cool new pocket auto mfg'er

[porkskin]

http://www.diamondbackfirearms.com/

Handled one in Hoover, AL at Hoover Tactical. Literally a pocket Glock. No slide stop, retails at $380. I was told they tested their demo pretty hard and could not get a jam.

 

[IdahoG36]

Looks pretty cool. $380 isn't a bad price either.

 

[spodwo]

Very nice looking and tempting other than the fact that .380 ammo is like gold...

A subC 9 would have been cooler...

 

[PhoenixConflagration]

Locked breech, 5lb. DAO trigger, not bad. If the ergos are good, the size is right, and the price is competitive, they might have a winner.

 

[porkskin]

It is freakin small too. And .32 thin. There is almost no way I don't buy one or two

 

[gyvel]

What the heck is "FEA (Finite Element Analysis")? This sounds like something you'd hear on a 3:00 AM "infomercial."

And I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that this is another pot metal wonder.

 

[zip22]

in the time it took you to type it, you could have searched for the term

In a structural simulation, FEM helps tremendously in producing stiffness and strength visualizations and also in minimizing weight, materials, and costs.

FEM allows detailed visualization of where structures bend or twist, and indicates the distribution of stresses and displacements. FEM software provides a wide range of simulation options for controlling the complexity of both modeling and analysis of a system. Similarly, the desired level of accuracy required and associated computational time requirements can be managed simultaneously to address most engineering applications. FEM allows entire designs to be constructed, refined, and optimized before the design is manufactured.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element_method

 

[porkskin]

you'd be wrong then cynic

 

[denfoote]

Wonderful.
Yet another 9mm kurz pistol in an already crowded market that has no visible ammunition support!!

Also, why can't these guys make a micro mini .380 with a slide stop??

 

[Eddy]

¿Nobody has thought of making one of this in 9 mm.makarov?

 

[porkskin]

could a sig 232 handle 9x18?

will start new thread

 

[gyvel]

And I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that this is another pot metal wonder

I was wrong about the pot metal aspect; I contacted the company and they replied that the slide is heat treated 4140 steel.

This little gun might end up being a winner.

 

[kristop64089]

Another South Florida gun company....hmmm.....

Seems like a lot of these Fla. Gun companies are manufacturers, and importers of "lesser grade" products.

These guys are in Coca, isn't that where Kel-Tec is?(not downing Kel-Tec, just curious)

 

[Willie Lowman]

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=384597

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=384464

And this one...

We have three threads about the same little .380...

 

[kristop64089]

Mybe in 9mm or 40, I'd be interested. If I were get it now, it would just sit, collecting dust, like my other .380's.

This must be a "grand Scheme". Flood the market with .380 CCW guns, and then FAIL to produce ammo.

 

[spodwo]

This must be a "grand Scheme". Flood the market with .380 CCW guns, and then FAIL to produce ammo.

SO true...

 

[raftman]

It looks pretty dang nice. But then, I really enjoy pocket guns.

 

[michael t]

Its glock ugly Sorry I will keep my 3 KelTecs 2 in 32 and 1 in 380 Their $270 in my area That thing is to much money and unknown

 

[Brian Pfleuger]

Literally a pocket Glock.

Just because the abuse of the word irritates me...


It's not "literally" a pocket Glock. If it were, well, it would be a Glock.

Sort of like saying "She was so mad that she literally has smoke coming out her ears!" No, she did not, unless she's a robot.

 

[kristop64089]

My edit turned out to be a double post... Sorry