid is as stupid does!" My AMT Backup .45 gives me 6 rounds in a package about the same size, and I can fire them one at a time.
Jerry

knitepoet

Hakkonen wrote: »

If you watch closely in the video as the sales rep demonstrates the action with a cutaway model, the gun (an over-under derringer in .45 ACP) fires both barrels simultaneously, making it effectively a single-shot gun.

If you watch this video from Heizer, they mention that the barrels are sequentially fired, and the porting aids a rapid second shot.
http://youtu.be/dDSOfVz__ks
The graphic DOES make it look like it fires both simultaneously, but the information in the video says otherwise so :uhm:
My PM40 is only minimally larger and has 3x the capacity, so unless it is VERY "affordable", I think I'll pass

DanChamberlain

"Deringers" have their place. This is probably one of the best designs for such a concept. I don't need one.

Dan

gunrunner428

An update inspired by the WWII Liberator?

NN

Shoot that once and go "Huh" the rest of your life.

Ported or unported, I bet the .45 unported is real fun to shoot.

I need a bigger handgun; but, it should be easy to conceal.

I'd go with the 14 oz version if I bought one.

Hakkonen

knitepoet wrote: »

If you watch this video from Heizer, they mention that the barrels are sequentially fired, and the porting aids a rapid second shot.
http://youtu.be/dDSOfVz__ks
The graphic DOES make it look like it fires both simultaneously, but the information in the video says otherwise so :uhm:
My PM40 is only minimally larger and has 3x the capacity, so unless it is VERY "affordable", I think I'll pass

I don't see how the barrels can be sequentially fired, when the hammer quite clearly strikes both of them simultaneously. I guess I'll take the guy's word for it.

On an unrelated note, I found it mildly amusing that they specified their company's location as "St. Louis - Missouri - USA - Earth." I wasn't aware we already had colonies on other planets.

bullsi1911

There are worse things out there. And since I eventually plan to own one of every model of gun, I would not kick it out of my safe for eating crackers.

But it's WAY down the list.

Hakkonen

bullsi1911 wrote: »

And since I eventually plan to own one of every model of gun...

Only one? How small is your vision, sir.

snake284

Wow! A space age Deringer.

gator

I'd rather have one of these......just sayin
http://bondarms.com/bond-arms-guns/cowboy-defender

Scrounger

I have a Bond Arms Texas Defender in .45LC / .410 shotshell. Love it. Looking at the Heizer. A MSRP of $799. is really high end. What's a good street price?

Jayhawker

Scrounger wrote: »

What's a good street price?

Depends on how badly the guy who stole it wants to get rid of it...

robert38-55

What will they think of next?

Pegasus

What's not to like. The video says it's a TACTICAL pistol and you can do TACTICAL reloads. It's double tactical, so it must be good.