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358 winchester · 10-20-2004, 06:13 AM

Because of lots of reasons Carla and I are down sizing into a much smaller home, and I am downsizing my gun collection by over half.( no punchie I am not giving up my 22's)
the two calibers that I will not be giving up are 45acp and 357mag.
I want some advice on a desert eagle 357mag. I have been tucking away some money from the sell on some of my guns and have been thinking hard about buying the 6inch model. I do not want the 357SIG I will only be keeping the two center fire hand gun calibers and do not have the room for another caliber.
are they worth the money
do they shoot well
how is the accuracy
what does the recoil compare to
and how do they fit your hand
none of the local stores have on for me to handle so I have to ask
thanks for your help
Ron

CountryGunsmith · 10-20-2004, 08:02 AM

Moved the thread because the information being sought is very largely subjective instead of historical or value-related. You'd get a much wider variety of opinion in this forum.

Anyhow, I personally am not a big fan of the Desert Eagle pistol chambered for .357 Magnum. The gun was designed for the .44 platform and it much bigger than it needs to be for the .357. It fits only large hands well.

If I were in the market for one, I'd try to find a used one at the cheap-enough level, that way I could get back out of it.

inplanotx · 10-20-2004, 09:15 AM

Ron, have you looked at a Coonan Arms .357 mag auto. It is based on the 1911 frame and slide. Much easier to handle and if you are used to a .45 auto, then this is just iceing on the cake. Just a thought!

Have a look!

Coonan Arms

358 winchester · 10-20-2004, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inplanotx

Ron, have you looked at a Coonan Arms .357 mag auto. It is based on the 1911 frame and slide. Much easier to handle and if you are used to a .45 auto, then this is just iceing on the cake. Just a thought!

Have a look!

Coonan Arms

Yep I am looking at them also.
I have never shot either and was looking for the feed back.
And so far including some emails I think that the D.E. is not evening coming 5th place.
Ron

stash247 · 10-31-2004, 09:06 PM

The desert eagle in .357 is an overweight, over engineered pistol that will shoot tighter than you can hold, with really minimal recoil.
The analogy might be like shooting rats with a Win 52.
The pistol was, when last I shot one, nearly target grade, but very heavy for the caliber; this applies, in lesser amount, to all three calibers.
Would I own one? Depending on the price, yes; maybe with all three top ends, if price was right! Hope this adds to the confusion... Terry

10-20-2004, 06:13 AM	#1
358 winchester TFF Admin Staff Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Fl. area Posts: 7,335	need the experts advice Because of lots of reasons Carla and I are down sizing into a much smaller home, and I am downsizing my gun collection by over half.( no punchie I am not giving up my 22's) the two calibers that I will not be giving up are 45acp and 357mag. I want some advice on a desert eagle 357mag. I have been tucking away some money from the sell on some of my guns and have been thinking hard about buying the 6inch model. I do not want the 357SIG I will only be keeping the two center fire hand gun calibers and do not have the room for another caliber. are they worth the money do they shoot well how is the accuracy what does the recoil compare to and how do they fit your hand none of the local stores have on for me to handle so I have to ask thanks for your help Ron __________________ Administrator & Owner RangeDay.com Proud, White, Heterosexual, Gun Owning, Southern American, Christian. Any question about where I stand? --> Last edited by 358 winchester; 10-20-2004 at 06:14 AM..

10-20-2004, 08:02 AM	#2
CountryGunsmith Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep Piney Woods of East Texas Posts: 5,116	Re: need the experts advice Moved the thread because the information being sought is very largely subjective instead of historical or value-related. You'd get a much wider variety of opinion in this forum. Anyhow, I personally am not a big fan of the Desert Eagle pistol chambered for .357 Magnum. The gun was designed for the .44 platform and it much bigger than it needs to be for the .357. It fits only large hands well. If I were in the market for one, I'd try to find a used one at the cheap-enough level, that way I could get back out of it. __________________ The autonomic nervous system provides for involuntary muscle function - the work of breathing, digestion, and so forth. On some folks, that's a pure waste of ingenuity.

10-20-2004, 09:15 AM	#3
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Re: need the experts advice Ron, have you looked at a Coonan Arms .357 mag auto. It is based on the 1911 frame and slide. Much easier to handle and if you are used to a .45 auto, then this is just iceing on the cake. Just a thought! Have a look! Coonan Arms __________________

10-31-2004, 09:06 PM	#5
stash247 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,815	Re: need the experts advice The desert eagle in .357 is an overweight, over engineered pistol that will shoot tighter than you can hold, with really minimal recoil. The analogy might be like shooting rats with a Win 52. The pistol was, when last I shot one, nearly target grade, but very heavy for the caliber; this applies, in lesser amount, to all three calibers. Would I own one? Depending on the price, yes; maybe with all three top ends, if price was right! Hope this adds to the confusion... Terry __________________ Don't start no s**t and there won't be none, Terry