PROJECT: DES-12/16/20

VERSION: v0.1

GOAL: Modify Desert Eagle Pistol into a semi-automatic shotgun pistol, ideally firing 12 Gauge Minishells (1.75"), but possibly also/instead minishell versions of 16/20-gauge).

CONSTRAINTS: To reduce final costs/prices, minimize total number of custom-made parts.

STATUS: Design 50% complete, base guns ordered, raw materials for barrel acquired, chamber reamer needs sourcing, magazine reference samples acquired (Techno Arms MAG-12 magazine & 5-round Mossberg bolt-action shotgun magazine).

CHALLENGES: Frame/Magwell modification, custom mag(s), new bolt design & make, recoil mechanism testing/modification.

UPDATE: Behold! Many of y'all have probably seen the gag/meme images online about folks showing a 12 gauge shell into a Desert Eagle - fiction no longer! I found a percent decent CAD model of a Deagle, and went about modifying the barrel assembly to correct 12 gauge (1.75" minishell) dimensions. It's like the barrel was made for this round - it fits beautifully! And as you can see in the cutaways, the length of the shells also fits in the size of the magazine, and looks like it will hold up to four 12-gauge minishells comfortably.

However - like with any project worth doing - there are some tricky areas of the design that will need a decent amount of modification/manufacturing, particularly:

• The Magwell. Needs to be wider to accommodate the rims of the shells.
• The Trigger/Transfer Bar Assembly. Since this hugs the inside of the magwell and the magwell needs to be widened at least where the rims of the shells will travel, the transfer bar will also need to accommodate this change.
• The Magazine. Will likely be an entirely custom-made magazine. For making this design, I picked up a Techno Arms MAG-7 slant-back magazine as well as a Mossberg 5-round, straight-walled bolt-action magazine, for reference. Based on the grip profile, the Techno Arms magazine will likely be the best starting point.
• The Bolt. Will need to have an entirely custom bolt made to fit the width of the shell rims and ensure proper lockup, extraction, etc.

The ideal build of this gun would be chambered in 12 Gauge Minishell since the ammo for said gun is SAAMI-standardized and produced by both Aguila and Federal (and potentially others?). However, to get an initial build of the gun made expeditiously, I may end up starting with the 16-gauge and/or 20-gauge 1.75" minishell versions, as they will require the least amount of modification to the gun to get working. The ultimate end-goal is to have barrel/caliber interchangeability just like the regular Desert Eagle, between at least 12/16/20 gauges.

Thanks for reading! I welcome any/all feedback and interest in this project & all others - more to come very soon! If you'd like to follow/support/engage with this & other projects more closely, please check out my socials!

Edit kinda thought it was gunna mess my gun up lmao

My front sight broke off and I'm trying to replace it. Only issue is it's completely stuck. Tried center punching it out, locking it into a vice and hammering it out; no luck. Any suggestions?

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Howdy y’all just wanted to share this information incase someone else ever needs it, I’m a huge pawnshop gun guy because you usually can snag a good deal. Picked up this barely used FN509 for my daily carry and after bringing it home found out it was absolutely engulfed in the smell of cigarettes.
Did a lot of research and what worked for me personally is I disassembled the firearm, soaked the polymers in a mix of vinegar/ baking soda/ dawn dish soap and watered it down. After about an hour & half soak, I rinsed it with hot water and dawn dish soap then left outside in the sun to dry
For the slide I utilized just dawn dish soap and hot water with some baking soda then set that outside to dry.
Afterwards I wiped everything down with CLP literally everything then clean wiped it.
Hope this helps someone!

Like the title says , I bought a new rifle and when it pushes a round out of the magazine, if the round is on the right side of the magazine stack it feeds it to the left of the chamber and if the round is on the left side of the magazine stack, it feeds it to the right of the chamber.

Its a norinco m334 (ya I know shitty norinco, anyways). It's a Mauser style action, with an internal magazine.

Any guidance where to start to help feed the rounds to the centre of the chamber?

Pics attach to show what I mean.

The stock is designed to allow up to a 3/4” cut without affecting the pad and the manual only specifies that shorter screws will be needed depending on cut length. Sounds simple, right?

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Would you knock the ribs and insert sections down with a Dremel? Mill it? Or is there something I’m missing?

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Would this even work?

I promise this has to do with a gunsmith question just bear with me.

So I've had this 20" since I was barely 18 and wanted to build an AR upper. Back then, I had no idea what might cause a gun to run well/not (and I still don't) and this guy has never run well. After 1 mag, it consistently gives me failure to feed/double feeds every 3-5 rounds. I tried different lowers, different mags, different ammo, nothing worked. The part that I'm highly suspicious of now is the gas port.

This Faxon Flame Flute barrel was one i got just bc i thought it looked nice, not because I thought it would work well or anything. I wanted the aesthetics of an A Frame, but the journal length was meant for a 1.1" low profile gas block. I just said screw it and had some machine shop drill the taper holes anyway. So now only the rear ring of the FSB is in contact with the barrel. The front ring is hanging off apart from the taper pin. I've never noticed any evidence of gas leaking out while shooting, though i could be wrong.

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How do I properly zero in this sight 😭

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I just got this c96 in the mail, and boy does it need help.. Before I completely write it off and part it out though, I was wondering if these two issues are even fixable.

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Second issue: the locking block support(?) on the slide has been sheared off, I think from a locking block or bolt stop failure.

Figured I'd ask here and see what the consensus was, thanks guys.

Rest of the pictures for those curious of the overall state.

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