Educate me on Desert Eagles.

[chickenfried]

I was one of them thought it was a ridiculous cartoon gun. Made fun of my friend for buying one. Then I borrowed his for a range trip. Now you won't catch me saying a bad thing about it. I loved shooting it. Way more accurate than I thought it would be. No jams but only had 100 rounds. Recoil wasn't bad.

You will find no real reason to buy one other than the fact that it's cool. There are a lot of people who rag on them because they're big, heavy, loud, expensive, expensive to shoot

[jumbopanda]

Rule number 1: Never call a Desert Eagle a Deagle.

Rule number 2: See Rule Number 1.

Yeah, you just call it a Deag.


Really though, they're heavy and totally useless. I believe a S&W Model 500 weighs about the same except it fires a MUCH more powerful round.

[dwh100]

Thanks for the crash course guys, I really appreciate it. And "No Thanks" to "dwh100" for his stupid comment.

Just inept I guess!

[RTE]

Just inept I guess!

Here I googled it and came up with

Wonder if it made it thru the

[nine eos]

anyone know of any ranges that rent a .50ae desert eagle? i'd like to try one out.

[mzimmers]

I shot a DE in .44 magnum a year or so ago. As others have pointed out, this is a BIG gun. I think they weigh over 50 oz. and they're just plain large.

If I remember correctly, it operates on gas impingement, not on blowback. You may or may not consider this a good thing.

I like their looks and it felt good in the hand, and was fun to shoot. I don't know how practical they are, but if you want to fill an empty slot in your safe, you could do worse IMO.

[JavelinFangs]

just a tad bit off-topic but I've been wanting to get the Micro Desert Eagle for a while now, finally checked the DOJ certified roster and it's not on it! Is that the end of dream as I'm not a LEO? Or is there another way of acquiring this firearm? Thanks in advance.

[FUBAR]

Its ICONIC.

[stillnotbob]

Agent Smith uses one in the Matrix. Seems like a good enough reason to get one.

[SxB]

cool in a mall ninja kinda way.
i wouldn't mind having one but its way down there on my list of guns to buy.

[Guns R Tools]

Desert Eagle is unique, it uses gas operating system, often cause of weak cycling due to weak ammo.

It is very finicky about it's ammo.

In 50AE, commercial ammo will cycle action reliably, and throw the brass far, often straight back (many times operator error).

In 44 mag, it's got to be hot enough to cycle action. I think same goes for 357 mag.

There were 41mag, 440 Corbon, but not in production anymore.

Many use it for hunting.

Yeah, it is big, often flash weapon. But it has its uses.

Caliber change from 50AE <=> 44 Mag, less than a minute.
50, 44 <=> 357 much longer due to bolt change.

Factory offers muzzle brake that look menacing. I think they charge $200 plus $10 shipping, you have to send in a barrel so they can drill tap and attach the brake.

Some have ported the barrel by MagnaPort.

I think that new model's barrel's have Picatiny rail milled onto it all the way, not just two slots. Haven't seen much pictures though.

I think it maybe too much for indoor ranges but definitely fun at outdoor ranges.

I wouldn't call it practical but intriguing.

[forgiven]

Love my .50 USA nickle. Got to admit though that my .357 AutoMag is even cooler.