Follow-up observations about the Derya 9mm

[u/Massive_Expression_2]

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Last night , I was able to put a few more magazines worth of ammunition through this new gun.

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I gave it a quick going over before hitting the range and checked for loose screws , etc. Found a couple of loose ones gave them the tiniest dab of lock tite.

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No problems with loose buffer tube or pistol grip as some other users have had. I noticed that the butt stock has a bit of wiggle room on the buffer tube. Not sure if my TM22 does the same thing, but the plastic parts do look identical.

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I'm finding that the more I use aperature sights , the more I enjoy using them. I started out using the larger aperature on the rear sight, just not thinking about it. I was less than happy with the results at only twenty five yards. When I switched to the smaller aperature , in spite of starting to lose the light, results improved. That doesn't mean I was shooting cloverleaf groups , but I was happy with the way things were coming along.

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As for the action, several people have noted how hard it is to open the action when just cycling the gun without firing any rounds. I found mine to be the same way. But when I actually fired the gun, for some reason I found that something was different. Maybe the recoil force combined with my grip was helping the action open much easier. I find that this gun is much more pleasant to fire than it is to just cycle empty.

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I found that it is important to cycle the gun with authority on the first round of a full magazine. Maybe the upward pressure created by the compressed mag spring , and all those rounds in the magazine is causing some extra friction.

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I don't know if the short barrel has anything to do with this or if it was just the acoustics of the area where I was shooting but holy cow is this thing loud. I accidentally fired the gun twice without ear protection. It seems louder than shooting 38 special through my Henry big boy.

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I'm really enjoying playing around at the range with this gun. My thumbs aren't enjoying the experience of loading the magazines but I have a Ludex magloader on order. I should have that in time for the next range trip.

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[u/ivanlarav]

Looks fun! Shooting .22 feels a bit boring. I need a 9mm. Thanks for your thoughts.

[u/Flashy_Inspector115 → u/ivanlarav]

Just buy a homesteader

[u/Massive_Expression_2 → u/Flashy_Inspector115]

Also a good gun. I have a couple of Henry leverguns and would never give them up. Classic walnut and steel, as are most of my collection.

[u/Master-Editor2668 → u/Flashy_Inspector115]

My buddies is a pos right outta the box he may have got a lemon but I’m turned off I had a Henry lever action I don’t think there very nice guns there okay but they ain’t a browning or a marlin or a s&w

[u/SkSMaN7 → u/Flashy_Inspector115]

I have gone through a couple of action bars on my homesteader treating like my PC9....definitely fun to shoot but not built to last imo

[u/Mysterious_Sleep7443 → u/SkSMaN7]

1 action bar broke at about 800 rounds

Henry sent me a new set

How long did your action bars last ?

[u/SkSMaN7 → u/Mysterious_Sleep7443]

First time was around 600, second time was around 1100. Henry did replace both times but I have since sold it after the second time.

[u/Mysterious_Sleep7443 → u/SkSMaN7]

Damn, I have heard this is intermittent , but twice would really upset me

Ill keep an eye on them

I wonder if they need to make them out of a different sort of steel

[u/SkSMaN7 → u/Mysterious_Sleep7443]

Would assume was just bad luck. I am sure this would be wide spread other than a few isolated cases if was a design issue.
I also have a Henry lever which has been rock solid deer rifle and plinker for years.
Great company and I don't want to bash them. Every manufacture has issues from time to time. Its how they handle them that really tells the story. And Henry has been perfect in that regard.