Type Derringer Designer Raymond Kohout Manufacturer DoubleTap Defense, LLC | Place of origin United States Designed 2011 Produced 2012-Present | |
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The DoubleTap is a double-barreled derringer pistol designed for personal protection and manufactured by DoubleTap Defense, LLC. The name comes from the double tap shooting technique in which two rounds are quickly fired before engaging the next target. Heizer Defense has stated that they drew inspiration from the FP-45 Liberator pistol which was designed for use in France by the resistance against the Germans during World War II.
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While the DoubleTap does have two barrels, both rounds are not fired simultaneously as under ATF regulations any weapon firing more than one round per trigger pull is considered a machine gun. The DoubleTap fires the first round on the first trigger pull and the second round on the next trigger pull, thus delivering a double tap.
Design
The DoubleTap is unique in that it carries two chambered rounds, one in each barrel. It also carries two additional rounds in the grip which allow for reloading. The ambidextrous thumb latch releases the action and ejects the spent rounds so that the two backup rounds can be loaded.
The weapon features a patent pending double-action ball bearing trigger system. Additional features include a mil-spec frame made of either titanium or aluminum and a hammer-less, no-snag design to facilitate easy draw.
Production
The DoubleTap was originally marketed under the name Heizer DoubleTap but in October 2012 DoubleTap Defense announced that they were looking for a new partner to manufacture the pistol. In a statement released on November 7, Heizer Defense stated that the business relationship with the creators of the DoubleTap had never materialized as the economics proposed "did not forecast a successful business relationship." A month later, it was announced that Azimuth Technology in Naples, Florida had been selected to manufacture the pistol.