Diamondback DB9 - Have they gotten better or still garbage?

[WildBill63]

Hickok45 just posted a review of the DB9 this week.
Looks like pretty good accuracy, but not very reliable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHC9zUVRc18&list=UUvB3solmhqtgDeLpD-yTtfg&index=2&feature=plcp

 

[LightningMan]

Here's my review on another post;
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=8222865#post8222865post8222865

 

[C0untZer0]

The Zamak/potmetal guns last longer than the DB9 because they have 2 more pounds of metal than the DB9.

If the DB9 was made out of Zamak it would only be able to fire 4 or 5 rounds before breaking.

Oh wait...

 

[WardenWolf]

Considering the very obvious structural integrity problems with the parts on these pistols, I'd say the ONLY way they can probably even salvage the design is if they start making the affected parts out of titanium. Parts on these guns break that shouldn't ever break, and that indicates systemic problems with the design itself. It's not a simple matter of improving quality control or fixing it. It's the fact that the design itself is fundamentally flawed and broken, and there is no fixing it without engineering a completely new firearm from the ground up. Critical components of these guns are underengineered, and in order to beef them up they would have to redesign the entire gun.

 

[franco45]

What I said was I am happy with their customer service. I sent my DB380 in and they sent me a brand new gun that has been flawless. Seems kinda silly to trade away the new gun they sent you without trying it.

Not when you get a proven design that has not had one hiccup in over 2 years. What would be kinda silly would be to stick with a flawed design and keep sending it back to the factory.
You should get about 400 or 500 rounds out of it before the parts start failing.

 

[booboo22]

Having owned or having had friends that have owned the DB9, DB380, TCP, P3AT, and LCP, I would not use any of these for my primary defense weapon. I carry a S&W 340PD, and my DB380 or DB9 are used strictly as backups. Having said that, I have not had to send either DB pistol back more than any other pistol I own. 2 different Sigs have gone back once, I've sent a Glock back once, and a Taurus back once. My DB380 went back once, and I got a brand new gun in return. I have had no issues with the DB9 since I did the spring mod. For every 1 gun that people have problems with, there are a bunch of people that have no issues.

 

[Nasty]

Been away thus the catchup...

Bought one 2 months ago and now have several hundred rounds through it. So far, no issues whatsoever. None. Mine is a late YB serial and they are now up to YC.

Target below is 75 rounds rapid fire at 20 yards offhand.

Just adding a data point guys...not arguing the early ones had issues.

 

[NOLAMAN]

Diamondback DB9 very disappointing

I really had high hopes for this pocket 9. The first few months and trips to the range went great. I was so happy with my new pocket friend that I bought a Crimson Trace trigger guard laser. The next couple trips to the range were OK. Then I noticed FTF problems. It got to the point that I could not completely fire one 6 shot mag without an issue. The CS girl at Diamond told me their mags were good for only one year. I never heard that before. So, I saw a UTUBE that a man modified KEL TEC spring for their little 9mm and it solved his problem. I bought the spring and it seem to solve the FTE problem, I think. Well I don't know because now my trigger is broken so I don't know if the spring trick worked in the long run.
I hope those who own one of these guns is having better luck with theirs. I would not recommend this handgun to anyone.

 

[MedWheeler]

NOLAMAN, you do realize your first post here was to contribute to a thread that had been done for well over two years, right?

Then, you say you had FTF problems, but solved only FTE problems.

I'm with you on the "one-year expiration magazines", though; have no idea what that could be about.

The guy right before you, incidentally, had revived the thread after six months dormancy to post results starkly different to yours, though.

I guess they're still sporadic in quality.