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Archived [ARCHIVED THREAD] - what to look for on a used desert eagle?
Posted: 6/22/2014 3:47:08 AM EDT
I'm looking at a desert eagle 44 at a pawn shop. I don't know what gen it is. Overall it looks OK, well used but OK. I did notice dents in the mag. Appears that from recoil the carteridges dented it from inside.
Does that sound normal? Should I replace the recoil spring as a precouision?

Link Posted: 6/23/2014 3:10:54 AM EDT
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Dents in a in the mag are not normal... At lease I've never seen it and my buddy had a 50 from all 3 gens and we have shot some VERY hot loads so hot we didnt know if it were going to stay together... No dents.

Jon

Link Posted: 6/24/2014 11:31:22 PM EDT
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Brass is far softer than steel, and as such a round in the mag would be very unlikely to dent the steel.  Sounds to me like someone pried or poked at the inside of the mag with a screwdriver or pick.  Maybe they had a stuck follower?  Could also be an indication of something else wrong?
Link Posted: 8/9/2014 4:14:07 PM EDT
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Mags are no big deal, they can be replaced. Check the gun for the usual suspects: rust, abuse, battering, etc.

I realize this thread has been going a while, you may have already bought the gun?
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