Walther Micro Desert Eagle Instruction Manual

Micro Desert Eagle Pistol

Owner’s Manual

.380 Auto DAO Pistol

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Magnum Reasearch, Inc.

Before handling the pistol read this manual carefully

and observe the following safety instructions.

Improper and careless handling of the pistol could result

in unintentional discharge and could cause

injury, death or damage to property.

The same consequences can be caused by

unauthorized modifi cations or adjustments, corrosion,

or use of non-standard or damaged ammunition.

This instruction manual should always accompany this pistol.

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State by State Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Rules of Firearm Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety Rules and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Pistol Description and Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Removal of the magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Magazine loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Pistol loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Reloading during shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Unloading the pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Loaded chamber indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Maintenance Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Grip Plate Assembley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Removing Functional Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Exploded View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

List of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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STATE-BY-STATE WARNINGS

Certain states require by law that their own specified
warning notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously
included by the manufacturer, distributor, or retail dealer
with firearms sold in that state. Magnum Research, Inc.
sells its products in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations. Because our products may be sold in these
states, we include the following:

CALIFORNIA:

WARNING: Children are attracted to and can

operate firearms that can cause severe injuries
or death. Prevent child access by always keeping
guns locked away and unloaded when not in use.
If you keep a loaded firearm where a child obtains
and improperly uses it, you may be fined or sent
to prison.

CONNECTICUT:

"UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A LOADED FIREARM MAY
RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OR FINE."

FLORIDA:

"IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT
AND FINE, FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEAVE A
FIREARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY
ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR
TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER
OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A
MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND."

MAINE:

"ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME.
IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN
EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT
TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP FIREARMS
AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP FIREARMS AND
AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE TRIGGER LOCKS."

MARYLAND:

"WARNING: CHILDREN CAN OPERATE FIREARMS
WHICH MAY CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. IT IS
A CRIME TO STORE OR LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM IN
ANY LOCATION WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL KNEW OR
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT AN UNSUPERVISED
MINOR WOULD GAIN ACCESS TO THE FIREARM. STORE
YOUR FIREARM RESPONSIBLY!"

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MASSACHUSETTS:

"WARNING FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY
GENERAL: This handgun is not equipped with a device
that fully blocks use by unauthorized users. More than
200,000 firearms like this one are stolen from their owners
every year in the United States. In addition, there are more
than a thousand suicides each year by younger children
and teenagers who get access to firearms. Hundreds more
die from accidental discharge. It is likely that many more
children sustain serious wounds, or inflict such wounds
accidentally on others. In order to limit the chance of such
misuse, it is imperative that you keep this weapon locked in
a secure place and take other steps necessary to limit the
possibility of theft or accident. Failure to take reasonable
preventive steps may result in innocent lives being lost,
and in some circumstances may result in your liability for
these deaths."

"IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR KEEP A FIREARM,
RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR MACHINE GUN IN ANY PLACE
UNLESS THAT WEAPON IS EQUIPPED WITH A TAMPER­RESISTANT SAFETY DEVICE OR IS STORED OR KEPT IN
A SECURELY LOCKED CONTAINER."

NEW JERSEY:

"IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED
FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR."

NEW YORK CITY:

"THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK
IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE FIREARM
STORAGE. FOR INCREASED SAFETY, FIREARMS
SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN
A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR
AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND
OTHER UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS."

NORTH CAROLINA:

"IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM
THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A
REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW IS ACCESSIBLE
TO A MINOR."

TEXAS:

"IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE, TRANSPORT, OR
ABANDON AN UNSECURED FIREARM IN A PLACE
WHERE CHILDREN ARE LIKELY TO BE AND CAN
OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE FIREARM."

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WISCONSIN:

"IF YOU LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN THE
REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD YOU MAY BE
FINED OR IMPRISONED OR BOTH IF THE CHILD
IMPROPERLY DISCHARGES, POSSESSES, OR EXHIBITS
THE FIREARM."

PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR FIREARMS
RETAILER OR STATE POLICE FOR ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS UNDER STATE OR LOCAL
LAWS OR REGULATIONS. SUCH LAWS AND
REGULATIONS CHANGE CONSTANTLY,
AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE IN THE BEST
POSITION TO ADVISE YOU ON SUCH CHANGES.

BASIC RULES OF FIREARMS SAFETY

1. Treat all fi rearms as if they were loaded, at all times. Many
accidents occur with fi rearms that are handled carelessly,
because they are believed to be “unloaded”. These accidents
can be avoided by handling all fi rearms the same way you
would handle a loaded fi rearm, at all times. Even after you
verify that a gun is unloaded, you should continue handling
it as you would a loaded gun, and make sure that others
around you do the same.

2. Point the muzzle in a safe direction at all times. A “safe
direction” is one in which, if the fi rearm were to discharge,
there would be no injury to anyone. Never point a gun
(whether you think it is loaded or unloaded - see Rule #1
above) directly at another person or at yourself. Consider
that a bullet can ricochet (glance off) pavement, fl oors, walls,
rocks, the ground, water, ice or almost any other object
it strikes. Also, bullets can penetrate walls, ceilings, floors,
doors, windows, and many other materials to kill or injure
someone on the opposite side.

3. Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger
guard until you are aimed at a proper target and have
decided to fire. If your finger is inside the trigger guard, you
could fire your gun without intending to - for instance, if
you were startled, or if you slipped or lost your balance. By
keeping your finger outside the trigger guard until you are
on target and intend to fire, you ensure that you will never
hit anything you do not intend to.

4. Be sure of your target, and what is around and beyond
it. The bullet fired from your pistol can travel over a mile,
and has the potential to kill or seriously injure someone
at that distance! Once you pull the trigger, you cannot call
the bullet back, so you must positively identify your target
before you fire. Never fire (for instance, at a noise,

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a movement, a rustling bush, or a shape in the dark) until
you have positively identified your target as something you
intend to shoot. Fire only with a safe backstop behind your
target - something that will stop and contain the projectiles
you fire, even if you miss the target or your bullet passes
through it.

5. Whenever you handle a firearm that, even momentarily,
has been out of your direct control, start by checking its
condition to determine whether or not it is loaded. A
firearm in your hands is a lethal weapon which is YOUR
responsibility, so YOU must check it yourself, NOW, not
later. Do not rely on someone else to check it. Do not take
someone else’s word for the firearm’s condition. Do not rely
on your memory of having checked the firearm previously,
or on your belief that you left it unloaded the last time you
used or handled it. Check it again yourself now.

6. Never give a firearm to anyone, or take a firearm from
anyone, unless it is unloaded and the action is open. If
someone tries to hand you a firearm with the action closed,
politely ask them to open it before you take it from them.
If you need to open the action of a firearm with which you
are not familiar, don’t experiment, lest you make a fatal
mistake! Instead, ask someone who knows how to handle
the firearm to open the action and allow you to verify that

it is unloaded. If you can’t find someone who knows how to
handle the firearm, leave it alone!

7. Firearms should be unloaded when not actually in use.
Load your firearm only when you are on the target range or
in the field and ready to begin using it. Unload your gun as
soon as you are finished shooting. Unload your gun before
you bring it back into your car, camp or home. Never leave a
loaded gun unattended, even for a moment.

8. Thoroughly read and understand the owner’s manual
and other literature supplied with this pistol. Never use any
firearm unless you completely understand how it operates
and how its safety features work. Contact Magnum Research,
Inc. if you have any questions or concerns, or if you are not
certain you have all the literature supplied with the firearm at
the time it was first sold. Even if you understand everything
in this manual, no manual can provide you with the benefits
of hands-on firearms instruction. If you are not already an
experienced firearms user, you should obtain training in
the safe and proper use of firearms by attending one of
the many firearms safety and shooting courses offered in
all parts of the country by the National Rifle Association
(telephone [phone]), gun clubs and ranges, gun shops,
shooting schools and other qualified sources of instruction.

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