This is my first time posting; so I hope the addition of a new member will help a little, given the commentary re: postings.
I am in the process of breaking in my DW RZ-10 Sportsman with Remington FMJs (light loads), and had at least 5 failures to feed in the first 100 rounds. I am hoping tht things will imporove, but when I had similar problems with my Kimber (in 045), I had to get the barrel re-throated and the ramp re-polished. Ofcourse the DW has the ramp integral to the barrel, so its somewhat different.
Has anyone had similar problems with either the RZ-10 S or a regular razorback? Otherwise the gun shoots great and is pretty accurate.

After DW replaced my barrel and bushing (for free, I might add), I had a few range trips of the nose of the rounds hanging up on the top of the chamber during cycling. I just kept on shooting it and shooting it and it's been months since anything like that has happened. If it doesn't go away in a few hundred rounds you could always have a smith polish your chamber mouth a bit.... or you could even do it yourself. I prefer to just shoot 'em until they work like butter. DW's are tight guns and really benefit from just putting rounds through the tube.

BTW, you should post a pic of that Sportsman.

Both my DW's were tight and I had a few malfs. They were ok after about 200 rounds.

This seems to be par for the course with a number of high quality guns. Run 200-300 rounds. If you problems persist at that point, then you may need more professional attention.

Many thanks for the feedbacks. I will keep shooting and then see how things develop, and provide feedback if there is something intersting to report. I guess not too many people have the Sportsman, or they don't want to tell?

Sportsman is a new 2009 model, so no, not many of us have them yet.... I've got a Razorback but later added a Fusion FO front sight so my RZ is awfully close to what your Sportsman is.

This post has been edited by nickE10mm: October 26th 2009 9:46 PM

As per your request, here's a picture. Not the greatest quality, but it tells the tale.

Ok, so I'm really drooling on these right now. What's the difference between the Pointman 7 and the Sportsman in 10mm??

SPORTSMAN RZ-10:


Due to overwhelming customer demand, the Dan Wesson Firearms Razorback 1911 is returning in one of its most popular configurations. The Razorback gets it’s name from the serrated Clark style target rib machined on the top of the slide. Chambered in the powerful 10mm cartridge, the RZ-10 is a very versatile 1911 package suitable for target shooting and handgun hunting of medium sized game such as boar and deer.
This pistol features black "Operator-type" grips, and Bo-Mar type adjustable rear sight, and tritium front sight. This pistol is almost $300 USD more expensive because of these upgrades.



THE POINTMAN SEVEN:



The Pointman Seven is a 5” series 70 style 1911 featuring a stainless steel frame and forged stainless steel slide. Like all Dan Wesson 1911s, Pointman models incorporate top quality parts from the best names in the industry:

· Forged, one piece match grade barrel and bushing.
· Round top slide with Bo-Mar style adjustable target sight
· Hand polished flat surfaces with contrasting bead blasted rounds
· Flat, all steel 20-LPI checkered mainspring housing
· Front and rear cocking serrations
· Beveled magwell
· All sharp edges dehorned by hand
· Lowered and flared ejection port
· Hand polished feed ramp
· Ed Brown slide stop
· Ed Brown memory groove grip safety
· Tactical extended thumb safety
· One piece full length stainless guide rod
· Commander style match hammer
· Match grade sear
· Aluminum trigger with stainless bow
· Extended serrated magazine catch
· Wolff springs used exclusively
· Diamond checkered coco-bolo grips
· Tuned, machined, internal extractor
· Test fired for reliability
· 38 ounces unloaded

I hope this clears up some of the mystery between the two Dan Wesson pistols.