Desert Eagle 357 question

[Asmodeous]

You can't swap them to 9, I've checked into it.

[Rekrab]

Are you talking about the DE or the Sig? I know the only available options without going custom is .357, .44 and .50 for the desert Eagle.

[Asmodeous]

The Sig.

[Rekrab]

Actually if you start with a P229 in .40 or .357sig you can go to 9mm. It's when you start with the 9mm you can't swap out. You'll see Bar-Sto makes drop in conversions for them. But, of course they're not in calibers as awesome as the Desert Eagle's. The Sig is much cheaper and more cost effective, but if you really want a Desert Eagle I wouldn't sway you from it. Just remember you're going to pay out the nose for caliber swaps (the most if you go to or start from .357mag). But absolutely, completely, and totally worth it.

[Asmodeous]

Thats interesting. I had heard you could convert them to 9mm initially but I've talked to a lot of people and they have all told me you can't. I'm sure this kit your are talking about is a bit of custom work. I'm going to check it out.

I still like the fact that the Desert Eagle can shoot 3 different devastating rounds with a single chassis.

[Asmodeous]

Ok, so I checked out the Bar-Sto website and I do see that they make the 9mm barrel for the 40/357sig guns. I poked around on the website and found the FAQs page to be useful:

http://www.barsto.com/FAQs.cfm?C1=8

It looks like depending on the gun you get, you may not even need to change the mag, only the barrel.

I almost got a good deal on a 357sig Sig Sauer but I when I thought I couldn't convert it to a 9mm for cheap target practice.

Rekrab, thanx for the info man. I'll put the Sig I wanted to get back on the list of guns I want to buy =) I think I'd like the Desert Eagle first though.

[Plisk]

If you want true versitility with your handgun, get a sig P250. Look into it and you'll see what I mean.

Or get an AR-15, almost every caliber being made can be shot through one with the proper items.

[Asmodeous]

I checked into the sig p250. There is a single CA legal model now. The gun is awesome except for one thing. Its double action only. If that gun was double/single link my dad's p228 I'd already have purchased one and be twitling my thumbs during the waiting period. I wonder if they will make another version of it that isn't DOA....

[Plisk]

I checked into the sig p250. There is a single CA legal model now. The gun is awesome except for one thing. Its double action only. If that gun was double/single link my dad's p228 I'd already have purchased one and be twitling my thumbs during the waiting period. I wonder if they will make another version of it that isn't DOA....

They're not, the P250 is going to be discontinued soon. The fact that only 1 model is on the list doesn't matter; the slide and frame can be swapped out.

[Asmodeous]

I know I could buy the 1 CA legal model and then swap all the parts to get what I want but even if I do that its still a double action only gun.

Why is Sig killing it off ? Sales are low ?