Hi to all, I thought I'd start this thread so tips, hints, help and suggestions can be readily found and used to enhance your drum shooting experience! I have two for starters! Feel free to chime in anytime... I appreciate the help!
1) When loading the drum with the loading tool in place, I insert the first round, and lever it home past the hold open detent relief teardrop. And, while still holding the handle down, I insert the next round, while slowly letting the handle back up, you will feel the cartridge snap into position with the loading tool nose securely in the extractor grove of the cartridge! I do the same with each additional round. If you're not carful to do this, the loading tool nose will impinge on the casing and a dent, and most likely a jam will occur?
... Very critical when you get to round 20 or more... The correct loading technique will save wear and tear on the mag catch notch as well....
2) after becoming familiar with your drum... take the cover off and degrease and clean. Then using 3M 320 wet or dry sand paper, sand every bit of interior surface, inside the cover shell, and on the exposed surface of the spring cup, AND, up the tube as well... I use a 3M scotch bright pad, on a cleaning rod with a wire brush, to hold the sandpaper. And I also finish with just the scotch bright (extra fine!).. re-grease, and put it all back together! have fun!....til...lat'r....GT
NOTE: some like to load the first one or two by hand to easily defeat the hold open detent.. I think this is even correct for the original, but I have modified the hold open detent teardrop so the round can be loaded with the loader from round one! Both are correct, just make sure, when using the loader you are in the extractor groove as described above when loading rounds under pressure!!! ...