#Diamondback

Luke C (@ballisticaviation)​⁠ is at SHOT Show 2024 Industry Day at the Range with Diamondback Firearms to talk about their second-ever revolver, and their first-ever centerfire revolver chambered in .357 Magnum. The New SDR (Self Defense Revolver) is a modern J-frame design revolver featuring a polished stainless steel finish, two types of Hogue rubberized grips, fiber optic sights, and weighs in at only 21 ounces. According to the folks at Diamondback, this makes the SRD the newest and lightest six-shot .357 Magnum revolver on the market.

Earlier this year at SHOT Show 2020 Diamondback Firearms presented their new DBX57BGFB AR-Pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm. The semi-auto pistol is a lightweight and compact 20 round FN Five-seveN magazine compatible platform set to take advantage of the 5.7x28mm cartridge.

Welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday.  In today’s article, we are looking at the Python’s lesser known and more diminutive cousin, the Colt Diamondback. Built on Colt’s D frame, the Diamondback was available in .22LR, .22WMR (rather rare), and .38 Special.  Barrel lengths were 2 1/2″, 4″ and 6″, all with a vent rib and adjustable rear sights.  The Diamondback was available in either blue or nickel finish.  Manufacture began in 1966 and ceased in 1991.

Most of us drop into local gunshops from time to time just to see what’s new. The fun part is you never know what you’ll find. When I visited this particular shop I was blown away by what I found.

In this episode of TFBTV, James gets a look at a pre-production version of the Vortex Diamondback Tactical. The DBT is going to be released in March 2017 with an MSRP of around $400 and a street price around $300. This is a very reasonably priced 4-12x magnification optic and features exposed turrets with marked MOA adjustments, 40mm objective, adjustable zero markers, rev markers, and a host of other features. Sure, it’s cheap, but how does it perform for a $300 piece of glass from the Philippines? Check out this episode of TFBTV to find out.

Diamondback, a company known for their small .380 pistol has released a full sized double stacked 9mm pistol.  Looking loosely like a blend of the  XD series pistols and Glock, the pistol striker is exposed when cocked for a tactile indicator as well as a Glock style slide release.

New from Diamondback is the DB15 PR pistol with a Cerakote Finish. The company does not seem to publish the MSRP so I cannot tell you the cost.

Diamondback is now making AR-15 pistols.  The DB15 pistols are chambered in 5.56 NATO and come with 7.5″ barrels with a 1:9″ twist.  The pistols use a gas-impingement system.

A jury has found that Diamondback Firearms infringed upon patent # 5502914 that is held by Kahr Arms (Saelio Inc). The patent in question describes a striker and cocking mechnism invented by Kahr founder Justin Moon. Kahr made the following statement to the press when they filed the lawsuit in 2011 …

The Armed Lutheran has reviewed the .380 ACP Diamondback DB380.

Kahr Arms have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Diamondback Firearms, makers of the DB380 and DB9 sub-compact pistols. From the press release …