Zoomer
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Had an AwESOME day at the range yesterday, 8 guns 100's of rounds of ammo and 2 good friends. We shot Taurus 9mm's, Colt 357's, Kimber 45's, 38 specials, 454 Casulls, and yes the 44 Mag Desert Eagle. Started having failures to come to battery with the DE almost immediately. Concentrated on not limp wristing or flinching (not the easiest thing to do with a DE I might add). Ejections were consistent but the gun would not chamber rounds fully. The last 1/4 inch of the shell would hang. A slap on the rear of the slide would get it to battery and fire, only to hang on the next round. The slide would also not lock back after the last round. The gun was clean as I detail stripped it the day before the range trip.
Holding the magazine up tight against the bottom of the gun seemed to help immensely and I can't figure out why... I am much more familiar w/1911's and know how tempermental they can be (Kimber owner here) and also what a joy they can be.
Any ideas???
Holding the magazine up tight against the bottom of the gun seemed to help immensely and I can't figure out why... I am much more familiar w/1911's and know how tempermental they can be (Kimber owner here) and also what a joy they can be.
Any ideas???