Magnum Research 50 Caliber Desert Eagle Review (4K) 

Best gun ever made. Don't know what you're talking about. The brass in the face builds character. The weight makes it a fun activity and a workout all in one. The cost of the ammo makes you really think about each shot, which results in better performance. The mirrored finish takes away the need to carry a mirror (2 for 1). And most importantly, per Hollywood movies, you cannot miss when shooting this gun and you won't run out of ammo so long as you are being filmed!

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Thx for the review, I don't mind negative reviews. That said, I own 2 DEs- .44 Mag and .50AE. They're amazing guns, look great and tremendous fun to shoot. It will actually shake the ground in the range. I admit it's not the most reliable gun around, it jams every now and then. As you said, it's not a carry gun for many reasons. Recoil isn't that bad for a gun that size, and the .44 mag is very lite (relatively). It has no where near the recoil on the S&W 500 Magnum, particularly the 4" model. BTW, I have never been hit in the head from shells being ejected and I've owned the gun for 3 years and shot 6 - 800 rounds. I agree w/ you, if you've had this on your list for a while, go and buy it- you won't be sorry. Enjoy...

I have one, I bought after testing it, and I can appreciate the engineering in a gas operated auto pistol.

I had a Desert Eagle several years ago in 44 mag. It had pretty good/to good accuracy. It would continually throw brass and hit me in the forehead, needless to say, I did not own it long. I totally agree with you on the pistol. Thanks for vids., keep up the great work.

Last weekend I took my nephew to shoot the 50cal and he face was priceless I made a video called my nephew shooting the sko shorty and the desert eagle 50cal for the first time and it was awesome seeing him shooting the 12 gauge and the 50cal for the first time.

I bought a .357 in about 86 as a curio, initially the extractor used to fall off the rim at times, but gentle re-profiling cured this and and then shot 1000's of rounds of 125grn reloads without failure (13.2grn of Bluedot from memory). It was a nice change from .45 acp and .38super. .44 variant wasn't out at the point I purchased.

I didn’t know that those guns are now made in my own state actually not that far from where I live in Minnesota so I’ve seen the machining facility and it’s pretty spot on to some of the best around. The frame is actually machine from a solid bar of steel so the fact that they do that is pretty amazing it’s not cast

Thanks for the mention!!

Very interesting video. I was think of picking one up. May have to check out other big bore options. Thank you Mrgunsngear!

I own one in 50 AE and I absolutely love it! I even carry it a lot! I love Michigan

After shooting about 1000+ rounds out of my 4" 500magnum, I was pleasantly surprised by the much softer recoil from my new Stainless steel Desert Eagle 50AE. Along with much less recoil, light single action trigger, heavier overall weight and 8.5" sight radius, allows for accurate 3" 5-10 round groups at 25 Yards standing unsupported! Although I've attained similar results using my 4" S&W 500 and using "Double Action" it was a much easier task using my Desert Eagle.

I have to get one! I shot one years ago in 50AE and loved it. I am thinking of possibly buying the combo pack 50AE/44mag or just going with the finish I want either nickel or gold. There are other pistols I definitely want such as FNX 45 tactical but I can't get this out of my mind!

I got one, have both the 44 and 50 barrels. Shot the 350 grain bullet the recall is almost deadly with that caliber but I love the gun will never get rid of it

I have 1 and fired my 1st 100rounds I got a lot of malfunction, but till I finally mastered or pretty close to that. Then after that only had 7 malfunction due to limp wristing out of 600rounds. I gotta say this. This a different kind of an animal to tame. it's a beast. It's also my open carry and the EAA Girsan Regard MC is my concealed carry Sorry for my poor english.

One of your best vids.

I just went back and watched the video of me shooting my friends 50 DE. The ejection pattern was great on his. It threw the brass over my right shoulder. His was a made in Israel DE, don't know if that might make a difference.

My first experience with IWI was a 50AE Desert Eagle. A friend had bought one because he was young and had disposable income. I was impressed with the fit and finish of the weapon, the recoil was nowhere near as bad as I had expected.....but I don't remember being hit in the face with brass. Many years later looking for a weapon to fit my wife's smaller hands, we looked at the Baby Eagle because of the IWI workmanship. She loves her Baby Eagle (9mm). My list of useless toys to buy is too long however to include this monster.......but they are cool and fun to shoot........and count as workout time for lifting weights.

I have one in 50AE and I absolutely love it !!!

Yay I just got mine black zebra 50 AE love it. Had to order the bullets they are very expensive $37 for a box of 20. But so worth it. Great video .

I have one of the newer ones with the built in muzzle break recoil not bad and no brass in the face cool gun I love it.

I love my Desert Eagle easy to shoot not too heavy when you get used to it.

I both a Mark19 50AE and SW 500 performance Center with a 10.5 inch barrel. I did notice the muzzle brake on the newer Mark 19 makes the Desert Eagle MUCH more enjoyable to shoot, you should try one for sure. Nothing quite like a 500 SW mag though, both are iconic and if nothing else, damn fun to shoot

I really want one thanks for your honesty

I sold my 50AE and have about 250 to 300 rounds of ammo still sealed in the factory plastic boxes that I need to get rid of. Nice gun.

Damn! That's a man's gun!

I've been looking to get the smallest caliber the 357 magnum desert eagle. ive read alot of bad reviews about this pistol; and i have small hands; so now im reconsidering; its a badass pistol looks beautiful.

Great review for sure!

Does anyone make an improved ejector to deflect the casings more toward the right, instead of straight up and back?

This gun is all about the looks for me. It's just a really cool looking gun. I want to purchase the one with the Trump Punisher Pistol Grips from Palmetto State Armory and then just keep it in pristine condition by leaving it in the box. I'm not sure if I would use it at the pistol range though for the reasons you mentioned in your video. Awesome review by the way. This gun definitely comes in a lot of different colors and has SO many variants it's unreal.

They are dependable. Limp wristing them causes the malfunctions. I can respect anyone honestly liking or disliking anything especially when they are up front about it. I really enjoy your videos. Have a good weekend and thank you.

I’m pretty sure the intro song is Iron Maiden’s stranger in a strange land(bass and drums). Love that song. Love this gun too! It’s a beast.

thanks for making this video

What a beast! (The gun's a monster too.)

What's that revolver/holster combo you have in some of the shooting sections?

Im receiving my .50ae desert eagle in polished chrome from tombstone tactical tomorrow! Can’t wait 😁

I've got no idea how you're not a millionaire yet. Best gun channel, hands down

Super solid push and pull with a locked wrist to prevent rotation does the trick. Notice the gun is turning in your hand.

That's a fine truck!😊

One of my friend's dad deer hunts with one of these. Wouldn't be a bad option to use if where you hunt is super thick with brush and your furthest shot would only be around 50 yards like him!

I had a friend that bought one as her first gun.This after I warned her about it's drawbacks. She took it to the range shot it three times,found the recoil overpowering, and went home.A year later she sold it .Any handgun (at this price) that would be hitting me with ejected brass consistently in the face would soon become someone else's problem.

Brass hits me in the face sometimes I got a sprine tune up kit. The actual extractor "spring" is now a polymer cone in the U.S models. I bagged a small 6 pointer with my .50AE Mk.XIX one year.

With great power comes great responsibility. you need to try the one with the muzzle break and hogue grips. Its a great shooter yes I have this model.

I have one of the older ones that was made in Israel have the 50ae and 44mag barrels ive only shot it with the 50ae barrel a couple times and ive shot well over 2000 rounds with 44mag never had a failure and all the rounds I shoot are reloads. The 44 brass goes right over my shoulder 50 brass to the face. Definitely recommend the 44mag version.

I own one and carry it. If you’re soft leave it alone. If you don’t have the money for the ammo leave it alone. The DE is a beast and very reliable pistol.

Beautiful pistol Desert Eagle

We need a definitive video on how to convert a Glock 30sf to 10mm Mr.Gunsandgear!

I like this lake setting as much as, maybe more, than the green screen

The L5 & L6 D.E. look like fun too.

That monster is ridiculous. Why does this "thing" even exist you may ask? The answer: Simply because it can. Keep up the good work my friend.

My experience with the Desert Eagle comes almost exclusively from working at a shooting range for nearly four years where we rented handguns for the general public to use. The Desert Eagles that we had for rent were all in .357 and we shot mostly the 125gr Winchester "Winclean" JSPs through them. I am one of the people who was left with the impression that the Desert Eagle is very unreliable, so your comment that unreliability could be very user-dependent is interesting to me, especially since most of the people that I saw shoot this gun were, in fact, total neophytes. That said, we found the Desert Eagle to be a remarkably fragile gun, especially when it's sheer mass is taken into account. This was a public range where I worked and the guns there saw FAR more rounds go through them than the average gun ever would but there was always something going wrong with the Desert Eagle: the safety screw would come loose, allowing the safety to engage under recoil. The gas port on the barrel would erode to the point where the gun wouldn't cycle any more (luckily we had a guy working for us who could weld and whose dad had a welding setup; he was shrinking that gas port diameter whenever he had the chance, probably once a month or more). The recoil guide rods would routinely snap. The magazines would bind up. It seemed like there was more that went wrong than right with the Desert Eagle, which we quickly christened "The Prairie Chicken". From an RSO's perspective, the Prairie Chicken sucked since we not only had to deal with the reliability and durability issues, but we also had to endure the extra-loud and extra-high pressure blast from the muzzle AND the gas ports (we shot the same ammo from 6" Ruger GP100s and S&W 686s without nearly the same amount of noise). The violent ejection that you mentioned also affected us as RSOs and we were constantly dodging the .357 cases that were being flung our way. Maybe the .50 AE works better than the .357 since it's a rimless cartridge but I can't imagine that it actually breaks parts less! That's just a hypothesis though and I haven't even shot a .50 version that I can remember. Also, my experience dates back to 2002-2006 so maybe they've improved them in the past 11 years too? In any case, I'm not planning on ever buying myself a "Prairie Chicken".

I own a mk19 Israeli model 50ae/44mag combo. In the owners manual it tells you how to grip the pistol when shooting. The brass has hit people behind me lol. It sure is a conversation starter at the range. Also a high maintenance pistol

Its iconic and thats reason enough to own it

+Mrgunsngear I favor the darker colors on this, and I agree... it's hand-held artillery. Not at the top of my "gotta-have" list, but I appreciate you highlighting the positive features. I'm sure there are folks who stand by this piece. Um, good thing it has a thumb safety. Can you imagine an accidental discharge with 50 AE? Thanks again for the fun times!

I’m 21 an just bought one. It was a impulse buy😁

Hi good afternoon , pretty handgun , definitely a beast , is there a lot of recoil??? impressive thank you for the review...

Excellent review, you mentioned getting hit in the forehead with cases, is that just the normal discharge route or is it from letting pistol recoil to far? I have experienced this love tap also.😊

I was considering a 50ae, my FFL said a gunsmith can adjust the ejection, but man -- you're one of many people that have this problem of the shells in the face. I don't really want a safe queen, but when I do I might get it. I just don't see myself shooting it more than 10 times before I give up.

Nice shirt!

That face blasting at 8:37 tho 😂

Agreed, I would never own. Not practical. but heck too each their own. great review like always!

Is there a good alternative gun that theoretically shoots through level 1 and 2 body armor?

Have you shot any of the newer desert eagles in .50 AE, based on what ive seen in videos, it seems most of the people who have problems with ejection are shooting the older Israeli versions and let the gun torque to the left.

Dang you beat me to it!! I'm waiting on my armscore shipment for a video. Awesome stuff! Maybe ill see how long a red dot will last on mine.... Haha

I have a 44 Magnum in the same exact finish and I personally just speaking for me and the one that I have individually I wouldn't trade mine for the Any other gun out there and that's real honesty

Have to have it!!!

.50AE down the side is better than REPLICA written down the side.

Dude, I thought you were gonna drop parts into the water when you took it apart. Be careful!

Even with his great technique and respectable upper-body strength, you can see how much the recoil throws him off. This gun belongs in a cartoon.

A must buy for anyone that collects novelty guns

If I hit the Lotto I will buy one , other than that it will have to just look cool in the gun videos !

Gotta luv that gun anyway. I don't bought it because of it's reliability. You know what you get. It's a legend, huge, heavy, powerful and obviously an eye catcher. Love my Deagle, and with the proper handloads, it's pretty reliable thou. But you're right it throws the brass towards you. A friend of mine shot it without eye protection, got a hot brass right on his eye. Had to bring him to hospital. But if you wear proper safety gear, lot of fun to shoot in .50ae with hard loads..love it and won't ever sell it 💪🏼

I always thought the 50 ae was a little too much, I always wanted a 44 mag deagle over 50 ae.

I would say that was an objective review, not negative. I have one in .50AE and a .44 Mag barrel as well. The trigger isn't like a two stage, it is a two stage. The engagement point is adjustable as well. The two stage trigger allows for a light 2nd stage for accuracy. Extractor tuning aside, if you watch slow mo footage, the gun also torques to the left when fired, making the brass come straight back. I had Magnum Research install their muzzle brake on the end of the barrels and it makes a "YUGE" difference. Tames the snap and no brass to the face. The concussion in an indoor range is like being next to a shotgun though lol.

I had a magnum research bfr chambered in 45-70 and I thought of it much the same way, it was more a novelty for me than anything else

So true about getting it out of your system

Its like the engineers thought "its already going to be unpleasant to shoot. Why not make the brass hit the shooter in the face?"

I liked shooting mine but the brass never ejected in my face, just 50 ft behind me and right beside my head. Few holster options and to heavy for hunting.

Worked great for me when a wild Rosie O'Donnell got into my trash cans.

What's on your hip right at the beginning of the vid? A revolver, which one?

mrgunsngear, the brass to the face is because you need lock your elbows when shooting. I know, weird. I had face brass problem too until I changed my shooting style and locked my elbows just for a deagle. though you do look like you're somewhat locking them, hard to tell though.

I have only shot the baby DE in 9mm. Super smooth trigger. I know, apples and oranges ;-) what was nice the owner got it new a few years ago for less than $500 OTD

How do people get a Desert Eagle without the piccatiny rails?

Good balanced review - I can't believe the gun throws the spent casings right into the shooters face; is that a design flaw, a function of the power level of the ammo - or what's going on there? Also, you mentioned the possibility of using it for hunting citing 2 inch groups at 25 yards - I would want to see a little more accuracy than this. How could the gun be set up for shooting at say 100 to 200 yds - is there a different type of sight arrangement one could use?

Good review. From what I can see on the slow motion is that the gun is torquing left. That might be why your you are getting hit with ejecting brass. Just a thought

great review, very kindly done for a "negative" review. for me, this is one of those guns that i'm glad exists, but i'd never want one. and i think you hit the nail on the head as far as going revolver if you want big bore in a handgun.

Speaking of the 44mag version, it is really fun to shoot. The recoil is manly but without ripping your wrist apart. No problem shooting a bunch in a day or letting less experienced shooters try it. Comparing my Mark VII to my S&W 29-2, the revolver will end up hurting. Actually the felt recoil of the revolver (not the actual recoil, the FELT recoil) is more comparable to the .50AE.

if you don't Flinch I'm sure this thing can make you flinch if not from The Recoil then from the spent case hitting you between the eyes every time. I fired one ten years ago that my friend had that have been accurized in 44 Magnum and it didn't hit me in the face at all and it was extremely accurate. but I agree with you, I don't see the need for the 50 AE

gun looks so cool it has the capability to drop panties and the range

Sick Toyota, bruh

I was shooting my vp9 at the range and the guy next to me was shooting a 44 magnum revolver and it was pretty loud but when i took out my 50cal Desert Eagle people at the range stop shooting and ask me if that is the 50cal, you Should see their faces it was priceless.

I love my 50 AE!!!

It's a fun gun to shoot. Got me into reloading LOL. wasnt going to pay for factory loads

It’s not for everyone u cannot please all the people all the time.. it’s my favorite hand gun I even have it in BB gun model too and once u pull this gun out it’s.. “ooohh shit the desert eagle “ lol 😂

It's not a 4lb handgun, it's a 4lb rifle 💯🤜🤛

oh shiiite, that thing is beautiful!

At least for the 357, it's as reliable as any other handgun as long as you don't limp wrist and use ammo that the manual recommends. People get a lot of problems trying to run cheap ammo, which tends to be FMJ. FMJ and exposed lead fouls the gas system and causes cycling issues. Underpowered ammo also has cycling issues. Limp wristing can cause it to short stroke. But those reasons aren't really a gun issue, more of a user error. So pretty much exactly what you said. Edit: I recommend 158 grain semi-jacketed. Also 357 has almost no recoil so it's easy to train not to limp wrist.

The reason the brass sometimes hit on your face/forehead is because the rifling throws the pistol to the left when shooting , so you have to hold it harder which I know isn't easy .

How can holding a gun loosely cause it to jam etc?? Honest question, I’m confused.

any second thoughts with the L6 version?