Atomic Cowboy said:
But my section commander on my Gunner course had - and he said it was the longest fifty rounds of his life.
do note that Desert Eagles come in .357Mag, .41AE/.44Mag and .50AE.
the lower calibres aint all that bad.
and euhm, dude.... i hope you're fucking trolling.
Atomic Cowboy said:
.50 cal rounds are for penetrating light-armoured vehicles - it's even against the Geneva Convention to use them as antipersonnel.
bullshit. it's an urban legend dating back to the time when .50 cals were mounted on APCs and halftracks for anti-air purposes. of course, it didn't take the troops long to figure out they were awesome to use on enemy soldiers hiding in buildings. which then in turn meant there was no ammo left for shooting planes...
so the brass came up with a story that you couldn't use it on infantry, which is of course utter bullocks. besides, if it was really in a convention, it would've been the Hague convention, not Geneva.
Atomic Cowboy said:
If one passes within six inches of you the shockwave alone will be enough to cripple you, or worse.
and drawing a katana creates a vacuum that cuts through tanks, right?
troll.
Atomic Cowboy said:
But the rounds used in the Desert Eagle .50 Cal Special don't have as much powder as the ones used for machine guns; they're unable to penetrate armour.
mkay, first off, it's .50 Action Express. not .50 cal Special. AE is a Magnum-type cartridge not a Special.
secondly, .50 AE has NOTHING to do with .50 cal BMG (Browning Machine Gun) which are used for penetrating light APCs and whatnot.
.50 AE:
weight: 325 gr (21.1 g) Ball
speed: 1,305 ft/s (398 m/s)
energy: 1,229 ft·lbf (1,666 J)
.50 cal BMG (average):
weight: 700 gr (45 g)
speed: 2,978 ft/s (908 m/s)
energy: 13,971 ft·lbf (18,942 J)
(gr stands for grains, g stands for grams)
anyhow, you're comparing a handgun with a tiny bullet compared to the MG... hell, comparing 1,666 Joules with 18,942 Joules...
you'll also note that in the pictures, the leftmost bullets are .50 AE in one and .50BMG in the other. for reference, the rightmost bullets are .22LR in both pictures.
anyone with EYES can see that they have nothing to do with eachother.
Atomic Cowboy said:
So what you're left with is an anti-personnel pistol that's too big for most hands, weighs a ton, and has a vicious recoil. It's a ridiculous weapon; just get a 9mm with fragmenting rounds.
anti-personnel? wow, watching too much hollywood movies?
a Desert Eagle is originally intended as a target pistol. sure, you can shoot people with it, but it's not very practical, ye know.
. It reminds me of Gizmo 
