shopping for a polished chrome baby Eagle, full size 40.

[rufunky]

Hi, I am shopping around for a polished chrome baby Eagle, full size 40.
Does anyone know of a place that sells them?

Also, what are your thoughts on this as a first gun.

The gun will be a carry and conceal.

[NG VI]

Any reason why you want one polished? Your best bet would be to just get one and then have it hard chromed by one of the many great shops doing that work out there. As far as a carry gun, luckily winter is coming, without your location I don't know exactly what that means for you but for me it means heavy clothes, all the time. A fullsize steel framed baby eagle might be pretty uncomfortable to carry after awhile because of its weight, but plenty of people seem to carry 5" Government model 1911s so maybe it won't be an issue.


Get a good belt and holster. Comp-Tac is having a clearance on their tan colored taper belts, $60.00 instead of the usual $75.00. I ordered a regular no-taper belt just because I like them better, and the closest size to mine on their tan belts was just an inch or two too short.

[rufunky]

Thanks for the quick response NG VI....

I am new to this and was not aware that it was common for people to send these out to be chromed .
What would be the benefits of sending one out to be hard chromed VS buying one already chromed?
Would it matter what finish you got if you were to have it hard chromed?

I live in Boston Ma .. So it does get cold here but I usually stick with light jackets through out the year.

[NG VI]

Good luck getting a carry permit in Boston, that place is brutal for gun owners.

The reason I brought up having it sent to a shop for hard chroming or something like Robars' NP3 finish is that I don't know if the Baby Eagle comes in chrome or not. I guess a quick check on magnum research would tell me...

So they do have a polished chrome finish, that would be the cheaper and easier way to go. Check out an online auction site like gunbroker or gunsamerica, auction arms is a good one as well. If you can't find exactly what you want there then you could try impact guns, they are an actual store, their prices seem to be a little higher than what you can find with some good shopping, but not outrageous, and they seem to stock complete lineups of firearms so you could probably find what you want there.

I'm in Maine, so we have approximately similiar weather. I will probably be moving up to my USP 40 for most of the winter, it's a little bulkier than my PCR or FNP I have been carrying.

[1KPerDay]

I live in Boston Ma
Holy crap, man... you should look into your local laws before you buy anything. When I lived there I had to get a licence-not-to-carry (about a 6-month-ordeal just to have a handgun in my house. And I couldn't legally take it anywhere IIRC. There's no way in hell you're going to get a concealed carry permit unless you're LEO or maybe military, IMO.

[rufunky]

Well I'm not directly in Boston around 30 min south (Brockton). Still being a city, I hear it is tuf to get one with out good reason.

I happen to own a computer shop a couple of towns over and have to make weekly deposits so I am hoping that is good enough reason.

NG VI, I will check out those places tonight when I get off work. How does one go about buying firearms online anyway? Is it easier to just find a local gun shop?

[1KPerDay]

Well I'm not directly in Boston
Ah.....

[Tactical Ninja]

How does one go about buying firearms online anyway? Is it easier to just find a local gun shop?

Any modern (<50 years old) firearm must be shipped to a Type 01 Federal Firearms License holder; you cannot take delivery of the firearm yourself without filling out a Form 4473 and going through a background check. Typically, you find a local shop that is willing to do transfers (the fee for which typically runs around $25 per firearm) and they fax a copy of their 01 FFL to your vendor of choice. After the vendor has received the FFL information, you pay for the firearm online and they ship it to your local shop, where you pay for the transfer and background check, fill out the 4473 for the firearm and take possession of it.

Some shops refuse to do transfers on firearms they already have in stock, preferring that you instead buy directly from them. Depending on online price (don't forget to figure in shipping - handguns must be shipped next-day air, which is fairly pricey) vs. retail price, you may do better just buying locally.

Note that MA has fairly restrictive firearms laws; some online vendors may refuse to ship to MA or may do so only with limitations designed to comply with state law, such as limitations on magazine capacity. For example, Centerfire Systems (http://www.centerfiresystems.com) lists the following restrictions:

Massachusetts - No Handguns. No Hi-Cap Mags without an FFL.
No Defense/Clip Fed Shotguns. No Semi-Auto Rifles. No Ammo.

[rufunky]

Thanks for the info Tactical Ninja.


I just left the gun safety course and in speaking to the instructor I asked his opinion on the baby eagle and he said he stopped selling fire arms in MA because of all the Guns they do not allow you to purchase.The baby eagle being one of them. :(


I found this @ http://www.fsguns.com/fsg_information.html

"The folks at Magnum Research have emphatically told us that they don't plan on ever
submitting their handguns for MA certification. Why not Doug? We have lots of customers who would appreciate the fine quality of your handguns.

Therefore, you will never be able to buy a new Desert Eagle or any of their
other fine firearms in this state! It's too bad because Magnum Research has always been know for offering nothing but high quality products"

[wyocarp]

I like the baby eagle and have them in all the calibers. The polymer frame is a little lighter and you might consider that if you ever move.