I'll never buy (or rent) one, but I took the first chance to shoot the Desert Eagle my friend got.
Posted by DerringerOfficial@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 22 comments
I've never heard of someone owning so many Deagle mags...
MArkansas-254@reddit
Did the fridge survive?
Guns_Almighty34135@reddit
It’s like hanging onto a 2x4.
achocbrn@reddit
i shot one for the first time last year. amazing experience lol
ButtstufferMan@reddit
What common caliber comes closest to recoil in your opinion?
Alpha_Hellhound@reddit
.50AE is about like shooting a 10mm in a polymer gun. Recoil isnt bad because the DE is heavy. Less recoil than a stout .44 mag in a revolver. The weight of the DE makes .44mag and .357 feel like 9mm. Same idea as the S&W X frame. The .500 S&W in an 8" X frame is actually pretty tame.
achocbrn@reddit
i havent shot many calibers to give you an accurate response tbh ive shot .22, 9mm, .45 acp and 50ae. the recoil on the deagle wasnt too bad to be honest, its just really thumpy in every sense lol you can feel inside of you idk how to explain it. shoot one if you can
RepulsiveUse3372@reddit
i want one so bad, but for the price of the one i want ( the case hardened 50) i got a HK 21 parts kit instead, i do have 100 rounds of ammo for one so maybe ill get a basic bitch black one
SplashingChicken@reddit
Great guns. Requires a superior grip to avoid turning into jam-o-matics. Would love one too but I splurged all my annual gun money on a 2K11.
GrimmurThingz@reddit
i wanna shoot a deagle so bad but i really never wanna spend money on one😭
caterham09@reddit
The amount of money it costs is just prohibitive for the quality of firearm that you are getting
shmiddleedee@reddit
It's one of those things i would like to do but I know after I shoot it once I'll have my fix and not care about it anymore.
GrimmurThingz@reddit
exactly its such a gimmicky gun but to be fair thats exactly what it was meant to be
Sal-LeMandeur@reddit
Thank heavens for the comp. Used to see these rented out at the indoor range I'd frequent and seen at least 2 people bonk their own head with it, thankfully nothing worse.
TacosNGuns@reddit
DE is gas operated. It’s a pussycat. They were just holding/doing it wrong. I’ve seen a woman chip her front tooth (blood mess) with a 1911 too.
DerringerOfficial@reddit (OP)
Yikes. Sounds like maybe people who hadn’t shot a normal sized handgun before and didn’t know to push hard before pulling the trigger? The recoil was much more manageable than I expected, but I’ve been shooting for a long time.
Important-Dream-4010@reddit
I have that exact one but would never ever put an optic on it
Stunning-Dress-3872@reddit
Wait wait wait… people rent these?
RepulsiveGovernment@reddit
how well does that eotech handle the beating?
mfa_aragorn@reddit
....and you could still type this post !
DerringerOfficial@reddit (OP)
I honestly didn’t think the recoil was as bad as people lead me to expect. The comp and the weight of the EoTech keep the muzzle down surprisingly effectively.
I’ve also already shot a .500 S&W, so I wasn’t too worried lol
Leptonshavenocolor@reddit
I’ve wanted one for the 5.0 vibes, doubt I’ll ever do it though. Jealous
AlphaTangoFoxtrt@reddit
They're fun, but they're just meme guns. Wholly impractical for any real usage. But fun as shit for dumping into trash.