Saw your gorgeous Desert Eagle. Mine is brushed version.

Have always thought this .50 case is interesting and unique. Compared to other straight wall cases this case has a very slight taper.

Never tried lead bullets in my DE, only jacketed. There may be a work-around for 'supposed' lead fouling 'have read about' regarding this powerful calibre in this specific gun. Would research but have always thought it should be doable for less expensive 'solids' use? (At least for hunting or bear defense, perhaps not target use.)

DE is a dream to shoot re: .50 big bores.

 

Yeah, supposedly the lead will clog the gas ports which are integral to the barrel. Seems like once they are clogged its very difficult to clear them. I've seen a few people say you can send it back to MRI to get them cleaned, but I'm not gonna chance it.

 

Yup, regarding lead bullets that is most likely best. But a few thoughts had ran through my mind before but never jumped in any further... (ie.) matching PSI with lead hardness & some sort of suitable coating along with gas checks?

But I have used lead bullets in a 50 a&e revolver which of course is different.

 

GONRA bets Magnum Research has to drill out end of gas tube
and physically clean Pb out, then replug.
Lead citrate and lead acetate are water soluble so MAYBE
there is some way to dissolve Pb out with citric acid or acetic acid?
(Am SURE cleaning Pb out of Desert Eagle gas tubes is NOT the
Favorite Job in the Magnum Research Factory!)

 

I load for the 50ae in my black oxide mark 19 desert eagle. My bullet of choice is the 300 grain speer deep curl hollow point, on top of h110 powder, its a very accurate lioad. Have no reason to try others.

 

Here is mine..

 

Tacky ~

Had a .44mag that looked much like that one and wish I still had it. Looks good.

 

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Yes i bought that one many years ago, its been a great pistol, its VERY accurate, wouldnt part with mine.

 

One of my favorite Desert Eagle loads is 29.5gr of H110 or W296 under a 325g Speer jacketed. Should be 1300fps tho I have not chronographed it. Normally use Speer nickel cases and then CCI primers that are called for but would try other magnum primers sometime.

I agree with Tacky(nice pistol!), these DE guns are incredibly accurate. Handloads & factory ammo are often half dollar size groups at 45 yards, my typical distance testing, off-hand standing. Not real fond of the grip but it still works and still easy to shoot.

In a 47 ounce 3 inch revolver my favorite jacketed bullet is a 400g Sierra at low velocity but dont think would try that bullet in DE.

 

Yes its very accurate off hand, will destroy a 2 liter drink bottle filled with water. Its recoil is not bad, less than my 29 smith in 44 mag, and way less than my alaskan 454 casull. I have never tried the 325 grain but the
300 grain has done me well these guns like the speer deepcurls. I got lucky bought several hundred casings from a guy that were once fired range brass for a great price. So i probably have 400 to 500 rds ive loaded for it.

Only weird thing is the ejected cases will smack you in the head from ejecting occassionally.
On high speed it blows a huge ring of fire about 5 ft in front of the shooter but you cannot see it with the naked eye.

But i find it pleasant to shoot, not punishing at all. Its a heavy gun but thats expected given its robustness, and round it uses.

Only wish i had several more of them. Would love a brushed stainless one, or the mark 19 kit with all the barrels for 50,44, and 357mag. That would be nice.

 

I have one handed my 50, its not bad to me. i like shooting it, just not the cost of reloading the rounds, which is cheaper than factory ammo. You ever notice the ejected cases come rearward?

 

One handed isn't bad, but I can shoot longer/better two handed. Mine seem to ark up to the right and slightly to the rear.

 

Yes fired my 50 many times. not that bad, now my 454 alaskan is stout.

 

Thanks for updates. Couple quick thoughts...

Extractor work for ejected cases coming back at shooter?

Different powder options for published 'bullet' loads?

I personally dont like plated bullets with soft core, at magnum velocities, even in pistol barrel.

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Mag primers for H110 needed!

Custom die for crimping? Which I have personally used for hard core or thick jacketed bullets only.

 

Thanks for updates. Couple quick thoughts...

Extractor work for ejected cases coming back at shooter?

Different powder options for published 'bullet' loads?

I personally dont like plated bullets with soft core, at magnum velocities, even in pistol barrel.

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Mag primers for H110 needed!

Custom die for crimping? Which I have personally used for hard core bullets only.

Lots of folks have used these bullets for their .50ae with good results. I figured several into sandbags to check for pressure or velocity related issues. No problems at all. Even where the bullets were heavily impacted by the sand, I could not see anything showing through the plating. there was little to no deformation. These were only 1300 fps though. We'll see how the higher power loads affect the plating. Should still be in the safe velocity range.

I'm not having issues with the cases coming back at me.

 

Love the tapered case in a straight wall re: the 50ae! My DE chamber matches taper well but revolver matches taper even better. Note: There could be disparity in differing DEs chambers though.

On my guns, have been able to use this taper to my advantage with some bullets but not all - in both types of handguns. Regardless, Good luck!

 

Have the model marked 44/41 in .41 mag made in Israel. Defiantly needs hot ammo to cycle, bought some "hot" .41 at the Crossroads in Phoenix one time. Seller swore it was hot ammo, when I shot it out of my Redhawk .41 and it felt like a .22 I knew he was full of BS. Hang tag and owners manual specifically state "no" lead bullets because of the lead plugging the gas ports which are right at the end of the chamber. Years ago Cheaper than Gold had the .41 mag. magazines for $10 each when they were selling at gun shows for $50+. Only modification to mine was put a set of Millet white outline sights on it and a set of Pachmayr grips. Shoots great with the correct ammo.

 

That is a cool caliber for sure, always interested in that ultra fast 41!, and like the shoulder on that case too. Its great to have at least a few unusual calibers and/or wildcats to work with. Curious if can get thick plated bullets in that caliber but heavy jacketed bullets or hard solids are still ideal for magnums yet like earlier ideas of cheaper bullets if reliable, for target.

Yes, the magnum slide guns need proper loads to cycle ... and my W296 'powder' use needs near 100% +/- case fill 'in any gun' as well. QuickLOAD is a good estimator and then I go from there for reliability & overall performance noting that this powder use is typically already accurate even before additional estimating. W296 burn % is always gonna be somewhat low unless really long barrel, however, aa#9 can sometimes be a good 'magnum load' alternative.

Another non-mainstream pistol caliber have had fun with is the Rowland conversion in 45 caliber and would like to have a cylinder for one of my heavy revolvers as well, such as 454 SBH or FA m83. In a slidegun, the Rowland really needs close to 40k psi (using heavy spring & shock buffer) for optimum performance with my 200gr premium bullet load that gun really likes plus using a Lee Factory Crimp profile die. Its a standard die so did not have call in for a custom order ... this straight wall case has no taper so no help there with headspace consideration, where not much tolerance for other types of crimping options 'for perhaps' an improved burn consistency.

 

I use 29 grains of w_296, with the Sierra 350 grain, and have had no problems!
Magnum primers, of course!