Diamondback 380?
Does anyone have any experience with this new pistol? I saw one in a store and it felt like a solid and well designed gun...broke down alot like a Glock. The price wasn't bad and the size was MUCH better than most small 380's I have tried recently.
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If none of our folks can help, vis a vis the Diamondback? You might consider GOOGLEing. It's worked for me in the past. Use search terms on the order of "diamondback pistols" or "reviews of diamondback pistols", etc. Hope for the best. If it's a recently manufactured low production pistol, there might not be a lot of information out there though. 0 -
This was discussed in a forum not too long ago. You may want to try a search on the topic and pull it up. I believe there were several who have had experience. 0 -
I used Google and the search feature before I posted the thread...I was just looking for more recent owner/user info. It appeared they had some feeding problems at first, and I had hoped newer production models had the bugs worked out. 0 -
They also had some cracked slide issues with the slide fracturing and coming back and nailing the shooter in the forehead! 0 -
Gun looks like a micro-Glock. 
I think a good rule of thumb is that there is really no advantage to being an "early adopter" of new-design guns, particularly when it comes to guns you intend to trust your life to!
There is only so much testing manufacturers are going to do before releasing their product, and consequently its not uncommon for new gun designs to have durability and/or reliability problems, that aren't identified until later and don't get worked out until subsequent model fixes.
For example, the original (and now highly popular) Kel-Tec 3AT, underwent a significant revision of its extractor after its initial release.
In the past 2-3 years Ruger recalled two different pistols (including its pocket 380 Kel-Tec clone) for safety or other upgrades.
Note that both of these companies have considerable experience designing and introducing new guns into the market. If you can't trust a new Ruger, can you trust a new "Brand X" that you've never heard of?
So I say, let the market decide. If the new gun lasts on the market for 3-4 years, it probably doesn't "suck" too much, and is worth a good look. If not, you probably didn't really need it anyway.
Note that this same general principle applies to new CALIBERS as well. Lots of new calibers are introduced; very few of them are useful enough to be commercial successes that remain in production for more than a relatively short time.0 -
Beantown....you make some good points. I'll give the Diamonback product some more time. 0 -
I was told that a person broke away from keltec and started the company that made diamondback,which was junk.
My two pennies!
I would not buy one.0 -
it;s had some very positive reviews. frequently compared to glock in design and kahr in fit and finish. at $350 it sounds like a nice little gun. good size for a BUG.
quite a few folks over at glocktalk have posted range reports.
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