Desert Eagle firing pin conversion illegal?

[Randy Lahey]

I just picked up my Desert Eagle on wed and shot it yesterday. Took it home and realized what an absolutely ***** it is to get this firing pin CA crap off the gun for cleaning purposes. Called Magnum Research and was told they were not allowed to ship non CA compliant parts to CA.

Now my question is, is it illegal to convert the firing pin assembly to non CA "drop test" compliant status for purposes of their drop test? I'm not sure if it's just MR covering their own *** or just CA actually making modifications after drop test illegal? I just don't want to go through the headache of disassembly to clean the gun every time I put 50 rounds through it.

I should also note this gun is a LOT more fun and reliable in 50AE, not sure if the 44mag ammo I had was crap but it likes a big beefy round to cycle completely.

[Batman]

Call up Numrich Gun Parts or go to http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/966800.htm and get the 49-state firing pin stop and don't worry. It's sort of like the mattress police if you rip the tag off; no one's going to arrest you!

[Randy Lahey]

Call up Numrich Gun Parts or go to http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/966800.htm and get the 49-state firing pin stop and don't worry. It's sort of like the mattress police if you rip the tag off; no one's going to arrest you!

Thanks bud! Will order.

[splithoof]

That's a great, huge pistol. Mine is in .50AE, made in Israel. They are boomers for sure. If you don't reload to produce ammo, you should consider it. Being how expen$ive factory loads are, it makes sense if you are going to use it to the full potential.
Don't worry about changing out compliance parts on your pistol, Batman is correct.
As for .44 ammunition, what exactly were you using?.....the DE's are designed to use jacketed bullets. Sometimes it may be as simple as a different bullet profile or velocity loading.

[dozer wright]

Place a order to Underwood for some hot rounds . Keep an eye on Ebay for the 50 Ae kit Barrel and mags I got mine for under around $300

[Randy Lahey]

Place a order to Underwood for some hot rounds . Keep an eye on Ebay for the 50 Ae kit Barrel and mags I got mine for under around $300

I already have the 50AE Barrel w/ integral muzzle brake and two mags.

Way more fun than 44 lol

[Randy Lahey]

That's a great, huge pistol. Mine is in .50AE, made in Israel. They are boomers for sure. If you don't reload to produce ammo, you should consider it. Being how expen$ive factory loads are, it makes sense if you are going to use it to the full potential.
Don't worry about changing out compliance parts on your pistol, Batman is correct.
As for .44 ammunition, what exactly were you using?.....the DE's are designed to use jacketed bullets. Sometimes it may be as simple as a different bullet profile or velocity loading.

I was using Federal American Eagle .44 JHP (which isn't fully jacketed, but most of the 44 mag I can find isn't, lead tips). Also I would reload but I really don't think it'd be viable or responsible considering I live in an apartment.

[splithoof]

I was using Federal American Eagle .44 JHP (which isn't fully jacketed, but most of the 44 mag I can find isn't, lead tips). Also I would reload but I really don't think it'd be viable or responsible considering I live in an apartment.

It's not so much that the bullet is fully jacketed, it needs to be jacketed where the bullet contacts the barrel lands, and also importantly at the base of the bullet. The Federal loading you tried may be light, so try another loading.
As for reloading, the necessary equipment doesn't use much room, and when done properly is very safe. And very responsible as well.

[TKM]

Lose the stupid spring, replace it with nothing. End of problem.

Buy the hottest ammo you can find and blast away.

It is really easy to load the 50AE. Will save you boatloads of money. The bottles of H110 have the recipe printed on the side.

[Batman]

Desert Eagles like heavy bullets. In .44, you'll want to make sure you're using 240 grain loads. Using a 180 grain bullet will definitely cause issues. So will running the slide rails dry; use lubricant. Last thing is the gas port under the barrel. Using the tool that came with it, make sure you ream out the port after shooting to make sure it doesn't get fouled up and gummed up. My DE is in both .44 and .357, and doesn't really have an issue with either so long as I do the above.

[Randy Lahey]

Desert Eagles like heavy bullets. In .44, you'll want to make sure you're using 240 grain loads. Using a 180 grain bullet will definitely cause issues. So will running the slide rails dry; use lubricant. Last thing is the gas port under the barrel. Using the tool that came with it, make sure you ream out the port after shooting to make sure it doesn't get fouled up and gummed up. My DE is in both .44 and .357, and doesn't really have an issue with either so long as I do the above.

I'm thinking it had a lot to do with the fact it is new and not broke in yet, it cycled fine plenty of times but did fail to feed a couple. I was using .240 grain but I might switch to higher grain in the future.

[Randy Lahey]

Lose the stupid spring, replace it with nothing. End of problem.

Buy the hottest ammo you can find and blast away.

It is really easy to load the 50AE. Will save you boatloads of money. The bottles of H110 have the recipe printed on the side.

Wait I can just remove the spring and it will be good to go?

[TKM]

Yeah, it does nothing for anybody who isn't a democratic lawyer.

Even for them, it's just a wasted erection at best.

[smpd357sig]

Thats odd. Im in Ca and ordered the non-compliant parts over the phone with Magnum Research 2 months ago.

[SkyHawk]

Order the parts and have them sent to Audiophil at Alphacat in AZ and he will remail them to you for a small fee.

Thats odd. Im in Ca and ordered the non-compliant parts over the phone with Magnum Research 2 months ago.

Because you probably played it cool. OP probably freaked them out with talk of CA compliance, conversion etc. The words 'conversion' or 'CA compliant' should never cross your lips when talking to a mfg, same as 'off roster'.

Just call them and order spare parts for your free state gun. Simple. Plenty of people have moved here with non-CA DEs and I am sure MR is happy to service them since there is nothing illegal in doing so. CA allows people to move here with free state pistols, why the h&&& wouldn't MR provide parts to those people?? Do customers with DEs suddenly become persona non grata just because they move to CA?