Keep after it. These pistols are capable of real hunting accuracy.
The DE is probably the most devisive gun around. Love it or hate it with no in-between.
I've been lucky I guess, as all of my DEs have functioned from day one. All bought used.
Can't afford factory so my .44 reload is, 23.5 grs. H110 under 240gr. SPs with a gentle taper crimp.
The load is accurate in all my .44 DEs as well as a Ruger carbine with no set back.
Never got the same accuracy with 2400 or 4227 in the DE, and H110 in a 6" barrel has a bit of flash (to say the least!)
so I shoot the 10" barrels almost exclusively. I have Millet sights on all of mine - all calibers and barrel lengths except the 429?
and the Bain & Davis.
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MUCH less muzzle flash.
And they carry (for short trips LOL!)nicely in the Gould &Goodrich skeleton holster.
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The .440 and .50 will wear out springs, the 44 not so much.
I agree that the .44 chambering requires keeping the wrists locked, but disagree that the arms need to be locked. I shoot from field positions all
the time without locked arms.
The whole limp wrist/brass to the face thing with the .44 in particular is what I've always called 'the Israeli learning curve - short and to the point'.
The .357 can be shot from the hip and the .41 does not require the same grip as a .44. Never been hit with a case from either of those calibers.
Can't say I have seen a cera-coated gun before, so don't know if you should get it off the rails or not, I probably would.
I have always used canned air and and two earplugs to test the condition of the gas system where shooting is not an option.
As to the last round not feeding. The DE manual requires the magazine to hang free with no upward motion from the support hand.
Because I prefer shooting with my support hand slightly cupping my gun hand,
I went to the hardware store and picked up a selection of 1 1/2" dia. rubber 'O' rings in varying thicknesses.
All of my DE magazines wear one of these (diameter matched to the caliber) and feeding is flawless.
Just requires loading the gun open or giving the mag a smack when seating it with the slide forward.
Here is a pic of one on the magazine of this conversion kit.
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The pistol is worth messing with a bit.
Hope you keep us updated. JT