Why the Desert Eagle hate?

[H20 Toie]

I have read a lot on how they are such POS guns but i wanted one just for the hell of it, not to use as protection. and they look cool

It took awhile but PRK got me a brand new one ( made in the USA) 50 in brushed chrome and so far it has been great.
I was amazed at how accurate it is.
Doesn't have that bad of recoil as i would have expected. less than shooting my Smith 629 44 mag
i've put couple hundred rounds though it with zero issues.

Is it impractical ? sure
Is it fun? oh yeah

Not sure what people expect from them but i think it is a great gun.

[Merc1138]

Hate? I dunno about hate.

Not liking it at all because it seems to serve no practical use other than shooting a big gun at the range, yeah. Combine that with the cost of the gun, cost of the ammo, and you end up with something not a lot of people like or care about.

If you like it, who cares what other people think.

[Curley Red]

People just want to hate. Same with glocks, people just want to hate. I have always wanted a desert eagle in 50 cal. myself.

[meaty-btz]

Merc, just how is it impractical against the 2 legged target?

It is a large gun and an auto, which reduces the recoil of powerful 44 magnum. A 44DE is no more impractical a weapon than a 44 Magnum Revolver. Though, that we are required in this state and most others to hide our armament a DE is truly useless in that environment. No way anyone is hiding a firearm of that size.

[Merc1138]

Even without having to hide the thing, would you really want to openly carry that in a holster? It's heavy, it's big, it's going to bang into crap(and I wouldn't want to try sitting in a car or even a chair with armrests with that thing in a holster on my belt). What is it that 44 magnum or .50 ae is going to do against the "2 legged target" that .45, .40, and 9mm wouldn't with decent shot placement? If you're lucky enough to own large capacity magazines for a firearm in .45, .40, 9mm, etc. you have more shots in a firearm that's smaller, weighs less, and would be more practical to carry.

"but what if I want to keep it in the car and not necessarily carry it but leave it in a lockbox?" ok, now you need to find a box big enough to keep the thing in, but isn't so big you can't put it where you want/need to place it. I'm sure there are probably more reasons why it doesn't make much sense for a "2 legged target".

Now if you were hunting and wanted a semi auto handgun as a sidearm in something like a .44 magnum, might make more sense. But those targets aren't really 2 legged unless you run the risk of being attacked by a gorilla or something and I haven't heard of those being in any North American forests.

[meaty-btz]

Even without having to hide the thing, would you really want to openly carry that in a holster? It's heavy, it's big, it's going to bang into crap(and I wouldn't want to try sitting in a car or even a chair with armrests with that thing in a holster on my belt). What is it that 44 magnum or .50 ae is going to do against the "2 legged target" that .45, .40, and 9mm wouldn't with decent shot placement? If you're lucky enough to own large capacity magazines for a firearm in .45, .40, 9mm, etc. you have more shots in a firearm that's smaller, weighs less, and would be more practical to carry.

"but what if I want to keep it in the car and not necessarily carry it but leave it in a lockbox?" ok, now you need to find a box big enough to keep the thing in, but isn't so big you can't put it where you want/need to place it. I'm sure there are probably more reasons why it doesn't make much sense for a "2 legged target".

Now if you were hunting and wanted a semi auto handgun as a sidearm in something like a .44 magnum, might make more sense. But those targets aren't really 2 legged unless you run the risk of being attacked by a gorilla or something and I haven't heard of those being in any North American forests.

Well, there is always big foot, but I hear he is a protected species.

For me the biggest thing (lol) about a DE is its, slow to draw and bring on target but not really any slower than a 44 Mag Revolver. As for heavy, try a sword, same goes for sitting. Life becomes an art-form, and yes, you bang into EVERYTHING for a while and there-after.

[Lumpia is sarap!®]

[InGrAM]

Some firearms are just for fun, I guess some people just don't understand that, which is why people hate certain things a lot of the time. People hate what they cant understand.

[ZX-10R]

Behind every successful person is a bunch of haters. If you have one...Great. If you don't you find a reason to hate what someone else has.

[jdberger]

Why the Desert Eagle hate?

One word...

DEAGLE

[Oceanbob]

Good for you...!..

Owning guns and having FUN with them is what our Hobby is all about..!!

Desert Eagle, S&W .500 and the FN-5.7 are three FUN GUNS that come to mind.

I had a DE 44 chrome model years ago. Wow..what a fun shooter and extremely accurate. Sold it and bought something else...that's what we do.

Enjoy it...!

Be well, Bob

[hybridatsun350]

To be serious, I don't know why. They're a very unique and interesting gun. Who also makes a gas piston operated handgun that shoots rounds meant for a revolver?

[asgalindez]

I used to want that gun, before I got into firearms as a hobby. I wanted the component system package that had interchangable slides for .357, .44 and .50AE.

Now it's just too hollywood for me, and the gamers talking about how badass the Deagle is on COD/CS/anyothergamewithadeagle pretty much sealed the deal that I will never own one.

[gti_20ae]

Buy one, you will learn to hate it. What I really hate about it is that it will only cycle with certain load. But then again, it does looks pretty cool.

[HKMadness]

I dont hate desert eagles. A more accurate statement (for me) would be to say "they are not on my top ten list of guns i want to buy next". Merc's reasons in post 2 are also some of my reasons, but the point of guns is finding what works for the individual shooter. Like previously said, if you like it and it works well for you, to hell with everyone else's opinion.

I bet you paid over $1,000 for that thing, didnt you?