My new (old) Desert Eagle..........

[jjort]

I really like mine
I bought it in .44 Mag and then bought the .357 top end and mags off of ebay

Here is the original in nickle finish

and here it is with the .357 top end (now two tone) lol

 

[Johnnyjellybean]

I really like mine
I bought it in .44 Mag and then bought the .357 top end and mags off of ebay

Here is the original in nickle finish


and here it is with the .357 top end (now two tone) lol

The 357 top is older. The Slide looks like a Mark 1 but it says Magnum Research. The gun is a Mark VII no?

 

[jjort]

yes
the .357 slide is a Mark I and the gun is a mark VII

 

[Johnnyjellybean]

yes
the .357 slide is a Mark I and the gun is a mark VII

So what did you have to change to make the .357 work? Is the barrel Mark 1 or Mark VII? I guess you changed the bolt too?

 

[jjort]

the whole top end is changed and the magazine
to change to .41 magnum only the barrel would have to be changed..not sure on the mag

 

[09outlander]

To swap between .50ae and .44mag you only have to change the barrel, to swap to .357mag you have to change the barrel and bolt and of course they all require the proper mag.

 

[Johnnyjellybean]

To swap between .50ae and .44mag you only have to change the barrel, to swap to .357mag you have to change the barrel and bolt and of course they all require the proper mag.

Yes but when you convert a Mark 1 , you have to change the slide too.

 

[jjort]

as far as I know, the Mark VII and Mark I are interchangeable. the only differences were the trigger, recoil spring assembly, safety and, the gas piston is pinned to the slide in the Mark I
the Mark XIX is not compatible with the earlier models
I dont believe there was a .50 in the Mark VII version

 

[jjort]

double post

 

[Harwood]

I dont believe there was a .50 in the Mark VII version

I beleive there is an interesting subtlety here: the early .50s were sold as Mark VIIs but they were built to the standard that became the Mark XIX. So they look like a Mark XIX, with the larger slide, and 7/8" dovetail; but had a Mark VII serial.

There was a gent at the Edge who had a VII 50 when I bought my XIX. We compared them in some detail, and they were identical except for his older gun having a much higher serial number (mine is in the 700s).

 

[dlee4996]

anybody know a store that's selling the gold ones in 50 AE at the moment? I gotta have one

 

[DoubleA]

They're neat, but in .357 Mag I will take a Coonan.

 

[09outlander]

They're neat, but in .357 Mag I will take a Coonan.

Yeah I never got the point of a 357 DE, it's a huge gun and therefore should shoot a huge cartridge.

 

[caramel]

Yes this is it, one DE gold 44 mag and one Coonan 357 mag, my perfect set up... JP.

 

[Johnnyjellybean]

I'd rather the DE in .357 than in .44 or .50 anyday. 9 shots and it doesn't kick at all compared to a revolver of the same caliber.

 

[caramel]

I like both calibers, but since nothing is equal, i will go with the 44 mag... JP.

 

[Johnnyjellybean]

Besides.... we all know The DE is a novelty gun. Any gun that gets too dirty to shoot and gets FTF after 150 rounds as all DE's do, is not a gun you'd want to rely on. I'll get 500 rounds from my Sig Tacops before it even hiccups

 

[Antoine22]

Besides.... we all know The DE is a novelty gun. Any gun that gets too dirty to shoot and gets FTF after 150 rounds as all DE's do, is not a gun you'd want to rely on. I'll get 500 rounds from my Sig Tacops before it even hiccups

You rely on your handgun for what purpose exactly? In Canada, a handgun is a range toy.

 

[transporteRR]

Besides.... we all know The DE is a novelty gun. Any gun that gets too dirty to shoot and gets FTF after 150 rounds as all DE's do, is not a gun you'd want to rely on. I'll get 500 rounds from my Sig Tacops before it even hiccups

You juss made urself look dumb, 500 rounds no hick up is nothing to brag.
Try 1500 + on a glock & im in no means a glock fan

 

[Johnnyjellybean]

Haha
You're the one who can't spell!! Dude.... I'd NEVER shoot 1500 rounds through ANY of my guns without a complete strip and cleaning. As a matter of fact, I usually don't go more than 2 trips to the range before I clean them.