tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post874439641358380242..comments2024-03-29T02:16:28.757-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: Guns from the Future: The Desert Eagle (Yoel & William & Duke) Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-17436267853780236942023-05-23T05:02:52.869-05:002023-05-23T05:02:52.869-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599803646760384742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-87840665019287116572021-06-23T17:37:45.734-05:002021-06-23T17:37:45.734-05:00Huh, I had no idea.Huh, I had no idea.Someguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320868434966243515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-72050129075959170122021-02-10T00:05:29.921-06:002021-02-10T00:05:29.921-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.panindiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731459872110113092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-14354971519882886252021-01-21T15:39:07.696-06:002021-01-21T15:39:07.696-06:00Regarding its use in fiction, this gun could'v...Regarding its use in fiction, this gun <i>could've</i> been used in the 2014 version of <i>The Man From U.N.C.L.E.</i>, but the makers of that movie didn't have the film be exactly like the TV series (having it be set in the present, utilizing fantastic communications devices and spy gadgetry and even more fantastic weaponry like the U.N.C.L.E. Special* [which this weapon could be used as]) so we got what we got on screen.<br /><br />A great article about a prolific gun.<br /><br />*Just in case you don't know what it is: <br /><br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E._gun<br /><br />The Special in action:<br /><br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4QhVGLbmtTULionel Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251435131708623589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-89705398803265228662020-12-25T09:38:17.327-06:002020-12-25T09:38:17.327-06:00As iconic as Deagle is, I can't help but notic...As iconic as Deagle is, I can't help but notice that (((Yoel))) is trying to slide Israel into every damn post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-34844862811145285722020-12-25T07:34:00.955-06:002020-12-25T07:34:00.955-06:00Another great article. I loved the line about the ...Another great article. I loved the line about the stripper working on a Thursday.<br />Respectfully disagree about those Arnold movies though. I think Commando is a far more entertaining movie than Predator.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727615989263081800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-55907688852710719022020-12-25T06:10:43.458-06:002020-12-25T06:10:43.458-06:00Speaking as an early DE owner (.357, #8XXX, purcha...Speaking as an early DE owner (.357, #8XXX, purchased in 1986), a few thoughts.<br /><br />1. The DE is really a "gun from the past", not the future. If you know your military self-loading rifle actions, its mechanism is easily recognizable as being a modified version of the Swedish Ljungman AG42, which as you might guess from its number dates to World War Two. The Ljungman's direct-gas-impingement system and bolt carrier with rotating bolt head operate exactly like the DE.<br /><br />The Ljungman was made in Sweden in 6.5 x 55mm Swedish Mauser for the Swedish Army. There were also two copies of it made in Egypt in the 1950s and early 1960s, the "Hakim" in 7.9 x 57mm Mauser and the "Rashid" carbine in 7.62 x 39mm Kalashnikov. The latter two showed up on the U.S. surplus market in the 1990s, and became a byword for cranky unreliability. Apparently, the Hakim could be jammed by simply not having the action bolts in the stock tightened just right. So the action design was probably not the best possible choice for a magnum-caliber auto-loading pistol.<br /><br />2. It's not impossible to make a Browning-type recoil-operated pistol in magnum revolver calibers work. Coonan has been doing it about as long as the DE has been made, but it requires a lot more custom-fitting, which is why Coonans have generally cost more than DEs.<br /><br />3. I bought the DE because at the time it was cheaper than most of the big-frame .357 revolvers, about $500 vs. over $600. In the end, about a decade and a half later, I traded it even up for a (used) S&W M27-3 6".<br /><br />4. Instead of trying to build a self-loading pistol around an existing revolver cartridge, it probably makes more sense to design a cartridge intended for a self-loading pistol and go from there. The result in that case is more likely going to be something like the Auto-Mag, which is back after a nearly forty-year hiatus.<br /><br />Not that it's a "gun from the future", either. Its action is based on the Schwarlose Standart automatic pistol combined with the external hammer searage and overall layout of the Grant Hammond prototype .45 automatic.<br /><br />The Schwarzlose was patented in 1894 and made from 1895 to 1908, and the Grant Hammond was made in prototype form only in 1916-17.<br /><br />So again, there really is "nothing new under the Sun".<br /><br /><br />cheers<br /><br />eon<br /><br /><br /><br />eonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580152241525427599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-16759029978431788782020-12-25T00:13:34.103-06:002020-12-25T00:13:34.103-06:00Amazing post, also Magnum Research can let buyers ...Amazing post, also Magnum Research can let buyers customize their Desert Eagles. <br />It explains: "Build Your Custom Desert Eagle<br />Starting at $1,770.00 USD…<br />After 25 years of being accessorized, customized and re-imagined in countless movies, television shows and video games, the Desert Eagle® Pistol has emerged as a pop-culture icon. You can customize your Desert Eagle Pistol with a variety of impressive finishes to add your own distinctive twist to this timeless firearm." https://www.magnumresearchcustoms.com/products/yimyuehonpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487887332029707395noreply@blogger.com