Desert Eagle .50ae

[Mibairho]

Can someone tell me the value of a Desert Eagle .50ae matte Chrome XIX platform with 3 mags and about 100rds of Ammo? Great condition barely fired. I heard about one at a local gun shop in Lake Forest and think I might spend the cash for it. Never see them available in .50ae anymore.

[dozer wright]

Just a heads up you can buy the 44mag Desert Eagle and pick up the Conversion barrel and mags . For around $300 , I found my barrle and Mags on Ebay . Takes all of 2 seconds to change the barrel . Probably looking for $2000 maybe $2500 For Chrome even used .If you get the Desert Eagle remember no limp wristing lean into it and a small amount of Grease . My Desert Eagle never fails to fire or cycle .I'd have no problem using it for a truck , campgun or hunting with it . I can put more rounds on target faster with the D.E. than with my Ruger Alaskan or S@W 500 mag . I understand it's a Semi but the Kick/push is a way more manageable in both 44mag and 50ae .

[krb]

My uncle has one and I'm dying to try it. A friend has one and hardly ever uses it. I'd kind of like to have one but ... it seems like a range toy, like something you have just to have and that hardly ever goes out to shoot. I don't have enough money for something like that. I'd rather get something I look forward to shooting.

[gixer1k]

I would say under $2000. The resale market for DE is not that great since they are a novelty and not in high demand.

The two extra mags and 100 rounds of ammo is about $200 value. You can get a new one in 44 for about $1700+tax, then sell the 44 barrel and buy a 50 barrel.

You can also buy a black one for a lot less and get it refinished.

[Mibairho]

Thanks for the replies. I want as one of the guns you have but rarely shoot.

[bmk20398]

500SW is lot cheaper than 50AE to shoot, same or more recoil
Bullet Rainier 335 $0.17 + Primer $0.04 + Powder $0.12 = $0.33 when you handload, no chasing for brass

[stilly]

Can someone tell me the value of a Desert Eagle .50ae matte Chrome XIX platform with 3 mags and about 100rds of Ammo? Great condition barely fired. I heard about one at a local gun shop in Lake Forest and think I might spend the cash for it. Never see them available in .50ae anymore.

If it is used they can sell it with that paperwork that makes it like a FTF...

Else, just look at a .44 mag DE at about $1500 new and mags are about $40 each new.

I hope it comes with a .44 mag barrel so you can shoot it then. And if it does, KEEP the barrel so you can swap between the two depending on your paycheck.

IF they had a price tag on it that was $1400 I would take it. Heck, if they had it for Hmmm, $1700 I would still consider it, but I would have to take it apart and look at it first.

.50 AE is nothing special. It means that you BETTER get into the reloading forum and make some friends or else you will have a very expensive safe queen that you will not want to shoot.

Please tell me that since it is used, they at LEAST have the Hogue finger groove rubber grips on it. If they do not, that is another $36 to be spent on it. And if by XIX you mean they have the barrel with the COMP built in well, Hmm, yeah I dunno about that. I heard some bad things about these, but I was gonna get one of those barrels. If the barrel is NOT comped though- that will tack on about another $200 or so and believe me, you WANT that comp. If this gun store is asking about $1500 and the barrel is not comped and the grips are plastic. MEH. Offer them $1300 and see if you can get it that way.

.50 AE is an unshootable caliber if you do not have a nice saving account to dip into or if you do not know how to reload. (there is another $400+...)

If you just want a DE to look cool and not really shoot, go buy a basic black in .44 mag, spend the money on a .50 AE barrel, then have it cerakoted to some weird banana *** pattern and there ya go.

My uncle has one and I'm dying to try it. A friend has one and hardly ever uses it. I'd kind of like to have one but ... it seems like a range toy, like something you have just to have and that hardly ever goes out to shoot. I don't have enough money for something like that. I'd rather get something I look forward to shooting.

The Deagle is exactly the OPPOSITE of what you just said. In fact, if you got one and then spent the money for a .357 mag barrel, it would possibly be your best gun and you would ALWAYS take it with you to the range. The .357 mags are the funnest. The .44 mags are the next funnest, except that .44 mag costs more. .50 AE is a range toy, over rated and ammo is expensive and hard to find. You can walk into walmart if you had to and buy .44 ammo at about a buck a round, or you can reload for about .19 a round and make louder ammo than what they sell in the stores.

If you are ever at RMR in Riverside or maybe even RISR and I can make it out, I would let you see what I am talking about.

[hunterb]

It is only a good pistol on Counter Strike. It is an overpriced novelty range toy.
For that kind of money you can get a nice gun that you will love to shoot.

Resist the urge to buy novelty guns.

[jdben92883]

Matte chrome should fetch around $1600. .50AE is the ONLY way to go IMO.

[Walther_Guy]

Wow. Lots of advice coming from people who apparently don't own DEs.

As far as value, the Matte Chrome models are not on the roster so it's going to be worth more than any of the on roster models. For those that don't know, the CA models of DEs all have an extra safety feature in the form of a small plunger which can be seen on the back of the gun just below the firing pin when the hammer is cocked. My first DE was the CA version and when it came time to remove the bolt for cleaning, I quickly realized what a pain in the @$$ this small extra part caused. Anyone who has done this will know exactly what I'm talking about. I hated it so much that I sold it and bought two off roster DEs through SSE back when you still could.

50AE is absolutely the way to go if you can handle it. And believe me, not everyone can. You probably won't even need a ton of ammo. It's not like 9mm where you can easily burn through hundreds of rounds in one range trip. I typically shoot about 20 rounds through mine when I do take it out and then I'm pretty much good. As far as 50AE ammo being more pricey than 500 S&W ammo? Maybe that's true for reloading, but certainly not for factory ammo. Several months ago I picked up a box of 250 for about 80 cents a round. Even the Hornadys which are most commonly found are running about $25 a box for 20 rds these days. S&W 500 will almost certainly cost you much more for 20 rds. The DE in 50AE is actually a lot more comfortable to shoot than the S&W 500 due to the slide absorbing much of the energy.

I own a 50AE and a 44 mag. I never shoot the 44 mag because the 50 is way more fun. No reason to mess around with buying one in 44 just to have buy the 50 barrel later if that's all you're going to shoot is how I look at it.

While the Matte Chrome isn't my prefered color, I would absolutely buy that before one of CA on roster models if the prices are within range of each other. No question about it.

Novelty range toy? Absolutely. Overpriced? That's a matter of opinion. Novelty guns can still be nice guns you that you love to shoot. When you see how that round smacks around a hanging AR 500 target like it's a piece of cardboard, you'll understand.

[Robotron2k84]

Wow. Lots of advice coming from people who apparently don't own DEs.
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For those that don't know, the CA models of DEs all have an extra safety feature in the form of a small plunger which can be seen on the back of the gun just below the firing pin when the hammer is cocked. My first DE was the CA version and when it came time to remove the bolt for cleaning, I quickly realized what a pain in the @$$ this small extra part caused. Anyone who has done this will know exactly what I'm talking about. I hated it so much that I sold it and bought two off roster DEs through SSE back when you still could.

DE owner here: you can call up Magnum Research and get the free-state firing pin block and use that, or just remove the spring and plunger from the block, it will function identically to the normal FP block. I actually think the extra safety is a good idea since the DE shouldn't be carried with a round in the chamber and the FP safety has been known to slip on some models. Some concern the CA parts could brick the gun if it fails. Agree that it's a PITA to remove and need four hands, but no need to toss the gun to remedy.

[Walther_Guy]

DE owner here: you can call up Magnum Research and get the free-state firing pin block and use that, or just remove the spring and plunger from the block, it will function identically to the normal FP block. I actually think the extra safety is a good idea since the DE shouldn't be carried with a round in the chamber and the FP safety has been known to slip on some models. Some concern the CA parts could brick the gun if it fails. Agree that it's a PITA to remove and need four hands, but no need to toss the gun to remedy.

I didn't toss it. I sold it for $200 more than I paid for it and used the money to buy a non CA DE in a finish I couldn't get in CA. I also don't carry either of my DEs and don't plan to. Too much weight for comfortable carry.

[JTROKS]

I was just going to take a pic of the firing pin stop of my DEagle to show what I did to the CA safety feature. This is the stupidest feature I've ever seen. I've been so bad as I didn't clean it after our last shooting trip a few months ago. I planned to do a complete disassembly of the bolt to clean it. As soon as I pulled the bolt out the extractor pin retainer fell out. That's not good at all. Upon further inspection my polymer extractor spring looks more like dough. I really need to replace this polymer crap with a steel spring.



Anyway here's my firing pin stop. Replacing the FPS with a non-CA model, or just taking that spring out makes life better.

[captainsavaho]

I was just going to take a pic of the firing pin stop of my DEagle to show what I did to the CA safety feature. This is the stupidest feature I've ever seen. I've been so bad as I didn't clean it after our last shooting trip a few months ago. I planned to do a complete disassembly of the bolt to clean it. As soon as I pulled the bolt out the extractor pin retainer fell out. That's not good at all. Upon further inspection my polymer extractor spring looks more like dough. I really need to replace this polymer crap with a steel spring.



Anyway here's my firing pin stop. Replacing the FPS with a non-CA model, or just taking that spring out makes life better.

Will it still function properly without CA safety F ?
Instead of purchasing new plate.

[JTROKS]

It will still function. Just that extra hole where the firing pin block deactivator used to be located might let foreign debris in. If you understand how that CA feature works. I feel it will cause light primer strikes once the part wears out as I dry fire my gun's more than I shoot them. Well except for rimfires.