Picked Up a Desert Eagle

[safecracker]

.50AE, .44 magnum, and .357 magnum with 6” and 10” barrels in all three calibers. Unfired, with mags and paperwork in a heavy duty stainless steel case. This is gonna be fun!

 

[Doctor_M]

Maryland Elite had one in their case yesterday that I drooled over a little. That looks like a great pickup. Enjoy!!

 

[Tomcat]

Nice find. I’ve got a 357 with 6” and 10” with a scope and a 44 with 10”

 

[Baccusboy]

Wow! I had no idea you could change barrels. How cool!

 

[UNCLE WAWA]

.50AE, .44 magnum, and .357 magnum with 6” and 10” barrels in all three calibers. Unfired, with mags and paperwork in a heavy duty stainless steel case. This is gonna be fun! View attachment 383524

Well that must've been a good chunk of change.
Hope you can still afford the ammo

 

[outrider58]

You picked up a Desert Eagle? Was it heavy?
Very nice, my friend.

 

[joppaj]

Wow! I had no idea you could change barrels. How cool!

Me neither, that's very cool indeed.

 

[ground chuck]

 

[FakeID]

thats awesome it came with so many barrels! What about was the price on that lot?

I was suppose to shoot one that is 50AE and 44mag this past weekend but plans fell through. Hopefully next weekend.

Enjoy your new eagle.

 

[Bullfrog]

Very cool.

Can you shoot .44 special and .38 special out of it with the .44 magnum and .357 magnum barrels, or would you need to get and install softer recoil spring(s) for it to cycle the lower powered ammo?

 

[Boats]

You picked up a Desert Eagle? Was it heavy?
Very nice, my friend.

I picked up a desert eagle once. And I put it right back down, lol.

 

[Boats]

Very cool.

Can you shoot .44 special and .38 special out of it with the .44 magnum and .357 magnum barrels, or would you need to get and install softer recoil spring(s) for it to cycle the lower powered ammo?

The deagle is gas operated. Which is why a barrel and mag swap is all that is needed to change calibers.... different gas ports. So I doubt you could cycle .38s through it, not enough gas.

Plus I believe it headspaces off the case mouth. So even if it short cycles, you could fire a .38 or a .44spl but you'd start wearing the throat and/or get some weird marks on the breech face.....kind of like putting a .380 through a 9mm or putting a.40 through a 10mm

 

[Bullfrog]

The deagle is gas operated. Which is why a barrel and mag swap is all that is needed to change calibers.... different gas ports. So I doubt you could cycle .38s through it, not enough gas.

Plus I believe it headspaces off the case mouth. So even if it short cycles, you could fire a .38 or a .44spl but you'd start wearing the throat and/or get some weird marks on the breech face.....kind of like putting a .380 through a 9mm or putting a.40 through a 10mm

So I guess you'd just need another barrel with appropriately sized chamber and gas port, if they are available...

 

[Boats]

So I guess you'd just need another barrel with appropriately sized chamber and gas port, if they are available...

I would assume so. I'm not a DE expert by any measure, dont really care for them.

 

[outrider58]

I picked up a desert eagle once. And I put it right back down, lol.

I read a write-up years ago on the DE .50. The shooter/writer kept getting nailed in the forehead with the spent brass. The harder he hunkered down on the gun, the more consistently he got nailed. I though, well, I'm gonna pass on that.

 

[johnkn]

Perfect for CCW


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[Waingro]

Definitely not a practical weapon but still awesome....had one I bought years ago in brushed satin I believe the finish was called. Got it off a consignment from Scott's in glen burnie. It was mint. The novelty wore off as I looked at ammo prices for it so I sold it. I regret it to this day....=(

 

[ohen cepel]

Reloaders gun in 50AE as that ammo is $$ and hard to find.
Fun in .44 and really mild in .357.

Don't shoot lead in it as it will seal the gas system up. Not sure if coated is alright, but I'm not going to risk that either.

 

[joppaj]

He needs a full Dan Wesson revolver kit now.

 

[Rockzilla]

great find and nice little toy.

Speaking of 50 AE, Picked up 3 boxes of Speer lawman ammo $21
each the other day, bunch of brass, it's out there just be patient