80” in width, 5.6” in length, and 4” in height. 380 ACP downrange than the much more potent 9mm Parabellum. The Diamondback DB9 is sized more like a gun throwing a. 380 ACP is shown to be about the same size as the 9mm DB9 pistol. The grip is aggressively textured for an improved grip. That is three to four fewer ounces than many other lightweight 9mm pistols or most. The DB9 is a polymer-framed pistol in 9x19mm that tugs at your pocket to the tune of only 11 ounces, unloaded. Still, we were impressed at how thin it was and the overall feel. The gun displayed in their booth was not a production pistol. We were eager to shoot a DB9 after handling a prototype at the 2011 SHOT Show. It has significantly more than 1,000 rounds through it since the initial testing, though a precise counting was not maintained. However, he later purchased the pistol and it remains in his personal collection. Richard received his DB9 as a loaner pistol from the company for the purposes of testing.

In the initial testing, he enlisted a number of the officers on his SWAT team to help him shoot more than 600 rounds of various 9mm ammunition through it. Randall purchased his test gun for this Diamondback DB9 review from B&H Gun Rack in Merritt Island, FL.

This review details our experiences including the successes and any DB9 problems we might have had. Over the past 7+ years, we’ve continued to shoot the same guns to give you a look at the long term durability of the pistols. Two DB9 guns were obtained and shot for the initial review. This is the actual gun used by Randall in this Diamondback DB9 review. Yes, there is a fourth generation of the pistol that has a variety of benefits, but this original model still has a lot going for it. This review is of the original DB9 – a model that is still made today. And…the company continued to build and evolve the DB9. During the subsequent years, Diamondback introduced a variety of pistols and rifles. When we started testing the Diamondback DB9 pistols, the company was relatively young and ventured into the single stack, pocket 9 market where the competition wasn’t tight. In fact, few of the “major” players were in this space.

Just a few years ago, that wasn’t the case. It seems that every company offers a single-stack, subcompact 9mm pistol today. If you are interested, you can also read my Diamondback DB9 GEN4 review at GunsHolstersAndGear. Additionally, the Florida-based company offers an updated version of the 9mm subcompact. I should point out that Diamondback Firearms continues to offer the original DB9 for sale. Now, in 2019, we are updating this review of the original DB9 gun. Seven years have passed since then, and we’ve had a lot more time to work with the gun. The subcompact 9mm pistol market was starting to explode when we wrote the original DB9 review here in 2012.

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