New From Heizer Defense: The Hedy Jane

THE "HEDY JANE" POCKET PISTOL BY HEIZER DEFENSE UNVEILED AT 2012 NRA SHOW

An all-white pocket pistol for the discriminating buyer. 

ST LOUIS, MO  (April2012) - Heizer Defense LLC, a firearms company producing a new paradigm of pistols for the responsible-citizen and law enforcement markets, will unveil the "Hedy Jane" DoubleTap™ pocket pistol during the 2012 National Rifle Association Meetings and Exhibits show in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Hedy Jane DoubleTap™ is a tactical pocket pistol with 7 patents pending, built on the slimmest and lightest titanium or aluminum frame on the market today at only .665 inches wide and 14 ounces (titanium). The Hedy Jane is finished in "iPhone®" white Cerakote™ from the leaders in firearms finishes.   Available in  .45 ACP or 9MM, the Hedy Jane is a  no-snag, hammerless pistol  completely designed, engineered and manufactured to the highest degree of precision and tolerances in an aerospace facility using aerospace technology and equipment. The Hedy Jane DoubleTap™ carries two rounds in the chamber and the integral grips house two additional spare rounds on a loading device for tactical reloads. The interchangeable barrels feature a patent-pending progressive barrel porting option that cuts muzzle rise and recoil.  The ambidextrous thumb latch releases the action to eject the spent rounds.

Unlike any firearm, the Hedy Jane DoubleTap™ features a truly revolutionary double-action trigger system that utilizes roller bearings for a glass-smooth action and crisp trigger pull. The Hedy Jane DoubleTap™ is available in an all-white model with stainless accents. The MSRP for the new Hedy Jane DoubleTap™ is $499.00 non-ported and $569.00 ported for the aluminum model and $729.00 non-ported, $799.00 ported in the titanium model.

Heizer Introduces a line of accessories for the DoubleTap

ST LOUIS, MO – Heizer Defense LLC, the designers and manufacturers of the DoubleTap™ Tactical Pocket Pistol, will be unveiling a new line up of accessories to complement their unique concealed carry at the 2012 National Rifle Association Meetings and Exhibits in Saint Louis, MO,  April 13 – 15 at booth 303. The new accessory line will be available on line at www.heizerfirearms.com and at local retailers.

The new accessory line includes the DoubleTap™ Barrel Conversion Kits. Each kit contains one DoubleTap barrel along with a 2-round Heizer Loading Device and a 6-round Heizer Storage Device in an attractive packaging. The conversion kits are available in 9mm or .45 ACP, ported or non-ported. MSRP is $249.00 for non-ported and $319.00 for ported kits.

In Response to the Guns.com Article About Derringers

The Case Against the Derringer

Yesterday over at Guns.com, David LaPell posted a great article entitled "From the Remington 95 to the Heizer DoubleTap: The Case for the Derringers". Its a very well written article, and it gives a nice look at the history of the Derringer as well as some compelling reasons why one might choose a Derringer.

Why would you carry one?  One word: summer.

While ideally one would like to have a gun on them at all times and it’s not always the easiest thing to do as the temperature rises and we lose layers of clothing. Ask yourself, how does one go about trying to concealed carry around a Glock on a really hot summer day? Few things can be more uncomfortable than trying to wear a sidearm in an inside the waistband holster when it's hot and sticky out.

Amen to that! My primary carry gun is the Glock 26, but being from the deep south I years ago came to the realization that carrying "a real gun" during the dog days of summer for any extended period of time is no comfortable task. I also had started to realize that there were times when certain clothing dictated that I pretty much had to go unarmed.

Heizer Firearms at the 2011 NASGW Expo & Annual Meetings

Another interesting look at the DoubleTap

Here are some cool pics of the inards... and an optional stripper clip... Which will be very useful indeed (i'd probably carry about 4 of them).

Heizer DoubleTap Pricing Released

MSRP: Non-Ported Ported Aluminum $499.00 $569.00 Titanium $729.00 $799.00

Video: Heizer DoubleTap

It shows how the inards work and also some of the schematics. Whats interesting too is that it looks like the barrels come off and are interchangeable (?) so we may see many more calibers in the future.

More on the Heizer DoubleTap

They have updated their website. There are a few new pics on the home page that show some great detail of the new gun.

Here are the full specs:

Caliber Weight Width Length Height Barrel Frame MSRP	.45 ACP, 9MM 14 oz Titanium (empty) .665 inches 5.5 inches 3.9 inches 3.0 inches Titanium or Aluminum TBD

Looks like its gonna be kinda hefty weighing in at 14 oz, but shooting .45 ACP thats not really a bad thing. Its also not going to be a deal breaker as far as pocket carry is concerned. I have carried pocket guns that weighed in at around 14oz and I've carried pocket guns that weigh in at 6.5 oz. At a certain point, you start to see diminishing returns as far as weight is concerned. Yes, its always nice to have a super light pocket gun, but at 14 oz, as long as you are carrying in a quality holster, its still gonna be a really nice gun to pocket carry. The biggest things this gun has going for it are the length and width. Those are, IMO, the biggest deal breakers with guns in this weight class. Compare with the specs of the Kel-Tec P3AT (below), and you are looking at a gun that has the potential to be successful if it is reliable and if it is priced right. They will be available in early 2012.

P3AT:

Calibers: .380 AUTO Weight unloaded: 8.3 oz. 235g Loaded magazine: 2.8 oz. 81g Length: 5.2" 132mm Height: 3.5" 89mm Width: .77" 20mm Barrel Length: 2.7" 68mm Sight radius: 3.8" 97mm Muzzle Energy Max: 250ft-lbs 340J Capacity: 6 + 1 rounds Trigger Pull: 5 lbs 23N

More info on that Heizer .45 ACP Double Tap

Here are a few more pics to show how slim it is... I also found out that it is 3.9 inches tall, and .665 inches wide.

New Firearms Company - Heizer Defense

Now this looks very exciting:

Very similar looking in design to another .45 ACP derringer from the past. This is all they have to say on the website so far:

HEIZER Defense has developed DOUBLETAP™ the world’s smallest and lightest .45 ACP conceal carry pistol on the market today.
Only DOUBLETAP delivers, not once, but twice over! That’s LIFE ASSURANCE!
Titanium Frame with MIL-STD finish resists corrosion.
2 rounds in chamber and integral grips houses an additional 2 spare rounds.
Ported barrel reduces muzzle flip and recoil.
Slim, no-snag and hammerless design for easy pocket carry.
Thumb latch auto ejects spent rounds.
Patent pending double-action trigger.

Even with the porting, I bet it is a hot handful... but I want one!

Here is the press release: