I shot a 357 at Wild West. Had issues with it cycling.
My RO guy suggested that the platform is better suited in larger calibers.
I'm into Dan Wesson revolvers and they used to pretty much dominate IHMSA and are still quite popular, much more popular than smith and wesson. Dan Wessons are also popular because they offer the SUPERMAG, for when magnum loads don't have enough oomph.
This is Todd Spotti, showing his five shot group at 200 yards with his Dan Wesson .414 Supermag
So, I've ended up talking to alot of people who shoot handgun metallic shooting, and they are they guys buying the DE and shooting the hell out them.
Apparently, the DE was designed by an avid IHMSA shooter, and thus is suited towards rounds that those guys use to knock down the damn 50 lb steel ram silhouette at 200 yards. (IHMSA shoots known distance targets, often with scopes)
Also; hearsay, but they all say the cycling problem DE newbs are having in any caliber can be solved by shooting "proper" loads. These guys almost universally shoot very heavy bullets at medium-slow velocity, so they can still knock down those silhouettes at long range.
With lighter bullets, they lose velocity, and it's not uncommon for them to hit, and the target rocks a little, but stays up. And there's no use complaining about it, because the aim of the sport isn't to HIT the target, if it was they'd all use .22's and .38 specials.... you only get points if you knock that bastard OVER.
If you, (i'm told) load those heavy bullets, your cycling problems will disappear. Unfortunately most people like to load those light bullets to very fast velocity and get the cool "fireball effect", and not have to adjust sights for distance, but that doesn't provide enough recoil impulse for proper cycling.
Like I'm saying though, I shoot the wheelguns, exclusively, so what do I know? Just passing along things I've read from poeople who own and compete with those ugly autoloaders.
