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Been eying a .50AE Desert Eagle recently. Seems like a fun range gun. However, seeing as ammo is pretty expensive for it, I have a hard time justifying spending $1500 on a gun I probably wouldn't shoot too often. Is it possible to buy the .50AE DE and also get parts to convert it to .357Mag?
 
Yeah you can buy the whole set for 2200 which includes everything you'd need to fire all three calibers. Either that or you'd need a new barrel and new bolt assembly to convert from 50cal to .357 cal. Your best bet truly would be to just get the .357 and if later on you want the .50cal then get it.

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Its really a nice gun to fire. No real recoil easy break down and very reliable. One thing to keep in mind is dont go cheap on the ammo. It likes the good stuff.
 
next question...can you even own a desert eagle in chicago?



my dad has the .44cal and its a nice handgun. I could see if you are hunting or in bear country wanting the .50cal but for just range time the .357 is plenty of gun. All comes down to how much you wanna spend every time you pull the trigger?
 
I'm not technically in Chicago. I'm in the south subs. It's just easier to say Chicago since no one has ever heard of the town I'm actually in.

Yeah, this wouldn't be for hunting. Just fun at the range. I guess I'll have to think on this a bit more.
 
Yes, grand!!!! There aren't enough people at the range who are there for reasons other than to "shoot".

Like the moron and his buddies last week who thought it'd be cool to load his 357s so hot that after about 10 rounds he left in an ambulance. But hey, he got what he was looking for.......attention!!!

While you're at it pick up a S&W .500, those get looks too and the people shooting them don't stay long due to the recoil and cost of ammo.

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No need to be sorry. Most of the people on forums that rag on the Desert Eagle just don't have the funds to buy them or shoot them. I don't know why they even bother to post all of the negative stuff. I own a lot of Desert Eagles and Baby Eagles. I like the guns. They shoot well, function well, and look nice. If you were to reload for the .50, it would be cheaper to shoot.

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My comments weren't directed at the DE per se, hey, whatever floats your boat.
They were aimed at some of the people who own them that I've had the misfortune of shooting next to.
It seems that most of the people who buy them do so for aesthetic reasons and not performance reasons.
They look "evil" or "I've seen that in the movies".
The few that I've seen were in the hands of folks who knew next to nothing about our sport or firearms but wanted to be "cool" or wanted a Hollywood "popular" gun.
 
Sorry that I think running a few mags through a DE, in addition to my 9mms, 357 and .45, would be entertaining...
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Ironic.

Guns aren't toys.....................they're for entertainment?
 
It seems that most of the people who buy them do so for aesthetic reasons
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Hags, I'm not picking a fight, but don't most/possibly all of us purchase guns because of aesthetic reasons. Yes, there are some other things thrown in the mix but a lot of it is the look and feel of the gun which has little to do with performance. I wouldn't have started collecting them if my son hadn't pushed me to do so because he saw them in the movies but now that I have, I like them. And yes, I like guns that look nice even though I am big on performance.

My last trip to the range was with a friend and a new .50 Desert Eagle. It was a lot of fun to go back and forth knocking the gongs down right out of the box.
 
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Hags, I'm not picky a fight, but don't most/possibly all of us purchase guns because of aesthetic reasons. Yes, there are some other things thrown in the mix but a lot of it is the look and feel of the gun which has little to do with performance. I wouldn't have started collecting them if my son hadn't pushed me to do so because he saw them in the movies but now that I have, I like them. And yes, I like guns that look nice even though I am big on performance.

My last trip to the range was with a friend and a new .50 Desert Eagle. It was a lot of fun to go back and forth knocking the gongs down right out of the box.
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Sure, I agree. No argument here. Let me put it this way.

Guns like the DE attract a certain type of individual. Should I say certain people are attracted to the DE.
Just like the guy who was shooting hot loads in his .357. I was shooting a few lanes over with my .357. Some people need to "feel" strong or macho or whatever.
Like the group who was shooting next to me while I was instructing a youth shooter. They're shooting 12" groups with their vertical grip, crapped out ARs. Problem is their brass is showering me and the shooter. When I approached them they act as if I'm infringing on their "rights" to do so.
The 11 year old I was tutoring has more range "sense" than that.
Does that make more sense?
I don't have a problem with the gun in and of itself. When someone posts they will have trouble with the price of the gun and then imply they'll have trouble affording the ammo, well, why consider it then?
 
buy the desert eagle! its a really nice piece, and very rare to hear of them having a problem. Not every gun has to have a purpose, or even be used for its intended purpose, look at all the tricked out ar-15's when is the last time they were used for anything except to shoot paper.
 
Ironic.

Guns aren't toys.....................they're for entertainment?
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Referring to my sig, I take it?

Yes, to me, guns are entertainment. However, my sig is from The Simpsons episode where Homer gets a gun.
 
Guns like the DE attract a certain type of individual. Should I say certain people are attracted to the DE.
Just like the guy who was shooting hot loads in his .357. I was shooting a few lanes over with my .357. Some people need to "feel" strong or macho or whatever.
Like the group who was shooting next to me while I was instructing a youth shooter. They're shooting 12" groups with their vertical grip, crapped out ARs. Problem is their brass is showering me and the shooter. When I approached them they act as if I'm infringing on their "rights" to do so.
The 11 year old I was tutoring has more range "sense" than that.
Does that make more sense?
I don't have a problem with the gun in and of itself. When someone posts they will have trouble with the price of the gun and then imply they'll have trouble affording the ammo, well, why consider it then?
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I will admit, that part of my attraction to the gun is that it is in a lot of video games I've played. However, I'm not one of those people that you are reffering too. I don't shoot off large caliber handgun in a crowded indoor range because I know how much it annoys me when people do it. When I purchase the gun, I take the time to learn how to shoot it.

What wrong with me being concerned about the price? I like the way the DE feels in my hands and I always like adding new calibers to my collection. I don't see wanting to convert a .50AE DE to .357 as being any different than a 1911 from .45ACp to .22. It saves some money while still practicing the with the gun.
 
Someone needs to asked about how well they perform in .357. I've had no problems in the .50, but light loads in the .44 are problematic. So, I would assume it would have more issues in the .357 but I don't have any experience with that.

As to questions about the amount of leather used in making my holster set up, I'm thinking it was only one cow and I'm sure the meat was used.
 
Someone needs to asked about how well they perform in .357. I've had no problems in the .50, but light loads in the .44 are problematic. So, I would assume it would have more issues in the .357 but I don't have any experience with that.
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Excellent question...
 
Just speaking from my experience, YMMV, etc...

I found a used .50 AE priced at something like $699 about 5 years ago. Had the itch to get back into hunting w. handguns, so...
Stumbled across a .44 barrel and aftermarket magazine in another gunshop awhile later and a .357 barrel, bolt and magazine in a third gunshop. Swapped the 6" .44 barrel for a 10", picked up a few spare mags here and there, a buddy gave me a cheap aluminum case from Harbor Freight and a neighbor had eggshell foam in a box marked "Free" at his garage sale. I'm into the whole works for appreciably less than current MSRP for a new one at today's prices. (Hey, OP, that's a hint on how to go about keeping YOUR costs down in getting one ;) )
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I've got to admit that I haven't been impressed with the .357 parts installed in my gun: function has not been overly great and between this overgrown hog-beast's weight and gas operation, in the inevitable comparison to the other chamberings it feels like it comes out short. Maybe function would improve with a dedicated spring set tuned to work with the little caliber, but I haven't gone there.
 
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.....Guns like the DE attract a certain type of individual. Should I say certain people are attracted to the DE.
Just like the guy who was shooting hot loads in his .357. I was shooting a few lanes over with my .357. Some people need to "feel" strong or macho or whatever.
Like the group who was shooting next to me while I was instructing a youth shooter. They're shooting 12" groups with their vertical grip, crapped out ARs. Problem is their brass is showering me and the shooter. When I approached them they act as if I'm infringing on their "rights" to do so.
The 11 year old I was tutoring has more range "sense" than that.
Does that make more sense?
I don't have a problem with the gun in and of itself. When someone posts they will have trouble with the price of the gun and then imply they'll have trouble affording the ammo, well, why consider it then?
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I'm always amazed when a Desert Eagle technical question arises....how others wander off and project emotional biases, (which are not DE related but some bad experience with another shooter), then transpose that experience onto all Desert Eagle owners.

Perhaps you'd have more credibility if you owned a Desert Eagle and had some first hand knowledge.


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Guns like the DE attract a certain type of individual. Should I say certain people are attracted to the DE.
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I didn't buy my DE for shooting long range with a hangun, or for personal enjoyment, or for hunting...........nope, I bought mine because I have a little willy and wanted to be a man like some posters on the DE threads who must be real men because they don't need a gun like the DE to be manly! :rolleyes:

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