Money burning a hole in your pocket?

Well slap my ass and call me Susan!

I went to Ammoseek to find 50AE ammo. Not cheap. I think it was a good decision to go with 44 mag and consider using the 50AE barrel a now and then option. I have a lot of 44 mag in my ammo cache. My Henry's and a few others are 44's. I bought three boxes of 50AE at 50+ bucks each. I'll shoot one box and save the rest for the apocalypse.
 
@brian Kahr reports that XIX conversion barrels are discontinued. So what's out there in-market today is all there is. Odd, since Kahr made a big deal about the DE being made in the USA now. It seemed like they were trying to breathe new life into the gun. Maybe there's a new version coming that's not backwards compatible. Hard to say for sure. Glad I decided to get to barrel kit now vs. wait.

I must say this gun is badass. I didnt have any 50AE sitting around but put a few 44 mag rounds thru it. It is big and heavy as expected. I have average sized hands and it's a real handful. I will likely switch out the factory grips. I'm not a fan of rubber grips and the originals are pretty fat. I might consider the Hogue rubber grip with the finger grooves, though. It could give me a better purchase on the stout grip. Or maybe G10s also from Hogue. I checked with LOK. They have options for those who want a thinner grip, but only for the Baby Eagle. There are several other options in wood, but I'm not sure I want to go that direction. This is not a show and tell type gun. Better suited for an apocalypse. Semi-smooth rubber grips or smooth wood ... Blood makes them very slippery. A morbid fact I'll just toss in there.

I was only able to shoot a six inch group at 15 yards in 44 mag. Not good compared to my marksmanship with a 9mm or 45 at the same distance. There was one flyer of seven rounds that didn't hit the six inch paper plate. I didnt have time to shoot some more from a bag. I'm sure I could improve the grouping that way but I didn't buy this gun as a target shooter. My goal is to shoot this gun well from the classic Weaver stance. That's going to take some practice. And some weight training :)
 
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@brian Kahr reports that XIX conversion barrels are discontinued. So what's out there in-market today is all there is. Odd, since Kahr made a big deal about the DE being made in the USA now. It seemed like they were trying to breathe new life into the gun. Maybe there's a new version coming that's not backwards compatible. Hard to say for sure. Glad I decided to get to barrel kit now vs. wait.

I must say this gun is badass. I didnt have any 50AE sitting around but put a few 44 mag rounds thru it. It is big and heavy as expected. I have average sized hands and it's a real handful. I will likely switch out the factory grips. I'm not a fan of rubber grips and the originals are pretty fat. I might consider the Hogue rubber grip with the finger grooves, though. It could give me a better purchase on the stout grip. Or maybe G10s also from Hogue. I checked with LOK. They have options for those who want a thinner grip, but only for the Baby Eagle. There are several other options in wood, but I'm not sure I want to go that direction. This is not a show and tell type gun. Better suited for an apocalypse. Semi-smooth rubber grips or smooth wood ... Blood makes them very slippery. A morbid fact I'll just toss in there.

I was only able to shoot a six inch group at 15 yards in 44 mag. Not good compared to my marksmanship with a 9mm or 45 at the same distance. There was one flyer of seven rounds that didn't hit the six inch paper plate. I didnt have time to shoot some more from a bag. I'm sure I could improve the grouping that way but I didn't buy this gun as a target shooter. My goal is to shoot this gun well from the classic Weaver stance. That's going to take some practice. And some weight training :)
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Thanks. I doubted I'd throw the $ on it, but it is good to know.
 
Bobster said:
I just thought up a new word: cancerlingus! :D
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There are worse ways to go.

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I rest my cases. Pheasant hunt tomorrow. I brought these along in case ( pun intended) some trouble arrives - in body armor.
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Case Club, high density closed cell foam. Padlockable. Airtight, water resistant and it floats. Well built and every bit as rugged as a Pelican. I was told the shells are made in Italy but can’t confirm that.

The truth is it’s on private land so I’m going to ask if I can put a few 44 and 50 rounds thru these after the hunt.
 
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I saw this pop up a couple of times on PSA as a "clearance" item. May not be the best option all around, but for $199 plus tax, shipping and another $25 for the transfer I picked up an AR-12ga. Haven't checked to see if it'd fit on my 80% AR10 lower. At the price, don't really care. Adding it to the list of guns I need to get to my outdoor range to try.

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Bongo Lewi said:
I rest my cases. Pheasant hunt tomorrow. I brought these along in case ( pun intended) some trouble arrives - in body armor.
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Case Club, high density closed cell foam. Padlockable. Airtight, water resistant and it floats. Well built and every bit as rugged as a Pelican. I was told the shells are made in Italy but can’t confirm that.

The truth is it’s on private land so I’m going to ask if I can put a few 44 and 50 rounds thru these after the hunt.
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Am I suffering from double vision or do you now have TWO deagles?!?
 
Alex said:
Am I suffering from double vision or do you now have TWO deagles?!?
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Shooting my new DE at the range caught the attention of another member. He told me he had one. One thing led to another. I traded a Sig Legion for it. I never warmed up to the Legion. I prefer the p229 elite.

He gave me a box of 50AE. No Tupperware and the takedown tool is missing. It appears to have been shot very little. Looks new.
 
Bongo Lewi said:
Shooting my new DE at the range caught the attention of another member. He told me he had one. One thing led to another. I traded a Sig Legion for it. I never warmed up to the Legion. I prefer the p229 elite.

He gave me a box of 50AE. No Tupperware and the takedown tool is missing. It appears to have been shot very little. Looks new.
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You are a better horse trader than me. Last time I traded a gun for something, that something was a puppy. I am still paying the price for that choice.

So what is the best kind of New York reload when your primary is a deagle? Pull out your  other deagle. 😎 Bonus if you incapacitate the bad guy by throwing the empty gun at him. What are the chances of a perp having some 50 AE jangling in his pockets?
 
I did get to shoot one of them yesterday after the hunt. Utterly impractical but an interesting gun mechanically. Basically it’s a rifle on the inside. The 50AE ammo I ordered didn’t arrive before I had to leave for the hunting trip. But I had the one box the trader gave me.

A good trade is less about dollars and cents and more about both parties being happy. I figured he realized the impracticality of a Desert Eagle and getting a nice gun like the Legion that he can enjoyably shoot was a good thing. Me.. I have a lot of firearms I enjoy shooting. Lately, unusual or bold designs interest me. Everybody won.

The DE is only suitable for a chest rig or in a thigh rig. It’s too big and heavy on your hip in my opinion. Maybe a truck gun? Imagine how quickly a road raging maniac would retreat if you pull out the Desert Eagle! :) I’m pretty sure a 50AE round would go clean through a modern vehicle. Side to side, In and out.

I once attended a training course centered on shooting in and around vehicles. I noticed that magnum pistol rounds - a 357 or 44 - will go thru a door and into the car. The AR rounds lodged in the opposite door and the AKs went clean through both doors. The type of vehicle and ammo matters of course, but it was interesting nonetheless.
 
Bongo Lewi said:
I once attended a training course centered on shooting in and around vehicles. I noticed that magnum pistol rounds - a 357 or 44 - will go thru a door and into the car. The AR rounds lodged in the opposite door and the AKs went clean through both doors. The type of vehicle and ammo matters of course, but it was interesting nonetheless.
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Say for some reason you don't want to shoot the driver of a car if being persued. :rolleyes: I would consider an instant "kill" shot on a car to be one that severely damages the battery. But you would need to know where the battery is. A lot of batteries ARE in hard-to-shoot areas such as the trunk or under a back seat.

Sure, you can riddle the radiator with holes, but the car will still run and drive until the engine seizes. There are other kill shots such as to the throttle body or other computer components. The old tale of "he cracked the block with a 30.06" might hold merit if the shot were in a weak part of the casting. You'd be more likely to crack an aluminum transmission housing, IMO.

Or you could just open the hood and yank the plug wires from the distributor like in the good ol' days... :)
 
Thru the radiator, damage belts, pulleys or timing chain/belt housing, water pump That’s where I’d be aiming.
 
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