Desert Eagle in Snatch

[al g blenny]

I have kept the name desert eagle in the back of my mind ever since I saw the movie Snatch. The scene where one guy points out to two other guys that their gun says replica and his clearly says Desert Eagle is great. I did a search for this gun here on THR and on the web and I'm still not satisfied with the info I found. What's the deal with this gun? Is it reliable? It looks pretty cool. It seems to be pretty large for a handgun though. Good for target practice? Self defense? Any links to good info on the desert eagle?

 

[loki.fish]

The full size Desert Eagles are big and heavy. Not practical for CCW or any form of defense IMO. You have to use 2 hands to shoot it, unless you're a big guy, but still very recommended to use 2 hands to shoot it. It's fun to shoot, I have the .50AE one, but for around $1.00 a bullet, it's pretty expensive. They make Baby Eagles that shoot the normal caliber rounds, I've never shot one so I don't know how concealable or heavy they are.

Here's the homepage of the company that makes them...... Magnum Research

 

[roscoe]

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg16-e.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Eagle

 

[Gixerman1000]

I own a Mk XIX in 50ae, I have put well over 500 rounds through it over the years and the only problem I ever had with it was a few FTF on the last round from the mag in the same range session, the mag was very dirty and since cleaning it out it hasn’t missed a beat.

I have taken deer with mine but it’s more of a range toy than anything else, not that it couldn’t get the job done but it’s way too large, heavy and powerful to really be practical for a defensive roll.

Here's a few pic's to give you an idea on size



with some other large friends, S&W 500 and Ruger 454




I wear a large to extra large glove (and no I'm not that pink, it's just how the pic came out lol)