Can I get a 50 cal pistol in Toronto?

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alex_m said:
Can I get a 50 cal pistol in Toronto? What gun? Where? How much?
Thanks for your help.
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If you are truly a new shooter to the sport, I highly recommend you do not start with a .50 Action Express, or a .500 S&W handgun. I am assuming you meant a modern cartridge handgun & not a cap & ball or muzzleloading pistol.

Even a 'smaller' calibre .44 magnum, in too light a frame, can really beat up the shooter, recoilwise.

Not to mention the cost of factory ammo, & judging by your question, I would say you do not reload/repack your own empty casings. Just look up the true retail cost of factory made ammo, be forewarned, you will be visited upon by sticker shock.

Even if you could afford it, there is the bigger problem of finding a club that would allow such a calibre handgun, (regarding the anti-gun climate presently in GTA) according to thier upper power limit on an indoor range especially.

You need to really consider all of these factors before purchasing such...
And garner some experience with shooting any centrefire handgun, at the target range period.
 
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Please read through the forums, and consider practicality of a .50 for a new shooter vs "look at me represent with my desert eagle"

Do you have your PAL ..RPAL??
 
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while everyone may be bashing you and I agree with them about how you shouldnt be starting off with a .50... however I can answer your question, kinda, I am assuming you want a Desert Eagle and I know you can get them at gobles here in london, they will have to special order it for you but they advertise selling them. Their website is www.gobles.ca
enjoy
 
Al Simmon's in Hamilton is a Magnum Research Dealer, they make the Desert Eagle in .357, .44 and .50 AE in case you didn't know. As far as price goes, the old saying stands true,"If you have to ask you can't afford it." You're looking at $1000 to $3000 for a gun depending if you go new or used and how 'pimped' you want it. You're also looking at about $2.00 every time you pull the trigger unless you reload.

Like everyone else has said it's a big boys toy and requires a big wallet to feed it. My advice is to get a nice Ruger or Browning .22 and get good before you go big. My .22 Buckmark gets the most use of my handguns and is the one I enjoy the most.
 
space_ace said:
. You're also looking at about $2.00 every time you pull the trigger unless you reload.
Like everyone else has said it's a big boys toy and requires a big wallet to feed it. My advice is to get a nice Ruger or Browning .22 and get good before you go big. My .22 Buckmark gets the most use of my handguns and is the one I enjoy the most.
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Good advice here! A novice shooter should really consider a rimfire 22 LR, before graduating to a nice, 38 Special target revolver, or perhaps a
Glock 9mm...before ever considering a magnum of any sort.

For the non-reloader, these are your cheapest & most practical start points.
 
space_ace said:
Al Simmon's in Hamilton is a Magnum Research Dealer, they make the Desert Eagle in .357, .44 and .50 AE in case you didn't know. As far as price goes, the old saying stands true,"If you have to ask you can't afford it." You're looking at $1000 to $3000 for a gun depending if you go new or used and how 'pimped' you want it. You're also looking at about $2.00 every time you pull the trigger unless you reload.

Like everyone else has said it's a big boys toy and requires a big wallet to feed it. My advice is to get a nice Ruger or Browning .22 and get good before you go big. My .22 Buckmark gets the most use of my handguns and is the one I enjoy the most.
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Heck, why start with a Desert Eagle 50? Go for the S&W 500, and you might as well get the Performance Centre Edition. Then ammo is only $3 to $4 a shot. I even think that Target Sports has one for sale.

Just let me know when you first fire it as I would like to see if you have a flinch after the first 5 shots. :evil:
 
Freedom Arms does have a new propriety cartridge called the .500 Wyoming, somehow though I doubt if that's what you have in mind. Get your PAL in order, then join a club. Once you are a club member and explain to the folks there that you are new at this, there should be someone who'll take you under his wing to show you the basics and let you shoot. Offer to pay for the ammo. If you think this is something you are prepared to invest a great deal of time and money into then and and only then buy yourself a good quality .22 rimfire revolver or pistol or if you care to handload a .38 Special centerfire revolver. After you learn how to shoot, you can consider a big bore, but it's not the place to start, and it won't be fun unless you have some experience.
 
alex_m said:
Can I get a 50 cal pistol in Toronto? What gun? Where? How much?
Thanks for your help.
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have you ever shot a handgun before? You might want to consider that first before going to the big guys. I have shot most 22's, 357, 44, 9mm, 45. I finally decided when I bought on on the 1911 45 auto controlable and fun.A 50 you probably will get mad because you may not be able to hit what you are aiming at and wish you had something you can control. My 2 cents.
 
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