Why the Desert Eagle hate?

[bsg]

Long time waiting, sure... but when ya finally get to cross one off...

oh yea; it sort of works that way....

[sevensix2x51]

I didn't use to hate them. I have fired one many times since I was a young lad, and thought, "hey, that's kinda cool."

Then, for the past several years, when somebody I know who has seemingly just figured out that guns exist in the real world asks me about guns, they always seem to ask me if I have a "Deagle." No, I don't have one of those. I don't care to have one. I realize that I can instantly blow off peoples' limbs and send them careening though a plate glass window with a single round, fired from a "deagle" held parallel to the horizon without even aiming, apparently, and that the "deagle" is the most powerful handgun in callofsuperhonordeathkill2022, and in fact, the world; so it makes no sense that I don't have one. I must not know what I am talking about.

Now, I hate them. (not really, but jeez, it does get annoying.)

[saki302]

I used to own a .50AE Israeli one, and sold it before the annoying term 'deagle' became popular.

It was accurate, the trigger had a nice break (but was heavy), and mine functioned well, but failed to lock the slide back about 1/3 the time (no jams). Recoil with HOT .50 loads is about the same as an average load in a .44 revolver.

For actual carry though, it doesn't come close to a revolver in terms of weight vs. capacity. More like an engineering excercise in "can I build this?"

I prefer a magnum revolver, so the DE got sold. For the same size and weight you can have a .500 mag revolver that's 2X as powerful, if that's what you're looking for.

If you want a .44 DE, I liked the older models better- they're lighter and slimmer (not designed to take the full beating of the .50 round).

-Dave

[JAGACIDA]

Gov. Arnold loves Desert Eagles.

[dascoyne]

The problem isn't the gun itself, but it's the jokers educated on video games that believe the DE is the last word in firearms that drive me nuts sometimes.

Which reminds me of a thread from another forum I frequent. One guy posted the following thread. And he's not a troll - he's well-known on that forum and was dead serious. Excerpts:

Thread Title: This is like the best gun you could have.

"http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976409243.htm

Desert Eagle .50 AE

Israeli Military Industries = the best, top quality... you could shoot anything with this piece, man. This is better than any American or Russian guns."

"...this gun is so powerful it could shoot you through a wall and still kill you! I know you have to recock it or whatever to fire the next shot, but seriously, if your aim is right, you dont need a second shot!"

When he got thrashed from all sides he replied ...

"Come on, look at the SIG P-229 (.40) that Powerclown posted. Yeah, it might be a good gun, but it looks so small and weak compared to the Desert E!

I mean, I can believe that some guns may jam, but I honestly have to say, inexpert that I am, the main Israeli arms manufacturer, of one the most technologically advanced military forces in the world, is not going to mass produce a gun that doesnt work. if you look after this piece I am sure it will work fine 99.9% of times, and its stopping power is off the hook."

"Israel's army is one of the best armed, is probably the best trained and best overall infantary force in the world. They are well supported by good American planes and world leading Israeli and American missile technology.

But that is off topic.

This is an elite handgun, people can come up with whatever criticisms, the fact is, it is internationally respected and famous."

I, admittedly, groan when someone starts a conversation about the DE only because 50% of the time it ends up like the thread above.

[Smithereens]

my love affair ended after i rented it, i had lots of complaints during range time. Still cool *** gun though

[mtenenhaus]

i'm a real wimp when it comes to recoil but for some reason the .44 wasn't too bad...and surprisingly accurate. Kind of wish they weren't so expensive though or i'd consider purchasing one.

[walmart_ar15]

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.

Owned one for many years. Gun is gas operated with rotating bolt and requires full power ammo to function properly. So your average range/show reloads just not going to cut it.

With that said, remove the inner spring from the recoil assembly. Problem solved!!!

BTW, don't use non jacketed bullet. The lead shavings will plug the gas port/tube. (Same for HKP7, Steyr GB, or any gas gun)

[RTE]

Let us see your deagle

sure twist my arm

[PsychGuy274]

I don't care what anyone says, I'm going to buy a Desert Eagle in 50 AE and yes, it WILL be gold plated. Because that's how I roll.