Desert Eagle

[mif_slim]

I had one. Like others said, bulky. Its more of a "wow" factor then anything else. Pretty accurate. I carried it with me once to hunt and never again. It sat in the safe so long that I had to sell it. But good gun though. I never had any feeding/fte/ftf issues with it.

[lazs]

My experience with the DE has been with other peoples guns.. They know I like guns and figured that I would be all thrilled to shoot their DE's mostly I have shot 3 or four different 44 mag guns. So far.. not one has finished a range session without a jam and that is with factory ammo. It is "accurate" in the way a glock is "accurate" you can hit something with it. Bench shooting will give mediocre groups at 25 and 50 yards.. not in the same class as a good 44 mag revolver.

It is heavy but.. that means that it handles recoil well. I would say that it is the lightest recoiling 44 mag I have ever shot.. anyone who is afraid of recoil would do better with a DE than most revolvers so far as tolerating recoil.

Factory 44 mag ammo is very expensive but you are not limited to factory ammo... just to jacketed slugs and a narrow pressure range.. lots of semi autos are thus handicapped tho.. not just a DE. You can load your own 44 mag with jacketed slugs for $10-$15 a box depending on component price when you buy or the amount you buy.

It will not "shoot through" anything any better than any other 44 mag revolver.. most likely not as well since you can't load the real heavy cast bullets in the 300 grain range like you can with revolvers and these slugs are proven penetrators.

They are really not that expensive to buy compared to even some revolvers but they are very expensive to own if you don't use em.. If I spend that kind of money on a handgun then I want to spend a lot of time trying to wear it out.

I simply don't enjoy shooting the gun enough to bother and I can think of a dozen or more guns of equal value that I would much.. much.. rather own.

[SixtyDashOne]

I have one in .50AE but I don't shoot it much because of the cost of ammo. I only take it out every couple of months but it always puts a smile on my face when I shoot it, and on friends' faces when I let them shoot it. The talk of whether it's practical or not is beside the point imo. It's not practical, and you're kidding yourself if you're trying to convince yourself otherwise. But if I really wanted to be practical then I would have stopped buying handguns after my first one or two. Also, I'd bet 9 times out of 10, jams = limp wristing. All that said, do I need my DE, no. Will it stay in my collection forever, maybe, maybe not. But it's fun to bring out from time to time and make lots of noise and put large holes in stuff with it.

[DIG]

Despite the opinions of others, you should get one if you want one. You can always sell it if you don't like it.
I had one for 5yrs and shot it about 3x a year. I used 240gr +P and never had an issue with the gun. Very fun to shoot and will definately gets alot of people's attention. I found that it was very accurate. Cleaning is a chore but worth it. I used Slip2000 EWL lube after cleaning. Great stuff.
Some people can't handle such a firearm and will talk negative about it being too heavy, and not being practical, etc.. Personally, those are all of the attributes I liked about that gun. It was a big, heavy monster and you (and everyone around you) knew you were shooting a magnum.
Break-in is around 200rds or so. Like a 1911, the more you shoot it, the smoother it becomes ...and if you don't like the finish on the gun, send it back to magnum research. I think it's around $250'ish to refinish in the flavor of your liking (brushed chrome, titanium, etc..).
I didn't like the idea of selling mine but it seems like alot of us are running slim on funds these days and need to prioritize where our funds go.
Good luck!!