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Section 8: Handguns
Subject: Desert Eagle in 44 Magnum Msg# 1059963

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Mark Freburg Forum Manager

Joined 4/3/2000

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TJ Parmele (Read)

Joined 6/1/2005

I had a similar itch for many years and never scratched it. I'm sorry yours was unreliable as that is the bugaboo of any handgun for me.

I have never fired the .44 Magnum (though I have fired the .50AE twice--I rented one at a range once and and so got a good chance to go through a bit of ammo--not bad. I was a bit younger.)

I fired the .357 version when very young and it was indeed a pussycat. But at that point one is forced to query himself as to why he needs such a large heavy gun to shoot the .357 Magnum. If I were desperate to have a .357 Magnum autoloader--and as you know I was for many years, I'd want a Coonan. Much less of a handful than the Desert Eagle. There's another itch that never got scratched. More's the pity, I suppose. So many guns, such short lifetimes we live.... Wink

For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
When it worked, yes it was fun to shoot.

Problem was, I couldn't get through a magazine without some kind of failure. What I learned is that the gun had to be kept squeaky clean in order for it to function. I replaced the recoil spring, and 2 magazines... none of it really fixed the problem.

I never would have used this for anything serious. It was a range gun... and that is all.
Scratched my itch. Mine was also .44 Magnum and it was a handful.

I would love to try one in .357 Magnum. I imagine it'd be soft.

I even had a holster made for it...

Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: Desert Eagle Holster
Image Info: Here is a custom Kydex holster I had made for this pistol with an image embedded into the Kydex. It's a thigh rig based off of a G-Code model. with a full mag, this thing is HEAVY

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