Why the Desert Eagle hate?

[quarterscalelegends]

I have one in 50 cal. dont shoot it a lot, just bring it to end the day at the range. I gotta say i love it. not only is it a great piece of history, but its rediculous and that makes it cool. I guess it comes down to your passion. If you passionate for guns then you probably appreciate it for what it is. If you just go out shooting and clean your gun after 100 trips to the range, my guess would be that you dont appreciate it.

[beerman]

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!

These are really a gun for a reloader,unless your name's Buffett or Gates. My buddy has had one for years.Very accurate,very dependable very fun to shoot but very,very big.Too big for my small paws. A definate crowd pleaser at the range...yea,I like em.

[okglockman]

I actually hunt large game with my .50 Cal DE. While it cannot replace the excitement of sticking an animal with an arrow, it is definately more exciting for me than shooting at a long distance with a rifle. I enjoy stalking animals....and if they choose to stalk me....I know I have a round that will stop them. Heck...if I miss and hit a tree.....the tree will fall on them.. lol j/k

[tacticalcity]

Cool for the ego factory. Fun for plinking. But just not a practical self defense weapon.

[quarterscalelegends]

i have 15 other handguns that are practical for self defense... but i have a feeling that if someone broke into my home the DE would work too? LOL

[drunktank]

I don't like them because they are unwieldy (for me) and in my experiences haven't been very reliable. More of a novelty. I'm more of using my guns as tools than anything and the DE doesn't fit my bag. More power to you if you enjoy it. In the end all firearms are fun

[gorenut]

I don't hate it one bit, but like many others.. definitely not even on my want list. Impractical, expensive, and from what I understand - can be sensitive to ammo (don't quote me on this, just heard from someone who used to own one).

but as far as hate.....

One word...

DEAGLE

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.

These sum it up.. when some people grow up watching movies or playing video games.. thinking the "Deagle" is the ultimate handgun graduate to actual gun ownership, they quickly want to deviate and "correct" their misconception as quickly as possible (not wanting to be associated with the mainstream hype). It doesn't help when you talk to friends/co-workers who don't know much about guns ask "Do you own a Deagle?" Then quickly lose interest in your collection with a simple "oh...." when you tell them you don't.

[thawein1856]

If you have one you just understand why they're a joy to own and so much fun to shot. Had mine for 1.5 years and only put 45 rounds through it. It's not a gun that you shot a lot (and I even reload for it) but when you pull it out and pull the trigger there's nothing like it.

[redcliff]

Not a hater, but not a fan either.

I fired a few magazines through one in .50ae with Hornady 300gr hollow points; I felt the recoil was much stronger than my typical .44 mags through my Model 29's. Personally I prefer the lighter weight of the 44mag revolvers and the versatility of using many different loads.

[yoitsbruce]

they shoot. real nice. they are heavy enough to absorb alot of recoil (.44 mag). if its too heavy try some push ups and curls it makes it lighter

[kosherbacon]

I want a deagle brand deagle. They're just so outrageous and interesting I couldn't help but think they're awesome.

[epcii]

I don't hate them. I just can't afford them! And, even if I could, I'd only want one in .50 AE, but I live in CALI!!

[bw762308]

I got a Desert Eagle then heard someone call it a Deagle. I like Beagles. Deagle sounds like Beagle. Now I like it even more. Woof.

See my Deagle here:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=446299

[Norsemen308]

most of the people who talk hate ont eh Desert Eagle have never shot one, and you will see many say the same thing with .44 mags, but if you grab a desert eagle and bang off a clip, and you are not smiling, there is no medical alternative thats ever going to turn that life around.

[bsg]

if i got one, i'd need a holster that would go to my knees. i'd feel like Elmer Fudd.