DoubleTap Dramas
The gun industry has no shortage of drama. Last month the inventor of the Double Tap pistol dropped his manufacturing partner Heizer Defense because of their inability to manufacture the much delayed pistol. Richard of Gun Holsters & Gear spoke to Heizer Defense who claim the real reason they did not manufacture the pistol was because of safety and ergonomic issues …
According to Bruchas, Heizer Defense refused to let the DoubleTap pistol go into production due to a variety of design problems. Among them were an unspecified safety issue and an extremely uncomfortable grip design. Bruchas intimated that the team from DoubleTap wanted to go into production even with the safety concerns unresolved and without any changes to the grip design.
DoubleTap Defense dispute this saying “Ray Kohout’s design is one of the safest and most simplistic firearm products on the market”.
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Last seen, Heizer is selling a single-barrel .410 version of the ripped-off design, possibly in the belief the patent-holder can't field lawyers to deal with theirs. Double-Tap is doing well, selling both 9mm & .45ACP versions w/ported and unported barrels. Both caliber barrels are for sale seperately. They've stated expectations to offer a .410 set of barrels before years end (outmatching Heizer's single-shot rip-off). This is not a target gun and the trigger leaves much to be desired, but when time comes for it to be used for its intended role - you won't even notice.