Desert Eagle .50 Caliber Archives

I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: A 300-Grain .50 Action Express Round Leaves a Desert Eagle at About 1,542 Feet Per Second With Roughly 1,500 Foot-Pounds Behind It. That Is Closer to a Lever-Action Rifle Than to Any Other Handgun.

The Desert Eagle has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows and games and in almost no holsters. That reputation hides what it actually...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 15, 2026

While it never had the big screen introduction that the .44 Magnum received thanks to Clint Eastwood’s “Dirty Harry,” the Desert Eagle has been...

Peter SuciuMay 8, 2023

The Mighty Desert Eagle .50 cal, A Short Review: When it comes to guns for elite gun-owners, the Desert Eagle is at the top of the...

Richard DouglasNovember 25, 2021