the gun did jam twice... any suggestions to prevent jamming of it. Is a brand new gun.
What caliber is your DE pistol?
The Desert Eagle auto 44 magnum must shoot ONLY full metal jacket bullets. The gas ports are very small and prone to blockage from lead fouling. I don't know if this applies to any other DE calibers. Check your manual for this warning. This is very important if you are using the gun for self defense and expect it to function 100% of the time. Defense guns must not be allowed to produce failures.
In regard to jamming..........If a new gun is jamming more than 1/2% of the rounds fired ( even when new), it should be considered to be having a problem. If it's less than that........one could blame the ammo. You should try different brands and see how it handles them. Guns can be "ammo brand finicky" some times in regard to cycling. Some will shoot all brands and bullet configurations just fine. Some don't like hollow points due to the nose configuration of a hollow point. ANY gun should be able to cycle full metal jacket bullets without ANY problems. They are the easiest to cycle.
Don't expect that the gun needs to "break in" and the problem to go away. It more than likely will not. If a gun is jamming, for what ever reason, it will probably continue unless something is corrected or changed. Like I said, guns can "ammo brand finicky". They certainly will favor a particular brand the best in terms of accuracy. Just because a gun will cycle a round dependably doesn’t mean it will shoot it accurately.
A lot of jams on new semi-auto guns are found to have deformed magazine feed lips. It's really not a problem with the guns action but actually just the magazine. It is rather easy to deform the lips from dropping the magazine and impacting the lip area. If a fresh round is being caught as it exits the magazine and it hangs up before it enters the chamber, it's probably a magazine lip feeding error or barrel ramp angle or polishing issue. If it's a "stove pipe stall" type of jam, it's a low power ammunition problem or a too strong recoil spring issue (this is not likely on a new gun). Low power ammo is evident when the spent casings are dropping at the shooters feet. Ammo exhibiting this tendency is not reliable for that gun. This is very dangerous on a defense gun because it will not be reliable shoot that particular brand of ammo. Casings SHOULD be ejected a minimum of five feet from the shooter. This indicates sufficient cycling energy from the ammo.
High powered ammunition (sometimes marked +P) or ammo at the SAAMI maximum pressure level for a given caliber, generally cycle very well and dependably. A semi-auto gun is more likely to jam with a LOW power target type ammo, rather than a high powered load such as a hunting round or self defense type round which are operating near the maximum SAAMI pressure levels for a given caliber. Each gun requires a minimum amount of recoil energy to dependably cycle the action. Low powered rounds sometime don't provide this and a jam can be the result. NEVER use target ammo for self defense purposes for this reason.
Other things that can cause a jam is slide interference. Make sure you are not contacting the slide with any part of your hand when shooting. Even a slight amount of drag on the slide can cause the gun to jam especially if the ammo is low power.
The shooter must also use a firm grip and keep the wrist of the shooting hand stiff. This allows the moment of inertia to act on the slide and propel it reward during the high pressure phase of powder burn. If enough energy is absorbed through a weak and flexing wrist at the time of recoil, the slide will not move rearward enough to eject a spent casing and will produce a jam. Hard to believe but it's true. I've done it many times to prove this to people. PLEASE DONT TRY THIS YOURSELF! You might drop the gun with ammo in it. This should only be done with one round in the chamber.
WOW that was long winded. Call me if you have questions. Let's go shooting!!!!!!!!!
