DoubleTap Adds .410/.45 Colt and .40 S&W

1. I like the doubletap design. That said, they are double tapping the price, which I don’t like.

2. The St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Earth pistol innovator

   For a second I though there was a company called Earth Pistol. Was trying to imagine a compostable pistol.

   Now I kinda want one.

3. I would have guessed they’d offer a 22lr variant ISO range training for the recoil-sensitive.

   I love my ported 45. 200gr Hornadys really aren’t that bad. The .410 would be an attractive pest control option.

   • Actually the Hornady Triple Defense 410 round is a great defensive round. And with only 2 shots, it has that ‘ploughing through’ type of stopping power.

4. Crazy expensive i’ll stick to my micro desert eagle.

5. 2 thumbs down on any 2 shot pistol. I’ll take almost any of the diminutive pocket guns that are out there, at least then you get a minimum of 5 shots.

   • Perhaps more rounds isn’t the answer; more training, is.

     • Perhaps both is a better answer – what if there are three targets?

       • I doubt #3 will wait around to find out.

     • I think the point is that there is little reason (besides novelty) to own a DoubleTap when an LCP is just about the same size, and you get 6 or 7 shots. And at half the price, too.

       Two rounds is just woefully inadequate. It’s true that most self-defense situations happen at “bad breath” distance, but some don’t. It’s true that most self-defense situations only involve on attacker, but again, some don’t.

       If someone is confident that they will never encounter more than two attackers and that they will score direct hits on both of them, go ahead… But I’ll stick with my CZ-75 Compact with it’s 14+1 capacity AND greater accuracy than the DoubleTap is probably capable of.

       • This is your backup gun’s backup gun.

       • My backup gun wouldn’t spend $800 on two shots, Robert.

         I could buy a hammerless LCR to fire from my jacket pocket AND (another) LCP for my left hand.

       • Interesting twist on the modern derringer, but it is eclipsed in performance and price by the Bodyguard and LCP. Still, I like options. I bet that .40 recoil is nasty of the titanium frame.

     • If you carry this gun you better get lots of training on reloading while under fire.

     • Assumptions will get you hurt or worse.

   • or perhaps I don’t want to stake my life on just 2 shots in a high stress situation.

6. I’m going all in and holding out for one in .50 BMG. Pocket rocket? More like pocket Polaris!

   • Comes with a free wrist brace.

   • I’m holding out for the pocket 12 gauge.

7. Still too stupid for me.

8. Why don’t they come out with different calibers in each barrel — 9mm on top, .45 below? Just because it would be even more stupid.

   • I got your caliber war right here!

9. I’m holding out for them to make a high-capacity model, with more barrels stacked up. I’d like to see a Octuple Tap, or even an Duodecuple Tap. Because that’s the only way this product line could get even more ridiculous… Who wouldn’t want a seven-pound, twelve-barrelled derringer the size of a cricket bat, with the ergonomics of a cinder block?

   • Not gonna lie… A pepperbox revolver designed to shoot modern .357 Magnums would be badass.

     • A modern LeMat in .357 and 28 gauge would be even badder ass… er.

     • Actually, I have one like that called a COP, or Compact Off-duty Police. It chambers 38spl or 357mag, holds four rounds, and fires them in rotation. All stainless steel, and weighs about 28 oz loaded, so a bit much for some forms of pocket carry, though it rides in my jacket pockets just fine during the winter months. It is nice to have your hand on a powerful piece that does not require a presentation prior to being effectively employed in a defensive situation.

10. I’ve been saying I would buy a 45/410 version of this gun ever since they announced the original. Now it looks like I will have to put my money where my mouth is. That plus Ruger’s reintroduction of the Red Label mean my wallet will be screaming for mercy over the next two years.

    To me the .410 double tap will make an excellent trotline firearm, and general varmint abatement tool for rattlesnakes, raccoons, opposum, and the like, that refuse to relocate from near the house after repeated warnings.

    I consider it more of a tool for shooting situations where any risk of ricochet is unacceptable and the amount of power needed is less critical. As such, I don’t see why so many shooters don’t appreciate the potential usefulness of a 45/410 derringer. Maybe those shooters just haven’t taken the time to conceptualize other potential uses for firearms aside from their use as a weapon of self-defense or big game hunting, i.e, they have never had too shoot a snake that refuses to relocate his basking spot away from the barn foundation, or have never had to dispatch raccoons that repeatedly trap themselves in trashcans as part of their nightly raiding routine.

    Certainly I don’t consider it an EDC weapon, even though it could serve that role in a pinch, but I do think it could be a useful tool for some situations, even though its usefulness is hardly proportional to the price. Even as a tool it may be on the outside end of diminishing returns, but I am a gun lover and I want one anyway.

    • Having said all that, I reckon a Ruger SP101 loaded with rat-shot might be just as useful as a Double Tap or Bond Arms tap .410, for those situations where a shot-shell is needed, but would be more versatile with it’s ability to hold more rounds and shoot them more accurately. Probably cheaper too.

    • I’d be interested if it were $200.

11. The solution to capacity with these is to carry one in each pocket.

    Actually, I read a book once where the way the protagonist (a city detective) got out of the final jam was because he routinely carried THREE guns. You aren’t aware of this through the entirety of the book, but throughout the novel his level of preparedness (he has guns stashed all over his home) leaves you unsurprised at the third gun. The bad guy disarms him, asks for him to give up his backup piece, then after his guard is down the detective draws his third gun and shoots him.

    Perp: “Who the heck needs to carry three guns!?”

    Cop: “Me. Today.”

    FTW!

12. Sweet, more calibers to torture your hand and wrist with…

13. Bond Arms makes a two barrel derringer that also swaps barrels on the fly, is more comfortable to hold, and is cheaper. Is the weight and size reduction really worth the extra cost?

    • That is a valid question. I guess it just depends on the buyer. I really won’t be able to make my final decision on one or the other until I handle them side-by-side.

14. Am I mistaken or would the plastic from the opened crimp on a .410 shell stick out of the barrel after it was discharged?

    • They are restricting the 410 shells to 2.5 inches, so I think that they would still be shrouded by the barrel.

15. I have to ask seriously if TTAG is getting some renumeration for continuing to hype this piece of crap. I mean you don’t have to be a Google genius to find the numerous articles and reviews about how much this gun absolutely SUCKS! Many examples of it dimpling the unused loaded cartridge along with YT videos of the damn things having faulty dual-ignitions and just about splitting people’s hands open.

    I’d think the only real story about DoubleTap should be ……When the hell is DoubleTap going to recall their faulty pistols?

    • I think someone has stock in this company…

    • The only way I can see someone getting injured by this pistol is using +P ammunition when they specifically say not to or they are retarded and never shot a revolver before.

      • So a double discharge is just okey-dokey in your mind?

        Here’s somebody getting hurt…..tell me what he did wrong……….
        http://mousegunaddict.blogspot.com/2013/09/doubletap-tactical-pocket-pistol-45-acp.html

16. I held one out of curiosity yesterday. I surprised at it’s size. I was expecting it to be much, MUCH smaller and lighter.

    • That said, I do laugh every time I see “Earth” stamped on the side. I like it when manufacturers have a sense of humor.

17. The only role I can feasibly see this weapon in is a back-up or back-up, back-up gun. Either way, too much cost and too little capacity, there are at least a dozen guns that serve this role better and for cheaper.

18. The concept of the Doubletap is more interesting than its reality.

19. I think I already know the answer to this question but . . . Would anyone here make this his bear gun now that you can load it w/ .45 Colt?

    At 499.00 MSRP for a non-ported Aluminum, the price is getting closer to something I would consider paying, but the gun would have to retail for under 300.00 for me to actually go for it.

    • I’m not sure I’d be comfortable going into a bear-shooting situation with only two shots…

20. Jesus, my hand hurts just thinking about firing that thing in 40.

21. No thanks. They will grab my interest when they make it available in 12 gauge.

22. The only real use I see for this is a snake or small varmint gun if you load it with birdshot. If I wanted to Edc as small a gun I can get is get a NAA mini revolver. At least that gets 5 shots and it can get a light, laser and some different grips.

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