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Embalmo wrote:
It ain't designed to feel good in the hand, it's designed to feel good in the pocket. I carry an LCP in my pocket everyday; I shoot it about once a month. Now if it were the other way around then I would probably hate my LCP.

Embalmo

I understand what they are designed for, but below the trigger guard on an LCP/Kel-Tec/TCP, I can get my middle finger, and less than 1/2 of my ring finger. Yes, I could buy the magazine extensions, which are marginally better. With the DB, I get 2 full fingers BEFORE the magazine extension. I compared the DB to my buddy's LCP before I bought it, and they are almost identical in size, and it rides great in the pocket. I guess if you have not held one or shot one, you might not appreciate the difference between them, but I have, and I do. I dont appreciate the fact that it is un-reliable. Being that it has already been back to the manufacturer and is STILL not reliable, I will be getting rid of mine as well.

Embalmo wrote:I heard from this forum and others about issues with every part of this gun. It seems that aesthetics is what reels everyone in; well that and the lighter trigger.

What got me was the feel in my hand, not so much the looks or the trigger. I actually dont care for the trigger. The pull is EXTREMELY long, and even though I completely understand the reason and agree with the necessity for it, it is obnoxiously long. When I first got it, there were a few times I thought it didnt fire, but realized I just didnt pull the trigger all the way. I dont put aesthetics high on the list, but feel in my hand is king. Aside from the overpriced Sig P238, none of the .380 pocket autos feel good in my hand, and I'm not paying that much for a .380 pocket auto. The Kel-tec, while apparently reliable, feels horrible. The LCP has the same shape and dimensions, just smoother lines, so it is not as rough, but the grip is horrible. The Taurus TCP also feels terrible in my hand.

When I called DB about my issues, they emailed me a Fedex overnight label, and I took it to Fedex myself, and shipped it back. The only out of pocket cost to me was purchasing a Fedex box, because they wouldnt take it in the car stereo box I had it in. Make sure you take the slide off before you send it. The firearm has to be disassembled and in an unusable state when it ships.

FYI - it is still having problems AFTER it was sent in for work and returned. It's not having anymore failure to extract, just failure to feed and 1 light primer strike. But, the FTF issues are enough that I dont feel particularly comfortable carrying it, in the instance I need it in a pinch. Some magazines I can get through all rounds without an issue, sometimes I get one round off and it wont feed the next one. There is no consistency with the issue, it is random and frequent.