Diamondback Firearms - Improved P3AT?

Found a review:
http://www.utahconcealedcarry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6756&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

I also like the take down method.

Looks like a mini Glock. LCR is the improved P3AT.

At first glance, I thought Hi-Point was finally making a pocket pistol.

After pulling up the site and seeing the specs it does have good dimensions for a pocket pistol. My op was based on the photo of it in the guys hand. He met have small hands. Mine are smaller than most but my lcp doesn't take up that much space. I'm leary of an upstart company with only one niche product in this economy. I think for that kind of cash the P380 is the way to go. Good luck to them though. Any successin the gun industry is a success for us all.

I am happy with my lcp. I think the price point most people want for pp is under $400.

I am happy with my lcp. I think the price point most people want for pp is under $400.

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They are available on the auction sites for $360-400. Not bad if it turns out to be a decent pistol.

Diamondback Firearms - Improved P3AT

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The mouse gun chart :
http://www.mouseguns.com/PocketAutoComparison.pdf

They are available on the auction sites for $360-400. Not bad if it turns out to be a decent pistol.

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Most dealers at the gun shows are asking $380 to $400 not including the tax, FFL etc. One vendor at last weeks West Palm Beach gun show was selling them out the door for $372.10. Needless to say he sold his inventory of Rugers in a very short period of time. Several of his LCP's were also purchased by other vendors for resale.

Slim wound be nice.

A skinny grip, single stack, no plastic anywhere would be nice too.

LCR is the improved P3AT.

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LCR is a wheelgun. But, I guess that may be better than the P3AT.

I gotta be honest, I like the looks of it, a lil chubby in the handle front to back, but I have two concerns, no make that three:

1. Is there some kinda micro stippling I am seeing in the pics for grip control, I wonder how effective it is?
2. That feed ramp looks very thin which may cause issues with hollow or truncated tips? Unless that pic is old and it has changed since then?
3. Is that a captive recoil spring set?

I like #3 if it is, I like metal mag release, metal trigger, etc. It sounds decent. I *may* look very seriously into one of these, especially if they survive for the next 6 months to a year...

...there's no .380 ammo available...

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I took my wife to Sporstman's Warehouse yesterday to check out a P238 and an LCP. The store had well over a thousand rounds of .380 on the shelf. Range ammo and hollow points. If my wife wants a .380, I don't see a reason now that she shouldn't.

I like it....if they have a lifetime warranty similar to KT, SCCY and the other low-buck firearms, I'll definately be looking at one when I finally decide to get a .380.

The lack of a "safe action" trigger helps.....I really don't like the feel of those things.

It's not that ugly. For the price it seems like a decently made weapon.

I don't really like the square European style trigger guard though. Is that supposed to accommodate a gloved hand? Have you ever tried to get something out of you pocket with a glove on your hand?

The squared-off trigger was most popular a decade or so ago when said configuration was all the rage for "combat game" participants. Shooters back then advocated wrapping the index finger of the support hand around the guard to lend more support for the typical "Weaver" stance. Over time, this method of achieving a solid grip sort of lost favor with most shooters-though some still employ it.

I came across one of these today at my local dealer and this is an awsome little gun. It's like a mini glock. I held it up next to a kel-tec and they are the same size. I just recieved a holster and magazine I ordered for an LCP I plan to buy at the next gun show in 2 weeks. Now I think I screwed up because this DB380 is one slick little gun. I am curious what the price will be. The one I saw was at cheaper than dirt ($399) and they are typically high. I think these guys have a winner on their hands.

I must be missing something. You can pick up Ruger LCP's for $280 - $300 bucks. Why would someone want to buy a similar form factor gun from a start up company for $100+ dollars more. Both the LCP and P3AT are extremely competitive, and have manufacturing facilities making a ton of guns. The LCP is over a quarter of a million now, based on serial numbers. I think this Diamondback company is going to have a hard go of it. If their price point was down in the $200-225 range (lower than the P3AT), then I can see people saving some and going with a startup.

I really, really like it

I must be missing something. You can pick up Ruger LCP's for $280 - $300 bucks. Why would someone want to buy a similar form factor gun from a start up company for $100+ dollars more.

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Same reason why people buy Kahr's P380 that is $500-$600 when they could have a LCP or P3AT.
The prices on the DB are high since its new,same as the Kahr.
While im not impressed with the LCP i am interested in the DB when or if the price gets reasonable.
Also id like to try a KT p32,thats because a .380 in that size has a bit more recoil than id want.

I would never have guessed it, but .380's have become the new fad pistol. Not that it matters a damn, but I neither approve nor disapprove as long as we all keep it in perspective what these guns are meant to do...

It definitely looks more Glock-inspired than anything. Looks pretty neat, if I were in the little .380 market I would check it out.

I must be missing something. You can pick up Ruger LCP's for $280 - $300 bucks. Why would someone want to buy a similar form factor gun from a start up company for $100+ dollars more.

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-Better sights
-Easier to field strip
-Better sights
-Hopefully it won't have the same double click reset thing the LCP (and I think the P3AT) has.
-And last but not least, better sights

Hello

Since this thread started I have been intrigued with the Diamondback. I have had Sig 232, Kahr, Keltec 3AT,P32, Colt Mustang sold them all and now I have found a Diamondback. I tend to get bored with small guns, so I'll let you know how this one shoots and feels. Maybe I will keep it. I paid $389+tax and bought another mag ($26) and some ammo.

But you haven't had the desert micro?