Why the Desert Eagle hate?

[ehair]

i got one in .50 and one in .44. Its not practical but fun particularly in .50. Its a fine handgun given the right situation. i think the hate stems from all the hollywood movie crap.

[KrazyKevy]

Yah I want one cause A-Wax in Menace II Society had one!
"Need a little help homie?"

[FashionBiff]

I would say some people seem to be compensating for something, not all but some and the fact that the word "DEAGLE" was coined kills it for me.

[hkfooey]

I would love the DE 50, just the cost of ammo stops me.

On the other hand, I would love to see someone takes a DE50 to a USPSA match in the Production class (or Limited 10). LOL

[InGrAM]

Yah I want one cause A-Wax in Menace II Society had one!
"Need a little help homie?"

HAHAHAHA!!!! Omg, that movie made "boys n the hood" look like a Disney movie....

[Merc1138]

So what have we learned from this thread?

Not many people actually hate the desert eagle.

A lot of people dislike it for practicality reasons, doesn't mean every gun has to be practical.

Some people don't like it due to how it's manufactured/operated, possibly justifiable considering the cost if they handled a poor example of one or the fit and finish isn't comparable to something else of similar cost.

A few people don't like the stupid "deagle" name bestowed upon it by the gaming crowd.

No one on a forum(calguns) for actual gun enthusiasts and owners really hates the thing just to hate it, that seems to be reserved for the wannabes on a videogame forum that want to appear superior to the other users.

[Maddog5150]

My buddy has one. Really unreliable with any store bought range ammo. I reloaded some hotter loads and the accuracy and reliability went up almost 100%
I'm no master reloader or anything, just pumped out some rounds for him. You cant fire light stuff through them and you need something with more power to cycle it.

[Cali-Shooter]

One word...

DEAGLE

You hit it right on the dot. Or rather, crosshair.

[epcii]

COUNTER-STRIKE! That takes me back. Way, way, back. The 1.6 patch ruined it, though.

[Cali-Shooter]

I WISH I could get one for $650... then I'm sure to jump onto the "deagle" train, lol

[cineski]

People hate because they theorize with no personal experience (kinda like most people who follow politics). The internet's psychological impact on us makes this phenomenon worse. I've been guilty of this. In the past I disliked Glocks for no reason other than lack of experience and for what I read. Once I had hands on experience (by chance I might add) I found out how amazing they were and now people accuse me of being a Glock fanboy. Well, to me a fanboy is someone who is just the opposite of a hater but still have the same lack of experience to back up their claims which are based mostly on reading forums. So a fanboy I'm not ;-).

[451040]

... the fact that the word "DEAGLE" was coined kills it for me.

+1

[quarterscalelegends]

actually i have found that you need to explain to people that are NOT into guns why they are so cool. When they see it next to my 44mag smith and wesson, they will always think the smith is much more powerful and crazy looking.

Honestly i dont see how any real enthousiast CANT have one of these in there collection. Its one of the basics i think.

[masayako]

Gun bigger than sense is what I usually think of DE owners

[chris650]

I wish I had one.