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desert eagle
AZgunowner
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are all d.e.'s single action only
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Thanks in advance,
Ed
Ed Konopasek
Thanks.
The firing pin, firing pin spring, bolt stabilizing pin, spring and guide, bolt guide pin and firing pin stop all fall out of the gun, leaving the bolt stuck in the barrel with a live round inside.
Anyone know why this keeps happening, and how to fix it ?
This was picked up on a trade, and now I have an idea why the guy traded it [}:)]
-Marcus
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Who knows about the Desert Eagle 1911 .45?
Its a traditional single-action automatic, the same as any other 1911 pistol, only branded "Desert Eagle" for marketing purposes.
To clarify what was written above, with a single action REVOLVER you have to cock it before each shot. Double-action revolvers you can either manually cock it before firing, or alternatively just pull the trigger through a long heavy pull to make the gun cock itself and fire.
Double-action "only" revolvers don't let you manually cock them. . .the only way to get the gun to fire is to pull the trigger through a long heavy pull that cocks the gun and fires the round.
Now, by definition, all semi-automatic guns load themselves after each shot is fired.
A single-action AUTOMATIC requires you to manually cock the hammer prior to firing the FIRST shot. Note that racking the slide will typically also cock the hammer, so you don't necessarily have to do it with your thumb. When the slide goes back in recoil after the first shot it will automatically cock the hammer for the next shot, and this is true of every shot after the first one. The classic example of a gun like this is the 1911 .45ACP pistol.
A double-action AUTOMATIC requires a long heavy revolver like trigger pull to cock the hammer and fire the FIRST shot.
*SOME* double-action auto guns (so-called "traditional double action") will then cock the hammer automatically when the slide goes back after every shot other than the first one. In other words, after the first shot, they become "single action".
Guns like this include the Beretta, SIG 220 series, Walther P99, and the older Smith and Wesson "number" series auto pistols, amongst many others.
*SOME* double-action auto guns are "double action only" and require a long double-action type pull for EVERY single shot, like DA-only revolvers.
Examples of these guns include the Kel-Tec and Ruger pocket .380 automatics, and certain variants of the Beretta, Sig, etc, specifically designed for police agencies and others who prefer issuing double-action guns to try and reduce the likelihood of negligent discharges.
If you want to brag about your DE 1911 some more why don't you just start another topic on how great it is? http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=499849
Nice way to drag up a 4 year old post that has NOTHING to do with your pushing the DE 1911 [xx(]
If you want to brag about your DE 1911 some more why don't you just start you own topic on it?
never noticed that...[B)]
Nice way to drag up a 4 year old post that has NOTHING to do with your pushing the DE 1911 [xx(]
If you want to brag about your DE 1911 some more why don't you just start another topic on how great it is? http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=499849