I bought a new 442 today and like all my guns, new or used, I took it apart for cleaning and to check things out. Following are my observations:
-There were large burrs on the interior and exterior of the forcing cone that needed to be removed,
-the ejector rod was screwed on but not even finger tight,
-there was a lot of crud inside the ejector/extractor rod assembly that hindered smooth operation,
-the crown was not even close to being even. It took several turns of my Brownells muzzle cutting tool to even the crown. I couldn't believe how soft the metal was, it was like cutting soft aluminum. Now I know why the forcing cone burrs were easily removed with a sharpened brass rod,
-based on the seam on the front of the ejector rod latch surface on the front of the barrel it appears the barrel is cast.
Makes me wonder if I really want to trust my life to this thing.