I'm 92, I like mine, shoots a little low took a bit off the front sight, both SASD, SD works for me too but no accuracy, but did send the bullets' down range. Buffed (drill with 22 copper barrel brush) the cylinders ejected fired rounds not bad for me. I sold my both Heritage, Chiappa 22lr/22mag, keeping the Sidekick.

You are right all the big channels hyped it up. Of course that's what they typically do. Mine the cylinders were so tight that you had to hit the ejector rod so hard I was afraid it would eventually bend it. Mine has been at diamondback for 4 months now. Waiting on replacement cylinders. Which they say they don't produce but outsource. Called them today to check on it and they said it would probably be another month. So to say I'm disappointed would be an understatement. As soon as mine comes back I'm going to send it on down the road.

Must have improved since this video just bought one had no issues so far about five hundred rounds and it worked perfectly

OK, I just purchased mine today and I have not shot it as yet but I did find out that you can Dry Fire this Gun without harming the Firing Pin because of the design of this cylinder! The single action is great and the double action trigger pull is very stiff at first but I found that after pulling that double action 4 or five times It has gotten much better! And soon as I can order some .22 mag ammo I will start to take it to my LGR which I visit once every week and I'm only going to shoot it with .22 mag ammo because I have 4 other semi auto 22LR guns to play with. I love the fact that it has dual 9 round cylinders and the Price was right at $330.00!

Never fun to be disappointed by a new buy. Im a big bore revolver guy, and I hate having to have trigger work done just to get a comfortable trigger. Hope it gets better for ya👍🏼🇺🇸🍻

Worst gun purchase I have ever made. Trouble from the start, three trips back to the factory still no good.

Double action Trigger pull should be around 12 pounds (that's what mine comes in at). If yours isn't perhaps contact Diamondback to get them to adjust it. in fact, my stock trigger is near perfect in both SA and DA. Honestly I've been impressed with how accurately I can shoot my sidekick double action. (Sidekick biggest problem: How my sights have required lots of filing, as they were I factory set to shoot 150 yards with a cross wind).

Sorry the double action turned out to be so heavy. Veey disappointing. Maybe after 10 million rounds it'll lighten up 🤣 Pretty crappy the finish is already wearing off.

Good to know. Much better than the "Oh its perfect!" Up until recently the industry couldn't turn out a decent semi auto in .22 LR either. Most of the revolvers seem to have some problem, whether its this one's DA or the Taurus 942 failure to eject. Or Ruger and S&W being way overpriced. Charter arms and their light primer strikes.

According too the instructions, it can be dry fired with no problem. I love the feel of the gun and if you can't shoot this gun fast enough, go too the range and break it in.

I bought one. Got it home. It obviously had problems with the single action and double action cocking and trigger pull. If you cocked it and tried to let hammer down it would hang up. I contacted Diamond Back, they paid for shipping both ways and now it seems to work perfectly. The double action pull is a little heavy compared to what I am used to. A High Standard Sentinel and a Taurus S+W clone that I had for years. But I found that its acceptable. When I pull the trigger back by the time tip of my trigger finger contacts the top of the grip, the hammer is just staged to break. So that works for me. But if you have any doubts about the operation or if it hangs up, contact Diamond Back. It was a pain but they paid for shipping and fixed the problem.

I just picked one up. 292 at Three Bears in Alaska. I’ve always wanted a Hi Standard Double 9. But I don’t have one and this was only 292. Sure it’s a heavy trigger but what can you expect for the price? I’m beyond happy with it considering it was 1/2 to 2/3 the price of a Hi Standard. Master a Nagant Revolver. You’ll never complain about triggers again. 27 pound factory DA, 12 pound SA.

The blueing wear might be from you slapping the revolver on the other cylinder numerous times, idk...

I wonder if the guys blah blah blahing about it maybe were given one from the manufacturer?

You get what you pay for will never not be true.

Please, please, please DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE GUNS! I watched the negative reviews, but bought one anyway. This gun has some horrible issues with accuracy, extracting empty casings, and key holing. Even more shooting in double action will be nearly impossible to hit anything past 5 yards. I contacted Diamondback and m waiting for a return reply. Even more you will absolutely have to file the front sight because the gun shoots nearly a foot low out of the box. I love the features of this gun, but features without performance equals ZERO, zilch, zip, nothing. This is honesly the first gun I have ever been taken on in my life. Unfortunately it is my fault because I did not head the negative warnings on various KZfaq reviews. On a positive note, my pistol shot excellent groups and extracted very well with the magnum cylinder. It appears to not have any coating on it, simply factory bluing. At least they fixed that problem. The 22 LR mag is what gave me problems. Maybe a new mag will fix the problem. It is unfortunate because the gun is seemingly well built and looks great. I would have loved it to work out because I need a carry piece with me while working on the farm. Needless to say I am sticking with my Heritage rough rider and my Sport Arms of Florida 6 shooter (similar to Heritage)! Diamondback needs to recall this dog and refund the money back that everyone wasted on this pitiful pistol!

I've watched quite a few of the DB 22 reviews. It occurs to me that many reviewers have no second thoughts about grabbing the muzzle with their hand or sticking their thumbs over the end of the muzzle while pulling the knob to open the cylinder. I suggest you and others take some good pictures of your hands without holes and while you still have thumbs, put them in your scrapbook so you can see what they used to be like before they got blown up by poor muzzle control. Remember rule number twoof safe firearm handling...never point the muzzle at anything you don't wish to destroy. And the gun itself doesn't seem to be worth a hand or at least one thumb.

It is no wonder your Diamondback is showing some wear You were slamming the gun down on the table and against the other cylinder. Just because you are too wimpy to pull the trigger in the double action feature, you should still show some respect for the gun!! Sorry if this insults your manhood, but I treat each and every gun that I own with proper care and respect! And yes, I'm a woman!

all double action 22 revolvers have a heavy trigger because the hammer needs to hit the bullet harder because it's rimfire.

Just got one of these...and. oy was I so disappointed as I pulled it out of the box. My very first impression was "is this an airsoft gun?" And then I cocked the hammer and it felt so clunky and almost like plastic. then I through some snap caps in to test the trigger and thats when I fully felt like I just wasted $250. Heratige and Ruger Wranger (regular) are cheaper priced, but the quality is miles better, but those are only SA and what sold about the DB was the DA. Csnt say I want to touch anything DB again

Take a look at the Ruger Single Six Poor Man's Trigger Job video. Might work on the Sidekick as well. Takes 30 seconds and costs nothing. Good luck.

I have the same issue. I'm hoping it gets better after breaking it in. First time out I put about 200 rounds through it at the range and had a blister on my trigger finger from pulling so hard in double action. The spent shells also got stuck trying to eject them and it required some effort to pull them out. I also have the same scratched on the side because ejecting the shells requires so much effort they scrape the side of the gun if you are not careful. And this is all after taking it to the range only one time. It would be an awesome gun if it worked smoothly, so I'm hoping it improves with time.

I like mine but definitely some QC issues. I was excited when I heard about this on the net and decided I wanted one. SA feel with a DA trigger. COOL. I found one at a local gun show and talked the guy down to 3 bills OTD including tax. Like you, I was very disappointed with the DA pull. The manual said it was safe to dry fire, so I oiled it and just sat and dry fired it every night until my hand was sore. That seemed to help some. I finally got to the range and noticed it shot low. I held it in the front sight where it was accurate made a mark on it and ground it down when I got home. I put a few hundred rounds of lr and mag through it and noticed that the da pull seemed to be getting a bit better. I don't have a scale so I don't have a weight on it. The DA was definitely less though. My biggest irritation was ejecting mag cases. The empties that were the closest to the frame actually scraped brass into it after a while and I really had to fight to get the them out. When I got home I took out my dremel and put a polishing stone in it. I tapered a ramp where it was scraping and now they eject fine. I used some aluminum black on the face of the ramp and it's barely noticable. It's a shame that you would have to do all that to a brand new gun. These are design flaws that the factory knew they had and yet let them go out like that anyway. I put a set of walnut lined black pearl grips on it and it looks pretty good. Overall I like the gun AFTER I fixed it.

This gun isn’t worth the $300 I paid for it. Barrel sticks, casings stick, can’t use double action.

people, this company is Taurus.

Weak fingers make bad reviews.

The only double action 22lr I have seen for 500 or less is the RIA. Buffalo got one and it works great, so he got the 22 mag version and it's not so great. Such a bummer you'd think we can get a double action for 400 or so that works.

I almost picked one up this weekend at the local gun show for a video. I just couldn't get past the price so I passed. Saw a Winchester 97 but again was priced higher than gun broker.

You likely don't like a Hi-Point either. When you're on a budget $350 looks good for home defense.

Anyone that flips a cylinder closed 4:28 is not someone that knows anything about revolvers!

Yeah, most of the big gun channels get paid big bucks to review guns, knives and other gear. It's a bit of a secret that they all try to hide but it's true. So you're not getting the truth on a lot of guns from them.

I was very excited for mine and was pleased at how accurate it was and how well it shot .22lr. However I didn’t buy it for that, I bought it for a 9 shot double action .22 mag revolver and I was really really close to being disappointed on that end. Every single .22 mag round except for Spear Gold dot rounds would have ejection issues. Luckily what I specifically bought it to shoot was that round. It shoots and ejects those like a dream. On the other end the Winchester v-max 30 grain .22 mag rounds jam my cylinder up every time no matter how much I “break it in”.

Trying to help you ....the correct term is 22 long rifle caliber.....not long .And from what I have seen I agree with you .

Well that’s a bummer, I guess you get what you pay for. You can probably thank the company Lawyers for the 10 pound trigger pull. Good honest first impressions.

Dang! That’s too bad. 10 million rounds break-in!??? That’s really too bad. 😩 Where was this wheel gun made?

No problems with mine. Cylinders were tight but honed and polished them. Perfect now. Only gripe was the sights. Way way off. Had to bend the front sight and remove material from the rear. Dead nuts now.

I just bought one of these last week. The box now says, plus the manual has been changed in big bold letters to say that dry firing will void the warranty. Both cylinders had failure to be able to eject. I had to literally drive the cartridges out of each chamber using an ejection rod from a Heritage Bar Keep. The single action trigger was great. The double was so hard I felt something was going to break inside the gun before it would fire. I returned it to Academy and they said they have had to send back every single one that they have sold for the same problems. I hope it can be fixed. It has been shot 18 times by me. Surely if this gun was test fired at the factory they would have caught this. Now we wait....

Taurus makes one double single action model 992 Tracker all stainless steel little pricey but worth it 9 shots of 22 22mag

I got my Sidekick at a charity auction last year. Out of the box, it was having problems where it would get bound up when pulling the trigger, or pulling the hammer back. I contacted Diamondback last week, they provided me a shipping label and I shipped it back. They received it yesterday morning and I just got an email from them in the afternoon that they’re replacing the gun and shipping it to my FFL and offered up to $40 reimbursement for the transfer fees. I guess one positive of a cheap gun like this is if it’s not working then the manufacturer just replaces it instead of investing labor to repair it. It’s not what happens to you, but what you do about it. The fact that Diamondback made a decision so quickly is a positive. Let’s see how quickly they actually get a new gun to my FFL. But, so far, Diamondback seems responsive. The Ceracote finish that Diamondback uses seems to make the cylinder bores too narrow and the little bit of expansion of the brass after firing makes the casings hard to extract. If this happens with the replacement, I might try some kind of wire brush in the cylinder bores… or just keep shooting it until it wears off the ceracote. I wonder if the internals have a coating of Ceracote and that’s making a stiff double action?

Long.......RIFLE !!!!!!!!

Thanks for an honest review on this revolver. I WAS considering buying it - no more until the chamber problems gets fixed.

Glad I saw this....Ruger Wrangler is for sure My next purchase!

Totally agree with you. Double action SUCKS. But mine hits low no matter what distance. Only reason I got it was the double action also. Save your money

Most disappointing part of this video is the fact that you paid $352 for it. These things go for 250 on gunbroker today NIB with both cylinders.

What if you polish the hammer and trigger to smooth out the machine marks?

I have a pair white plastic grips love em ! I dont see the problem but man mine was 280$ done

If the Diamondback spooks you might I suggest you look at the used market; particularly at High Standards. They went thru a long period producing aluminum framed, 9 shot, 22 rimfire belt guns. I know I used to own a "Camp gun" that I let get away from me but now own (thanx to the pawn shop) a High Standard "Double Nine" which is near identical to the Diamondback. It's a champ.

It's called a double action revolver. There is no need to call it double/single action. You have single action, double action, double action only. That is the nomenclature.

Maybe your action just a little bit more rough. Aside from running 10k rounds thorugh it, Take it apart and slick it up properly. Then you can start complaining.

It looks cheap with that pin across the trigger guard.

Disappointing. This is the first review I've seen that hasn't been favorable for this revolver. Hopefully Diamondback will fix whatever the issue is Damn! I just bought an olight mini valkyrie and forgot about your discount code

I got one a few months back, not much of a double action. Seems a little better the more you use it. Did you have to grind down your front sight? Also have you taken yours apart? I may try to see if I can polish it, lot of rough spots.

Worked my sidekick in 100 shots. Put a dab of oil in cyclinder advance. Beautiful stage on the double action all is well

Sorry to hear it fall short ofcyour expectations. I've always thought da/sa revolvers styled after the old single action only gund would sell like crazy. I'd like to have a couple in regular pistol cratridge chamberings.

This is what happens when a company thinks their shit doesn't stink and did not properly test and do quality control. Just let the crap go out the door. For 320.00 that is unacceptable! Glad I looked up reviews before buying.

Cylinder doesnt swingout far enough for a clean ejection of all brass bores in cylinder are tight cant eject easily have to polish bores shouldnt have to

Sorry to hear. I have one of their ARs and it runs well.

Maybe a little grease a little bit of oil and break in time.

Man sorry to hear that she's not the one brother, I've never been a fan of diamondback feel like the qc process with them could use some attention. Thankyou for your honest review.

With a classic Ruger Single Six you are ejecting the spent cartridge one at a time with the push rod, and you will find that it takes a bit of a bump to do so. In the Sidekick you are trying to push nine cartridges all at once. .22 cases swell more than you think. In a semi auto you are having the force of the cartridge fired to help eject the cartridge. .22 mag is worse ejecting the cartridges because of the length of the case swell. I use a wood dowel to punch out each .22 mag case individually. This is an issue with just about all .22 revolvers with a pop out cylinder, especially when you are trying to push out 9 spent cartridges at once. Try different brands of .22 cartridges and pick the ones that do work better for you and keep that wood dowel handy regardless. It is a bit of physics to be considered. NAA (North American Arms) mini revolvers specifically state not to use Armscor .22 magnum cartridges because they swell more in the cylinder and then are forced against the back of the cylinder making removal very difficult. Comments are most welcome.

Just so u know mine brok after 527 rounds. Sent it back and have to waite for the 2ed run to get one back.

I got one the front sight installed has a gap making the front sight to high. IT IS SHIT

I looked at 3 at my shop here, I couldn't make that pull on any of them. I have 5 other single/double revolvers and I have no problem with any of those double actions. And what you showed. where you got near the full pull, as a woman, that's as far as I could get just short of a full pull. Also, I did use snap caps to try it out and it would be fine if it had a reasonable double action. I correct myself, I forgot my Judge, it has a heavy double action, but not near this, not by a mile!

Thank you for your honest review my friend

Yea DB guns can be hit or miss unfortunately. Was hoping Taurus would firm up their QC.

Needs Dremmel.....

Ill bet nobody else knows who Red Green and the Possum Lodge are. Nice sign

It might smooth out with use.

They seem like ultra budget guns- I know Edward Sarkissian has one he says he likes, but he never seems to have the same level of concern over fit and finish as many do, as long as the work he seems to like them. I guess if it functions, and it doesn’t cost a lot it’s OK but yours seems to be a lemon :/ the way the release on these is a bit weird to me as well. Not my favorite. getting a quality used old school revolver like a H&R 9 shot would be better than this.

Someone with arthritis probably shouldn't own a double action revolver. The trigger needs to be heavy for reliability with the 22 you literally didn't even give it a chance.

It looks so cheap.Looking at the hammer was a total turn off.Ill stick with the old Ruger single six convertible.

maybe it has a break in period

That would definitely be a let down on the trigger

check out buffalo's review where he nails targets double action at 50 yards. nice and smooth

I purchased one of these and i cannot get it to hold a group at all, on paper at 15 yards ill get one or 2 good shots and then the rest are all over the place (shooting in single action) i am aware the gun needs to be sighted in but the shots should be consistent. The gun also spits an insane amount of lead making it dangerous for the shooter and those around them. Even after warranty this gun still has the same problems. If you want a quality .22 this is not the one for you!

Your fingers to far on trigger I'm disappointed with your review

Can’t fine one video on a disassembly

I seen one in the gun shop and it was just like your saying that one is.

Hey Todd thanks for the review, catch ya later.

great score brother just sucks shes a let down. enjoy the day Todd!!!!

I have the same problem .

combat situation 😜😜

That sucks sell it start over 😳

Not exactly a glowing review. Lots of cool features but, I think I will pass.

Junk...sorry

You should rename your channel "Todd The CryGuy" (along with all these other whiners "I got a blister")... it's a $300 revolver that gives you 22lr,22mag SA/DA .. work past the shortcomings, break it in, mod it if you have to, and enjoy the gun...I feel like asking everyone here "What's Their Pronouns"... maybe HIT THE GYM!

Next time it’s gotta be a GLOCK brother!!!🤜🏼🤜🏼🤜🏼🤜🏼❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯great video 💯💯

Can't go wrong with a heritage