Hi guys
I went to look at a Desert Eagle that is for sale. It has seen some use but all and all not to bad. however one thing bothered me a lot. In fact it was the first thing I felt and didn't like it. The safety catch was like really easy to manipulate. Like in there was no tension behind the spring. I figured it was from being worn or a very relaxed spring. However this kept bugging me. So i engaged the safety and pulled the trigger. (The gun being unloaded of course but that goes without saying). To my surprise the trigger pushed the safety off and the gun "fired".
Now my question, since i don't know much about the internal workings of a DE, is this due to a worn spring or did this guy modify the gun, safety catch, by removing components? I just don't see how Magnum Research would count on just spring tension to make the gun safe. Seeing how everybody gun maker is making guns so safe that you can hardly use them, I cannot believe a gun would be this unsafe stock standard.
I'm sorry to say I didn't check to see if it was the Mark VII or the Mark XIX.