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Thoughts on the .44 Magnum Desert Eagle?
barmandr:
I'd recommend a 454 as an all around gun for what you've stated your intended purpose will be. It will be fine on bears and what-not and much lighter than a 44 DE. By the way, I wouldn't be stating on a public forum that you use/have used a 9mm to finish off a deer because it is a violation of NE fish and game laws as it is not a legal caliber unless it has a velocity of at least 400ft/lbs at 50 yards. I haven't found any that meets the requirements, even Buffalo Bore +P+.
mike_p:
I had a Desert Eagle in .44 mag for a few years. I traded it for a S&W 629. It was heavy . I mean really heavy. I don't think it would be fun to carry. It also had feeding issues. It would only feed FMJ reliably. Soft points would hit the feed ramp and jam. If I loaded it with more than 5 rounds in the magazine it had issues too. I will say it had almost no felt recoil. I would not recommend it for anything other than a novelty/ range toy.
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newfalguy101:
Never had a .44, but did own a .357 DE ( and stupidly traded it away....sigh ).
Fun gun to shoot, but BIG, BIG, BIG, everything about it was BIG.
Personally for what you are thinking, I would look more towards a revolver ( yea, I know you said you are not a revolver fan, but, sometimes, its the best option )
With factory ammo, my DE was dead reliable, however, with "factory reloads" with lead bullets, it was a singleshot
gsd:
I'm glad someone caught that he said he wasn't interested in revolvers...:)
That's why I suggested the 1006.
JTH:
--- Quote from: gsd on October 29, 2014, 09:54:02 PM ---I'm glad someone caught that he said he wasn't interested in revolvers...:)
That's why I suggested the 1006.
--- End quote ---
C'mon. We all know what .44 Magnum handgun people REALLY want to get...
:)
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