[Chode]

the Eagle was an answer in search of a question

[broken_clock]

Bronson and the Wildey Moore pistol in “Death Wish 3”

[03A3]

Desert Eagle. The zoot suit of pistols.

[pepsi_junkie]

'90s video game vixen Lara Croft raided a lot of tombs with one of these

[Romans Nine]

I bought a Desert Eagle .44 mag in 1986 at the age of fourteen. Paid $600 for it. Over the years I have put thousands of rounds through it.

It is a great large caliber weapon.
Over the years reading people’s reaction to it and it’s over use in Hollywood and the mystic that surrounds it is laughable.

Much funner and more controllable than a 629 S&W.

I have an old Uncle Mikes FBI style holster for it and sometimes I’ll carry it during coat season. Makes for some funny looks when people see it under your arm…

I use custom loads I have developed with 300 grain bullets. It is absolutely reliable so long as you don’t limp wrist it or put upward pressure on the magazine. Have had to replace two magazines in 35 years.

[Do_Tar]

It may have been mentioned, but I didn’t notice.
The Colt 1911 is a large caliber pistol. Not exactly “rare”.

I know it’s not in the same power class as a .44 mag, but the statement is:
“Large-caliber semi-automatic pistols, up until the mid-1960s, were exceedingly rare.”

[griffin]

I had one in 41Mag. Loved it.

[QUETZALCOATL]

eponymous?