14 Jun 2022 8:20 am
I usually avoid getting involved in gun discussions, due to my limited knowledge of what is available out there . . . among other things.Skans » 14 Jun 2022, 7:41 am » wrote: ↑ I have a Desert Eagle 44 magnum - just flat black (more my taste). The heavy barrel on this thing doesn't get all that warm and because its gas operated, the slide and other parts don't heat up at all. The recoil on the 44 magnum DE isn't bad at all - much more mild than shooting 44 out of a revolver, even a lot more mild than shooting 357 out of a revolver. I've never shot a 50AE, but I doubt it is all that much different than the 44 magnum, just because of the design of the pistol.
I don't think the finish will degrade, but the people who have these guns really don't shoot them a lot anyway.
The DE's are huge and impractical, but actually good shooters if you can get used to the big grip.
But I do know that recoil need not be a problem, especially with revolvers and pistols.
Or shotguns.
A firm grip and my left hand on the barrel go a long way to control that.
I've never had a gun fly to my forehead . . . never once.