Ok, here's the report from today's reliability testing. There's good and bad news, and George was spot on about problems when grip is less this ideal.
Weak hand, loose grip yielded good results until the mag was down to 9 rounds. Then this happened twice in a row:
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A solid two handed grip returned the gun to reliable function.
So, I'm admitting defeat. Looks like I'll carry the .44 SBH in Alaska. I'm kinda excited about training some more with that gun.
Thanks for all the help, dudes.