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/NoGrapefruit1213]

I love everyone’s argument “but you can get a semi auto for xxx$” what makes you think I want a semi? Yeah for some people these guns are it’s all I can get but some people just want a lever or a pump or a bolt action rifle.

[u/Massive_Expression_2 → u/NoGrapefruit1213]

Agreed. I love driving cars with stick shift transmissions. Just because automatic transmissions are available, doesn't mean that everyone should own one.
I really enjoy cycling the action on a gun. It's a different experience, yes. But for me it's more enjoyable than semi-auto.
My posts about this gun were never meant to convince anyone to buy it, yet some seem to want to convince me to sell it. If the shoe was on the other foot, maybe they'd understand.

[u/NoGrapefruit1213 → u/Massive_Expression_2]

Well said. All these guys wanting semis probably don’t even know how to drive stick lol I daily a 50 merc with a 5 speed and also have a 82 w350 with the 4 speed. I’ve got a few autos too and they are good for cruising. Don’t get me wrong I like all my semis but something about manual action is just funner. It’s more involved makes a guy slow down and think and enjoy it instead of just spraying 10$ down range

[u/Massive_Expression_2 → u/NoGrapefruit1213]

"Slow down and think" 💯 BTW, my fun car is a Mustang GT convertible - 5 speed manual transmission, of course.