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Not sure I agree, my Glocks, Sigs and Colt 1911's eat anything from Blazer to Winchester White box.
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And they should, being designed to be service pistols. The Desert Eagle is NOT, and NEVER WAS!! One look, let alone picking one up, should tell you that!
Movie heroes and villains and shooter video games wielding Desert Eagles (or the infamous "Deagle") are just FANTASY.
The Desert Eagle in NOT an omnivore. It is not a vegan, nor a scavenger. It requires a VERY specific diet or it gets sick. Think of it like the carnivorous bird the name suggests. It must be fed the right diet, and handled the right way, or it will not "fly".
Gas Operated. NOT recoil operated like GLocks, Sigs, Colts, and every other service class pistol over the past 100+ years. And, the gas system is fixed (non adjustable). So it requires a certain minimum level of gas volume and pressure to run.
Compared to service semi autos, the operating range of ammo for the DE is very narrow. The gun is made to run on FULL POWER 240gr ammo, and that is what the (semi) fixed sights are regulated for at the factory.
Call Magnum Research (not sure if the info in on their website) as ask them what factory ammo they recommend. Quite simply, the ONLY factory ammo you can "trust" to work in the Desert Eagle is what is recommended by the maker. If the Eagle doesn't run on THAT ammo, then you have a gun problem.
If the Eagle doesn't run on some other ammo, you DON'T have a gun problem, you have an ammo suitability problem.
You already seem to know not to use cast bullets. I would also recommend staying away from plated bullets, and jacketed stuff with exposed lead bases.
Lead noses, RN or hollow point are not a problem in my experience. Desert Eagles can run well on specially worked up handloads, I've been doing that in mine for decades. 180s in the .44 and 125s in the .357 can run the guns well, BUT the loads have to be worked up for the gun, and my experience is they have to be full power to HOT or the Eagle won't like them.
Now, your issue COULD be the magazine (DE's are not immune to mag issues), but its not the most likely cause, for the symptoms described.
Another point where the Desert Eagle different from about all other autoloaders is the magazine. It must "float" (meaning nothing holding or putting pressure on the base of the mag) or feeding issues are likely.
As far as I know, the "date" number on the magazines is NOT the date of manufacture of the individual magazine. It is a factory code referencing (I believe) some design feature or spec about the mag, a quick check of some of mine shows "dates" from 86 to 08. (in .44Mag).
Hope this helps.