notch in barrel supposed to be there? UPDATED w/ PIC

Having trouble with 50AE Mark XIX. I can only fire 1 round and then it jams when feeding the next round (not limp wristing... others have tried the pistol with the same results). Stripped it and cleaned it but to no avail. It has done this since I purchased it... 1 shot then I have to disassemble the pistol to clear the jam. The only thing that seems out of place is a small notch in the rear of the barrel assembly/chamber. Is this supposed to be there or do I have a damaged barrel. Any help is appreciated.

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My mk1 44 doesn't have that. It just looks like a minor feedramp polish flaw in the pic. I'd consider it of no consequence. I suspect that is not why your gun is not running.

Thanks for checking; however, its not a polishing flaw... there is actually a deep gouge in the metal. A chunk of metal is missing from that spot. Guess I'll have to mail send it in for repair.

Like Powerkicker said, I don't think that would cause your problems. If it's a used Eagle you may want to replace all the springs such as the recoil and magazine springs.

I myself just sold a Mark VII .44 that ran excellent. I sold it for a chrome Mark XIX model which jams every magazine. After comparing my Mark VII and XIX springs I determined the Mark XIX springs are considerably weaker/shorter than my Mark VII. I put in a new recoil spring assembly and i'm waiting on the mag springs. I think once all the springs are changed it will run like a champ.

You've got to remember that your Desert Eagle's return spring is, to put it mildly, extremely stout and it should be. A small gouge like that isn't going to gum up your gun. It'd take a piece off the bullet and still slam the cartridge in the chamber. Now if it is maybe taking a piece of brass off each cartridge and getting it stuck in the spot the bolt lugs travel in, then I could see it happening, but I'm just going to assume you've inspected your brass and noted that this is not the case.

The simple answer to your question is, No, that weird ding is not supposed to be there.

Are you able to flip the barrel release down and release the barrel from the slide and frame after such a jam, or do you have to pull really hard to get them to seperate?

Take a couple rounds and put them in a magazine. Cycle the slide and chamber a round and then remove it. Do you see any evidence of burring in the chamber? Any really out of the ordinary scratches on the cartridge, not counting the feed lips or the mark the bullet's going to get just from chambering?

Check out your extractor. You didn't lose a piece off the front of it did you? If you did and the weapon closed on it, it could feasably cause a ding like that one.

If all else fails just send it in to Magnum Research and get it repaired. I'm pretty confidant that they'll figure it out far faster than any of us armchair gunsmiths can.

See if they'll just let you send the barrel if you really think that is the only problem. Much cheaper. I still think the gun has another problem. Either way, I hope you get her running! My 44 has been 100% reliable from day one....it's just darn hard to reach the safety to flick it off.

My .50AE XIX has the same notch in the feedramp.

If you're using handloads, you'll have to put a fairly substantial taper crimp on the cartridge or it will jam in the way you've described. Seating the bullets .02" less than the max COAL also helped my .50AE XIX a lot. I never had a problem shooting factory ammo through it.

very helpful. i'll try a box of factory loads and will reset the bullets on my handloads with a tighter taper crimp.

I just looked and mine has that notch too. Eats up factory ammo like a fat kid in a twinkie factory. Bout to see how it handles my newly finished reloads.

I noticed mine has the same notch as well.

thanks for everyone confirming the notch. Got some factory rounds and a new mag... will try them out this weekend.

Did you get your springs from Magnum Research or Falcon Arms? BTW mine has the notch as well.

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