Sudden
23-12-2006, 12:44 PM
Wotcha,
Just bought the Co2 version of the Desert Eagle and wanted to share my views about it.
The Desert Eagle Blowback uses the standard eight round magazine (in .177 calibre), which is located on the top of the pistol. To access the magazine you have to push down on a lever situated on the left hand side of the gun. The spring for this lever is notoriously fragile and can "pop" out of it's housing quite easily. However, despite this, the lever will still work without the spring.
The Co2 cyclinder is situated in the grip of the pistol and unusually for a Co2 gun it screws in using a brass cup. There is no easy ejection option and although they supply a bottle opener with a plate to undo the cup, a twenty pence piece will do the same job ;)
Because of the blowback system used in the Desert Eagle it tends to use more Co2 than a non blowback gun. This is both a blessing and a curse.
The blowback allows you to stay on target much more easily than a non blowback gun, but, the extra Co2 used means you need a steady supply of Co2 cartridges.
For such a large gun it makes surprisingly little noise. The first shot of eight is always the noisiest.
One "feature" that impressed me and wasn't mentioned in the manual was that when you're running low on Co2 the hammer taps twice after a shot.
Firing the gun is easy and although it has a large grip it sits comfortably in most size hands.
As the Desert Eagle was originally designed as a target pistol it's no surprise that it feels easy to hold on target.
One thing I found was that the angle between the grip and the barrel is slightly different to any other pistol I've used. It's not overly awkward, but it does feel strange to swap from a Walther CP99 to the Desert Eagle. Maybe I'm just a bit slow?
Summary
The gun is BIG and although it feels comfortable to shoot it can feel a little awkward.
It uses more Co2 than a standard "non blowback" pistol, but the advantage is the pistol is easier to hold on target and therefore more accurate in use.
Overall Rating
8 out of 10
Feels good, looks good and shoots really well.
Also worth noting is that you don't get a plastic gun case to store the pistol in.
Here's a photo of the Desert Eagle...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/Suddeath/Deagle.jpg
Just bought the Co2 version of the Desert Eagle and wanted to share my views about it.
The Desert Eagle Blowback uses the standard eight round magazine (in .177 calibre), which is located on the top of the pistol. To access the magazine you have to push down on a lever situated on the left hand side of the gun. The spring for this lever is notoriously fragile and can "pop" out of it's housing quite easily. However, despite this, the lever will still work without the spring.
The Co2 cyclinder is situated in the grip of the pistol and unusually for a Co2 gun it screws in using a brass cup. There is no easy ejection option and although they supply a bottle opener with a plate to undo the cup, a twenty pence piece will do the same job ;)
Because of the blowback system used in the Desert Eagle it tends to use more Co2 than a non blowback gun. This is both a blessing and a curse.
The blowback allows you to stay on target much more easily than a non blowback gun, but, the extra Co2 used means you need a steady supply of Co2 cartridges.
For such a large gun it makes surprisingly little noise. The first shot of eight is always the noisiest.
One "feature" that impressed me and wasn't mentioned in the manual was that when you're running low on Co2 the hammer taps twice after a shot.
Firing the gun is easy and although it has a large grip it sits comfortably in most size hands.
As the Desert Eagle was originally designed as a target pistol it's no surprise that it feels easy to hold on target.
One thing I found was that the angle between the grip and the barrel is slightly different to any other pistol I've used. It's not overly awkward, but it does feel strange to swap from a Walther CP99 to the Desert Eagle. Maybe I'm just a bit slow?
Summary
The gun is BIG and although it feels comfortable to shoot it can feel a little awkward.
It uses more Co2 than a standard "non blowback" pistol, but the advantage is the pistol is easier to hold on target and therefore more accurate in use.
Overall Rating
8 out of 10
Feels good, looks good and shoots really well.
Also worth noting is that you don't get a plastic gun case to store the pistol in.
Here's a photo of the Desert Eagle...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/Suddeath/Deagle.jpg