[ARCHIVED THREAD] - DIAMONDBACK DB9 (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 6/23/2011 8:41:19 AM EDT
| Anyone own a Diamondback DB9 and what do you think of it so far? |
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How bout a link for everyone to your review? Sure. 
DB9 vs DB380: DB9 Shooting Report Added |
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Not trying to rain on your db , but we have returned a number of them for issues. A few of them literally fell apart. I do not recommend them , but your mileage may vary v 
DB9's or Diamondback's in general? I've had issues with the .380 and Diamondback replaced it for me with one that works. |
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Blog updated with another range trip, potential fix for magazine issue and removal of my Crimson Trace.
DB9 Range Report and Fix - UPDATE |
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Blog updated with another range trip, potential fix for magazine issue and removal of my Crimson Trace. DB9 Range Report and Fix - UPDATE How much did you pay for it, if you don't mind my asking? |
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Blog updated with another range trip, potential fix for magazine issue and removal of my Crimson Trace. DB9 Range Report and Fix - UPDATE How much did you pay for it, if you don't mind my asking? $380 plus tax was the price on it. Did some trading for a knife sheath for part of the money. |
| That was my experience with my DB380, it was a jam-o-matic, shot 300 rounds thru it and almost every other one either didn't feed or didn't eject. Tried bench firing it to rule out limpwristing, polished the ramp, cleaned & cycled it constantly to work it in, I've never worked so hard on a new gun but after 300 rounds the trigger failed and I'd had enough, it was gone. Ergonomics are great and on the rare occasion it did fire it was accurate. My co-worker has one with 100 rounds thru it and he reports no issues at all. |
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That was my experience with my DB380, it was a jam-o-matic, shot 300 rounds thru it and almost every other one either didn't feed or didn't eject. Tried bench firing it to rule out limpwristing, polished the ramp, cleaned & cycled it constantly to work it in, I've never worked so hard on a new gun but after 300 rounds the trigger failed and I'd had enough, it was gone. Ergonomics are great and on the rare occasion it did fire it was accurate. My co-worker has one with 100 rounds thru it and he reports no issues at all. My first DB380 was a pile o'crap, couldn't make it through 50 rounds without it becoming completely disabled. Once I convinced DB to replace it with the newest gun they had, it has been one of the nicest shooting .380 pocket guns I own. My DB9 is awesome.  After a few initial issues during the first 50-100 rounds it has been completely reliable. Most of my shooting of it is done two handed because of the brisk recoil, but last Friday I shot it one handed with no issues either.
I recommend the DB9 and new DB380's to everyone who asks for my opinion on them. 
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That was my experience with my DB380, it was a jam-o-matic, shot 300 rounds thru it and almost every other one either didn't feed or didn't eject. Tried bench firing it to rule out limpwristing, polished the ramp, cleaned & cycled it constantly to work it in, I've never worked so hard on a new gun but after 300 rounds the trigger failed and I'd had enough, it was gone. Ergonomics are great and on the rare occasion it did fire it was accurate. My co-worker has one with 100 rounds thru it and he reports no issues at all. Mine has been perfect. I have a ZC prefix. I know the early ones had problems. I read where some ammo won't work in them but guy's where having perfect results with Remington ball, so that's all I've ever ran. |
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stevemc...If you don't mind, who makes that IWB and kydex pocket holster? He makes them himself. He can't post it, so I'll do it for him  http://www.rkbaholsters.com/
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| Bought a DB9 on October 7th, round jammed in chamber locking the slide on the 8th (WWB 115 gr, FMJ). Shot it at the NRA range on 10/17 numerous FTEs, stovepipes and rounds locking up the chamber again. Field stripping revealed a dented magazine tube, locking block, chipped feed ramp and a barrel not to SAAMI specs. On it's way back to DB for hopefully a new barrel. |
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stevemc...If you don't mind, who makes that IWB and kydex pocket holster? He makes them himself. He can't post it, so I'll do it for him http://www.rkbaholsters.com/I bought one for my Ruger LCP. Excellent holster. I have heard the internals of the DB are chewing themselves up. Was that the originals? Have the newer ones fixed this issue? Noticed my dealer had them the other day for $40 off their regular price. |
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Shot mine yesterday. Recoil is snappy, to say the least. Felt like someone was hitting my fingers with a hammer every time I fired it.
Ran fine with Winchester PDX bonded 147 gr. JHPs, only one malfuction from limp wristing. Other than that, I like it so far, and it's more than acceptably accurate. I hope it holds together, after seeing all the horror stories about them. |
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Shot mine yesterday. Recoil is snappy, to say the least. Felt like someone was hitting my fingers with a hammer every time I fired it. Ran fine with Winchester PDX bonded 147 gr. JHPs, only one malfuction from limp wristing. Other than that, I like it so far, and it's more than acceptably accurate. I hope it holds together, after seeing all the horror stories about them. I put another 5-6 magazines through mine on Saturday with no issues. |
| I really want to go this route for a pocket gun as I am not a fan of .380 and also don't want another caliber to stock if I can avoid it. But some of these reviews are making it tough. I know the early models were hit or miss but I've heard they have made some updates. Anyone have any word on the validity of this? |
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For those of you having issues - how has the customer service been? My experiences have been very positive. Sent back my DB380 that was one of the first 1k guns they made, they "fixed" it and had it back in 1-2 weeks. 6 months later I requested that they replace the gun because it never worked after getting it back and they agreed. Since then both my DB380 and DB9 have been totally reliable. |
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DIAMNOND BACK OWNER VOTED FOR OBAMA
All I need to know about this gun |
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A worker at the company voted for Obama, not the owner. |
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A worker at the company voted for Obama, not the owner. Well cover my face with egg 
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I know this is an old thread, but I'll give it a shot and see if anyone has any suggestions ...
I bought a DB9 and am having a lot of FTF issues. I can't make it through a magazine without one or sometimes two FTF's occurring. I've tried a variety of different ammo mfgs/grains/FMJ/hollow points; it does not seem to like anything I feed it. It seems like the cartridge is jumping up from the magazine rather than sliding smoothly up the ramp when it is being chambered. Does that make sense? Could it be a magazine issue rather than a gun issue? I only have one mag at this point so I can't test out that theory right now. Have any of you had this occur with your DB9's? I'll be emailing DB on Monday to get their thoughts as well. Thanks! Edit: I'm sure this may come up, 'cause I'm a girl; limp wristing does not seem to be the cause for FTF's, as it occurs when the hubby shoots it as well.
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Get another mag they had some issues with mags over the last couple of years. Also check to see if the bottom of your feed ramp is chipped/chipping. Mine chipped, I filed it flat and contoured it and since then have had no issues. I can't seem to find these mags locally - that would be way to easy. Once I chat with DB on Monday, I'm sure an order will be placed for another one. Thanks!
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| Limp writing isn't a girl issue it's a shooter issue. I've seen dudes limp wrist my buddys db9 with ftfs. Honestly limp writing is the only way I've seen these guns choke. Focus on locking your wrist out as much as possible. Not saying its not something else but just pointing out limp writing isn't gender specific. |
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Don't know about the DB9's, but me and my dad purchased DB380's at the same time, both of them had chronic FTF/FTE failures (roughly two per mag)
Mine did not even make it to the 200rd "break in" bullshit, the trigger mechanism BROKE and it would not fire PERIOD 
Dads made it past 200rds, but still did not function reliably Both of them went back to Diamondback, Mine had to be replaced, and Dads was rebuilt Once my replacement came back I sold it immediately I will never own another DB product |
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We recently just sold the DB9. We tried everything DB suggested but were never able to fix the FTF problem. Since we had yet to get through an entire magazine without a failure we wanted to cut out losses, so it's gone. I really, really wanted to make it work as the size was absolutely perfect and I loved the way it felt in my hands. But I can't have a gun that won't perform perfectly when I need it. Oh well.
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We recently just sold the DB9. We tried everything DB suggested but were never able to fix the FTF problem. Since we had yet to get through an entire magazine without a failure we wanted to cut out losses, so it's gone. I really, really wanted to make it work as the size was absolutely perfect and I loved the way it felt in my hands. But I can't have a gun that won't perform perfectly when I need it. Oh well. a J-frame fixes your problem |
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DB is no good IMO. My buddy bought a DB 380 and it jammed like crazy. For some reason, he gave it to his sister for self defense and bought a new one...That one the internals busted apart in his hand while shooting. He sent it back and got a new one, BRAND NEW one replacement. This one cant get through a mag without a malfunction. Here is a vid of me and him shooting my CZ82 and his DB 380.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo2PPIwWroQ&feature=autoplay&list=WL738447087FC32FA3&playnext=1 That is of us shooting This is the results of the shoot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cZ8qR-BEEo&feature=plcp |
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stevemc...If you don't mind, who makes that IWB and kydex pocket holster? He makes them himself. He can't post it, so I'll do it for him http://www.rkbaholsters.com/I bought one for my Ruger LCP. Excellent holster. I have heard the internals of the DB are chewing themselves up. Was that the originals? Have the newer ones fixed this issue? Noticed my dealer had them the other day for $40 off their regular price. No they have not solved that. My buddy had one and the internals nearly exploded in his hand while shooting, his second wont feed FMJ or JHP properly and he jams every single mag. They are shit guns. |
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stevemc...If you don't mind, who makes that IWB and kydex pocket holster? He makes them himself. He can't post it, so I'll do it for him http://www.rkbaholsters.com/I bought one for my Ruger LCP. Excellent holster. I have heard the internals of the DB are chewing themselves up. Was that the originals? Have the newer ones fixed this issue? Noticed my dealer had them the other day for $40 off their regular price. No they have not solved that. My buddy had one and the internals nearly exploded in his hand while shooting, his second wont feed FMJ or JHP properly and he jams every single mag. They are shit guns. DB380=/ DB9. Stop spreading your ignorance. |
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stevemc...If you don't mind, who makes that IWB and kydex pocket holster? He makes them himself. He can't post it, so I'll do it for him http://www.rkbaholsters.com/I bought one for my Ruger LCP. Excellent holster. I have heard the internals of the DB are chewing themselves up. Was that the originals? Have the newer ones fixed this issue? Noticed my dealer had them the other day for $40 off their regular price. No they have not solved that. My buddy had one and the internals nearly exploded in his hand while shooting, his second wont feed FMJ or JHP properly and he jams every single mag. They are shit guns. DB380=/ DB9. Stop spreading your ignorance. Oh, Roger sir! Because a slightly larger chambering means the entire mechanism is different! The whole DB Lineup is shit, if you think otherwise, you sir, spread the ignorance. |