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.44 DESERT EAGLE AMMO

PROWLERJUNKY
HI,

I AM NEW TO THIS FORUM AND JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT AMMO FOR THE DESERT EAGLE...WHAT AMMO WOULD YOU ALL SUGGEST...JACKET, NO JACKET, AND GRAIN LOAD.......THANKS......
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  • bambihunter
    Most definately jacketed... Both for the gas ports and also because the force in which the slide slams forward it can mushroom non-jacketed bullets to the point where they won't chamber.
    That aside, trial and error will tell you what shoots best in your gun but PMC JSP (jacketed softpoint) 240 grain and Federal 240 grain JHP worked well in mine...
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  • lrarmsx
    I would agree. Under no circumstances should you ever use "non-jacketed" ammo in your Desert Eagle. I too find the 240gr. to be a good bullet weight. The way the PMC 240gr. JSP is designed it has good reliability and a very solid jacket design. Not to mention the price is usually decent as well. There are others that are very good as well. I would just go with the Jacketed Soft Point or Jacketed Hollow Point. Try some different brands and bullet weights and see if you like one over the other. Under no circumstances try anyone's bare lead ammo, even if they tell you "its really hard lead". I say that because someone said that to me once when they were having serious problems with their Desert Eagle. When I asked them what they were using they told me they were using lead reloads that they had made. When I reminded him that he had been told by the factory as well as by me, not to use lead ammo, he replied "well its really hard lead". Dah!

    LRARMSX
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  • PROWLERJUNKY
    THANKS FOR THE INFO.......LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS MESS UP AN EXPENSIVE GUN LIKE THIS ONE......BRUSHED STAINLESS MARK X1X....WHAT A CANNON!!!!
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  • bambihunter
    I always heard all kinds of crap about how unreliable the D.E. was and in the 7-8 years I had my VII it only jammed on me once and I sincerely believe the case came down off my cowboy hat and landed in the action as it closed. It might not have, but it was in a weird angle to be a failure to eject. Also, aside from the overall weight, the only other complaint I ever really had with it was I was always showered with hot brass.
    Never (I repeat never) wear a collered shirt while shooting the D.E. if you commonly get showered with brass. It took me years to get rid of a nice .44 mag brand I had on my neck... [:(!]
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  • bigtire
    Yea, that's the only complaint i have about the Desert Eagle. It spits brass right into my forhead.[xx(]

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  • campcook51
    Prowler,
    Take a look via this link...some interesting reading if you are
    a D.E. owner...
    http://p088.ezboard.com/bthedeserteagle

    Regards,
    Mark T.
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  • Preacher
    bambihunter and bigtire,

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but showers of brass from the Desert Eagle are a result of shooter error. I know that isn't easy to hear, but I used to get hit in the middle of the forhead by the spent casings (.50 AE). Since I have only ever shot Samsom ammo, I looked for other reasons for the problem.

    What I found was that I was limpwristing the firearm in anticipation of the recoil. As a result the firearm was pivoting to the right and sending the spent case into my noggin. Proper gripping has eliminated the problem.

    Have fun shooting!
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  • Raoul
    Since the DE is a gas operated semi-auto, with a port in the barrel, lead bullets will clog the port, and then you're screwed. Therefore, jacketed bullets only!

    Generally, jacketed bullets 240 grains or over, probably the hotter the better, will work best. Lower priced ammo like Remington UMC, Winchester USA, Federal American Eagle, etc. will probably be OK except in cold winter conditions when they won't have enough uumph to cycle the action.
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  • bambihunter
    quote:Originally posted by Preacher
    bambihunter and bigtire,

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but showers of brass from the Desert Eagle are a result of shooter error. I know that isn't easy to hear, but I used to get hit in the middle of the forhead by the spent casings (.50 AE). Since I have only ever shot Samsom ammo, I looked for other reasons for the problem.

    What I found was that I was limpwristing the firearm in anticipation of the recoil. As a result the firearm was pivoting to the right and sending the spent case into my noggin. Proper gripping has eliminated the problem.

    Have fun shooting!


    That is common reason, but not the only one... The D.E. (at least the VII) ejects pretty much straight up instead of off to the side like most every other pistol made. While it's true that the firmer one holds the gun the less the spent shell will eject backwards. I could shoot the XIX .50 without as much trouble as I was getting with my VII .44 mag. I don't know if they changed anything or if it was just the individual gun. Either way I got constantly showered with hot brass and so did every other shooter I let try the gun.
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