Posted on 03/28/2007 6:06:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Sorry, Desert Eagle .50AE, if that makes a difference.
The recoil on the Desert Eagles is moderate but the kicker is they require premium (high pressure) ammo to cycle the action. Magnum Research which has excellent customer support provides a list of acceptable ammo. Ammo prices are sky rocketing so I'm glad I stockpiled when I did.
Son told my yesterday that a box of twenty goes for 30 bucks. Won't be shooting bottles with them.
Given any thought to loading your own?
it has a rifled barrel. it's fine.
check out any discount gun rag or gun auction site, you'll find these .45/.410 guns all over the place- usually double barrel pistols.
For about a nanosecond. :-)
How do you like it, so far? (And by the way, sounds like an excellent way to celebrate! ;>)
That or something just like that used to be manufactured right here in E.TN, out in Piney Flats. With.45 ammo it was reasonable because the frame is heavy, but with .410 shotgun rounds the kick was something you wouldn't want to put on a woman's hands/arms.
Only had it out that one time, but I love it! My aim's only a little better than a blind woman's, so for home defense I've relied on a shotgun, but that's a bit hard to tuck under the pillow ;)
It's easy to carry too, and in relatively gun-friendly PA they consider it a handgun and nobody quibbles about that little extra feature.
It does make more noise than I expected, but aside from that I've no complaint.
I think it's also a great conversation starter, but on the other hand, my teenage daughter came to the range with me for the first time, so I'm not totally sure it was the gun that attracted people.
PS: it's also not extremely expensive, around $600 altogether.
I gotta get me one of those
;>)
Well, he did keep it tucked in his waistband, but his junk wasn't what suffered for it. About three months after he bought the gun he was driving down a back trail in the woods and a grouse popped its head up by the side of the road. My uncle grabbed for his pistol, got it caught on his belt, and accidentally pulled the trigger.
Bam! He blasted his fuel tank with a load of birdshot, shooting about a dozen holes in it. Gas spilled all over the place and my uncle was racing at top speed, smoke flowing off of the engine from the gas, back to the cabin before he was stuck pushing his ATV back.
By joint consensus, his brothers decided that he was a dumbass, and after he got his tank replaced the old one became a decoration for the wall of the cabin.
You may call me ma'am, and you're welcome! :)
Oh yeah! I'm interested in this as a personal side arm for backup.
It should fit quite nicely in an ankle holster and if I have to go to this in extermis I want the added capabilities that the .410 provides for unconventional rounds.
Blammo Ammo rules!
Yes, Ma'am, and I apologize! It's obviously not the first time I've been wrong (as you might have guessed ;>)...
Mega-bang self-ping!!
I picked one this Saturday.
I went to our Chantilly gun show. There were 9 at the show. They sold by 6:00 PM the first day of the show. The dealers told me they were hard to get. My friend who is a FFL in PA has a back order for three.
Gonna have to check this one out. I’ve been looking for something like this.
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