Why the Desert Eagle hate?

[HKMadness]

And...

Let us see your deagle

[FNH5-7]

And...

Let us see your deagle

Beat me to it. I was just about to post that.

[Rangda]

I had a change shoot shoot one recently. It was the 357mag model instead of 44 or 50. It was very fun. The grip was huge. I shoot my Glock 21 weekly, but it still dwarf it. My brother's friend also has teh 50ae barrel/slide and when they shot it, it was a blast.

[CK_32]

Its not that we hate it. It's just when people want to use it for hd because they shoot one on the video game. Impractical is more like it that hate.

For pure fun they are as good as it gets. Hand cannons. I have heard they are pretty unreliable but I've never shot owned or cleaned one my self.

[Lead Waster]

The opposite of a Desert Eagle would be, say a Ruger MK III.

Cheap to buy.
Cheap to shoot.
Easily to handle.
Easy to shoot accurately.
Pow! 4 cents. Pow! 4 cents. Pow! 4 cents. 550 rounds for 20 bucks
Stopping power? Stops tin cans right in their tracks!

DE?
KaPowwy!! 1 Dollar. Kerboom! 1 Dollar!



Don't get me wrong, I would love to shoot one at the range for a bit (before I ran out of ammo) but for a pure fun gun, there are others to choose from. Enjoy yours!

[Rekrab]

You know, for the longest time I assumed that because it was manufactured by IMI that it had some kind of military application.

The new ones look pretty slick with their picatinny rail on top of the barrel. But I think I like the original looks nicer.

And as far as haters... I blame Counter Strike. Hell, that game and more recent FPS games with "Deagles" in them are probably the only reason those guns sell as well as they do. I still like mine, even if it is impractical, hard to find ammo for, and obnoxious to detail strip.

[DArBad]

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.

+1. I myself don't hate the the Desert Eagle, in fact I find them fascinating. That said, I really don't think I would buy one. Now, if someone will give me one, I won't say no!

[Rekrab]

Oh, and note that after almost two years I have only put 420 rounds through my .44 Mag Desert Eagle.

[joe_sun]

I don't know about hate, it's just the practicality of one. That and everyone that doesn't own a gun thinks they are the end all be all of handguns.

[Marlin Hunter]

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.

I do not know if they are POS. I have never shot one.

They use revolver cartridges in a semi-auto pistol. There isn't much use for them even if hunting. Handgun hunters prefer revolvers or single shot Thompson Center pistols. If I shoot a 44 or 357, I don't feel like picking up my brass. They are also ugly and weight too much.

[Astig Boy]

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.

I'm in the same boat as asgalindez. Back when I didn't know anything about firearms as a kid is when I wanted one. It was just the ultimate cool gun to me back then. I can understand also that people own particular firearms just because they are flat out cool and not for the practical part. Kudos. Cuz even I am guilty of owning like 4 unpractical firearms. It is just that the D'eagle is so mainstream, it is one of two guns that most folks know about because of Hollywood(the other being Glocks). Last time I was in a store that had a Desert Eagle on display, a couple gang bangers rolled in and the first thing they said when they saw it, "O.M.G. there it is...the D'EAGLE..." Just the way he said it made me laugh. They spent their whole time in there just staring at that and the glocks. And they didn't seem to care or take notice of the more higher end guns sitting in the same shelf; the Sig 210 or the Night Hawk 1911s. So go figure. I find nothing wrong with the DE, but for me it has a mainstream fanboy stigma that I don't like.

[Zartan]

Should buy another one, so you can dual-wield while firing full-auto.

[FNH5-7]

To me the fascinating part about them is the bolt in a handgun.

[semiautosniper]

I got one because I hike in the national forrest a whole lot, and carrying a .45 near my camp ground just doesn't cut it for me in terms of adequate protection against 4-legged animals, and I cannot handle the sharp recoil of S&W revolver in 44 magnum... When the BigFoot emerges from the forrest and wants a piece of my butt, I have got two 4s for him in 240 grain TMJ. haha.

[GUNNTZ]

I will agree they're heavy guns, but damn fun to shoot and accurate. Shot about a hundred rounds this weekend and just had a stupid grin the whole time (I reload all my ammo). Not everyone hates them, I had tons of lookers and droolers. Only real drag is cleaning and proper lube of the parts, without this things can get stuck.