I'm thinking about buying the desert eagle as my next toy. It would be in 50AE. I have a permit burning a hole in my pocket.

 

I don't care about ammo prices considering it's more a novelty.

 

If you have one, I'd appreciate your input. Should I buy one? Pics are welcome

Did you see my DE in .44 mag...........??????

Did you see my DE in .44 mag...........??????

It's beautiful, but wrong caliber. I need the 50AE. How much by the way?

I love mine. It's just fun to shoot and it's a show stopper. Firing that thing brings other people around. I only ever load one bullet at a time. If you got the cash id say grab it. Lol. Everyone needs their own miniature cannon

I love mine. It's just fun to shoot and it's a show stopper. Firing that thing brings other people around. I only ever load one bullet at a time. If you got the cash id say grab it. Lol. Everyone needs their own miniature cannon

That's my reasoning behind it. Ha. I found it pretty "cheap" online.

Mine was $1600 NEw. Wish I could of afforded the chrome one haha.

I purchased one a few months ago. It's a beast of a gun. Only got to shoot it once due to work commitments, but I have to say it's a blast to shoot. The recoil is stout, but not as bad as my sw500.

 

Buy it and enjoy.

My friend has one and I shot it a few times.  He's got the chrome one.  It sure looks intimidating.

 

It kicks hard, but controllable.  

 

He got ammo from SGA and the price was not that bad.

Saw this, thought you might be interested.

 

No affiliation or knowledge of who this is.

 

http://www.armslist.com/posts/3567430/southeastern-pennsylvania-handguns-for-sale-trade--imi-desert-eagle--50ae

 

That's what I wound up buying.

 

That's what I wound up buying.

 

Congrats on the purchase!

Nice! I recommend the Hogue grips for it. Never shot it without the grips but I have small hands so the extra rubber gave me some more to hang onto

I have Not fired one but something I want to try out one day. One magazine would be enough to satisfy my curiosity.

$14 a full mag lol

$14 a full mag lol

It's less than that but you wouldn't be shooting this gun as much as say a 9mm anyway.

 

It's for the experience of it.

Shot onoe only once. Recoil was less than I had expected but still considerable. I was mostly impressed by the cartoonishly largeness of the gun itself. I couldn't reach the safety with my thumb and had to use the other hand. It was a fun gun to shoot. Difficult to ccw - a little bulky and my pants would fall down.

I have Not fired one but something I want to try out one day. One magazine would be enough to satisfy my curiosity.

Woodland park has one in the rental fleet

Woodland park has one in the rental fleet

 

Yeah, I know. I think its $50 to rent it and you get 10 rounds. To me, thats ridiculously expensive to fire 10 rounds. I would rather meetup with someone at the range that has one and buy a box of Hornady ammo for $25 for 20 rounds. I shoot 10 rounds and then give them 10 rounds as a thank you.

I've shot my friend's DE. It's very accurate and surprisingly easy to shoot once you get over the initial "boom."

Where do u find boxes of ammo for $25?

I just bought 200 rounds of Hornady 300gr for $169 shipped. That's 84.5 cents per round. I scored big time.

I just bought 200 rounds of Hornady 300gr for $169 shipped. That's 84.5 cents per round. I scored big time.

Source?

Source?

Gun broker

 

Just scored another 200 for $180

Yea I couldn't drop that much money at once on rounds. I buy a box here and there

Yea I couldn't drop that much money at once on rounds. I buy a box here and there

You save lots of money buying in bulk.

Holy Sh....this thing is huge and heavy

 

it's definitely an asshole gun.

shot one a while back. kicks like a mule but damn it made you smile.

Since i just got beat on a python i might need one of these to compensate

I do like the greenish color.

I do like the greenish color.

It's burnt bronze.