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arawn · 10-07-2004, 08:29 AM

Are we still talking about the freaking DE?

It's really not all that.

I've shot DEs in the 3 basic caliburs: 357mgm, 44mgm, and 50ae.

I have friends who boar hunt and predictably, they use only big bore pistols.
Really, I only found shooting the DE in 357mgm to be a pleasant experience.

The earlier statement about the pistol's popularity is fairly inaccurate. It is wholely a niche/novelty handgun. Soldiers do not use these pistols. Even without the reliable feeding issues the DE would not be a good choice for a combat handgun.

-they are too heavy and bulky (the same is true with the HK Mark 23)
-the ammo is too expensive and hard to find out of country
-parts and magazines are too hard to come by (again, out of country).

Any "popularity" enjoyed by the DE soley rests on the shoulders of the movie industry and video games.

As an aside: scary handgun? BFR from Magnum Research chambered in 4570gvt.

Cheers,
B.

(edited for irritating spelling errors)

10-07-2004, 08:29 AM	#63 (permalink)
arawn Upright Location: San Diego, CA	Are we still talking about the freaking DE? It's really not all that. I've shot DEs in the 3 basic caliburs: 357mgm, 44mgm, and 50ae. I have friends who boar hunt and predictably, they use only big bore pistols. Really, I only found shooting the DE in 357mgm to be a pleasant experience. The earlier statement about the pistol's popularity is fairly inaccurate. It is wholely a niche/novelty handgun. Soldiers do not use these pistols. Even without the reliable feeding issues the DE would not be a good choice for a combat handgun. -they are too heavy and bulky (the same is true with the HK Mark 23) -the ammo is too expensive and hard to find out of country -parts and magazines are too hard to come by (again, out of country). Any "popularity" enjoyed by the DE soley rests on the shoulders of the movie industry and video games. As an aside: scary handgun? BFR from Magnum Research chambered in 4570gvt. Cheers, B. (edited for irritating spelling errors) __________________ JMJ Factory team San Diego, CA Last edited by arawn; 10-07-2004 at 09:03 AM..