By WesKL
The Desert Eagle is one of the most widely used firearms in movies; while watching Deadpool & Wolverine, I pointed out to my wife that Deadpool was using Desert Eagles, and this wasn’t the first time I’d done this during a movie. Having never fired one until recently, I wondered why they were so popular in movies but not so much in the home or self-defense realm. I had my suspicions. It’s a giant, intimidating handgun, perfect for use in cinema. However, that doesn’t translate well into concealed carrying or home defense, so I had to test it out.
Magnum Research was happy to send me a DE 44 Magnum (the most well-known model is the 50 AE) to test and see what the big deal is with this big gun. I’m used to shooting 9mm and 45 ACP, so the 44 Mag was new. My grandpa has some 357 Magnums, and I’ve never been a fan of shooting them. I always thought they had too much recoil, and I couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn with them.
