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“The children in Africa could’ve eaten those” Brandon: “They also have Chinese type 56 double spikers that they aren’t sharing with me, so we’re fucking even.”
Years ago I had a roommate that was from Ireland. He lived here in the U.S. for a work assignment over the summer. When I heard that he'd never fired a gun, I got ahold of a friend that had a Desert Eagle and several other guns, like a Winchester lever action rifle, some kind of semi-auto Uzi, etc, so he could get the full Hollywood experience, lol. Imagine that this guy's first and possibly only pistol shooting experience is in .50 AE. Anyway, he said it was the highlight of his trip.
Introducing foreigners to American gun culture is great. Everybody gets that huge grin the first time they shoot a gun. Bonus points if you set up some sodas as reactive targets.
I remember seeing a modded Fallout NV clip showing a custom animation of the dude checking to see if his gun was loaded, by looking down the barrel. I flinched like crazy when it happened.
There is nothing more 80's than drunk driving, reckless firearms play, and Hawaiian on theme shirts. I was transported back to my youth by a man quarter my age. Kudos, lets go brandon!
As a Hawaii native I must correct you. Those are not “Hawaiian” shirts. They’re Aloha* Shirts. Professionals and everyone else wears Aloha Shirts every Friday (Aloha Friday, casual Friday on the Mainland) in Hawaii at work along with blue jeans. Aloha shirts and Aloha Friday are an old Hawaiian tradition that spans many decades. Just thought I’d toss that out there.
Fun fact, it's only sort of correct when he said it: when they started development it was the most powerful handgun round, during production the .454 Casull was taking off, as a wildcat load, so there was a more powerful handgun round, but no guns to shoot it, unless you want to do some surgery on a .45 long colt frame and risk blowing yourself up.
@@Dreadought To be also fair, Clint Eastwood played a cop on a manhunt, not some gun expert. It was the most powerful handgun cartridge he knew about. Obscure things or cartridges about to surface were not on his radar.
It's kinda cool to see someone who's physically uncomfortable with doing something unsafe with a firearm, the last person to worry about on the range but the most knowledgeable when shit might go down
I was a kid of the 80s and I cannot tell you how at home I felt watching the opening montage. My dad always had some sort of 80s movie on and I remember seeing these crazy guys with mustaches and hand cannons going around kicking ass
My father, Alfred J Thompson, was actually the guy who designed the original prototype of the Desert Eagle. He was a mechanical engineer, an avid skeet shooter, president of the Minnetonka Game and Fish Club, and ironically had never been much of a pistol shooter. The only pistol he ever owned was a .22 revolver. Three guys from a startup called "Magnum Research" were searching for a company to design their concept of a magnum caliber semi-auto pistol with interchangeable barrels. My dad was working at a company called "Mehl Engineering" and got the assignment even though he had never designed a gun before. His experience was designing things like Toro riding lawnmowers, a Tonka Toy truck, Litton Microwaves, etc. When the prototype was eventually made, Don Mehl test fired the .357 into a log in their office. My dad brought it home to show my mom and I. I still have some photos of my dad holding it and some pre-launch brochures of the prototype being called just the "Eagle". They originally thought about calling it the "American Eagle" and it wasn't until they decided to have it manufactured in Israel by IMI that the name was changed to "Desert Eagle". My father had been told by the owners of Magnum Research that he would be listed on the original patents as the designer and that he would be given a gun from the first production run - neither of which ever happened. It's disappointing that he never received any credit from Magnum Research for the original design of such a unique and iconic pistol.
@@jeanettewest I doubt that there is any evidence of what was said, so it would be impossible to prove. My dad died in 1984 and I would be surprised if any of the other people originally involved in the startup are still around. Also, I am not trying to cause trouble. I just wanted to get his part of the history of the Desert Eagle out into the internet. I'm proud of what he accomplished. He was a good man and a good father.
Absolutely beautiful. Literally just Brandon having 80’s style fun. Also addressing the 1887 lever action, the galil, and the steyr Aug he finally has, which are all extremely promising future videos
If he does that 1887 "Mare's Leg Deluxe," I hope he talks about how it's a lever-action rolling block and not a standard lever-action (which is why its receiver is so short).
A few years ago, this one site that was selling 50AE mistyped their prices, so instead of like $1 a round, it came out to $0.10 a round. I immediately picked up like 20K rounds of it. That company honored the purchase. 15K rounds later, and it's the gun I shoot the best. Debating on CCW it.
"What's funny is that it feels wrong pointing this at you, even though this is jus a bolt...//...it just feels weird." The way it should feel. Brandon so safety conscious that even pointing a bolt at the camera still feels like he's flagging people. *+10 paragon points awarded"
Mentioning that the Deagle has a locking bolt made me think that it might be a good idea to make a video explaining the difference between different gun mechanisms. I'm still not clear on the difference between delayed blowback and a locking bolt for instance, might be an interesting video!
Delayed blowback has lock-up, so it has a locking bolt, simple blowback doesn't. Part of the point of delayed blowback is that you get to have the mechanical simplicity of full lock-up without having to get into the complexities of gas or recoil operation.
The Deagle has a rotating bolt hidden in that chonky slide. It also has a gas piston stuck under the front of the barrel. The barrel is fixed. It's basically a rifle action turned upside down and stuck in a pistol.
Locking bolt is generally found on rifles. Since the displayshelf eagle fires what's essentially a rifle caliber round, it requires a stronger lockup than the majority of semi auto pistols
5:05 Yesn't. It was the most powerful _commercially available_ pistol cartridge back then, but the .454 Casull already existed as a Wildcat cartridge for around 13 years (1958 was when it was made, Dirty Harry came out in 1971, and the first factory made gun to use .454 was a Freedom Arms revolver that came out in 1983), with only a few people making custom revolvers for it.
So you're saying it was technically the most powerful handgun in the world at the time but the cartridge used in the most powerful handgun that surpassed the .44 magnum was already in existence just not the gun to fire it?
@@jacobkudrowich Basically, yeah. The only reason I count it was because .454 Casull is commercially produced today, but back in the 70s it was just a custom tooled cartridge made in very low numbers, by hand.
As someone who was actually a young cop in the 80's I appreciate the Miami Vice vibes. I actually tried to purchase a Bren Ten (Not because of Miami Vice, but that didn't hurt) and lost a lot of money when Dornaus and Dixon went belly up. I ended up carrying a Detonics Scoremaster, and actually owned a Miami Classic shoulder rig. I sold the holster because I realized I needed two hands to reholster, I live in the desert so a jacket is only feasible about 2 or 3 months out of the year, if that, and it beat my ribs when I got in a foot pursuit. Anyway, this brings back memories, and I still have the Scoremaster, and the 'stache.
Thats awesome, did you have to re-enroll in police academy following the Miami Dade shootout? Or did they just make you take sunday classes on new doctrine
@@mftripz8445I actually was going through a firearms instructor course put on by the FBI right after that shootout. My instructor gave us a quick debrief on what happened. I don't want to take away from the bravery of the agents, but the FBI didn't really train their agents in vehicle stops. Most local agencies, that actually conduct a lot of stops and train for them would probably have handled things much differently. No need to go back to training, although there were a lot of things learned in that incident.
Thanks for your service...and sorry for your luck on the Bren Ten. Maybe today's crop of excellent 10mm platforms is the market making nice with you on behalf of Dornaus and Dixon.
The best concealed carry handguns you can buy. Granted, I’ve actually done it with mine because prior to the ammo shortage, I assumed common calibers would always be available at the range (learned my lesson now obviously. However, .50AE was never available, so I stockpiled that. I also didn’t have any defensive ammo at home for my normal handguns because this was also prior to me getting a CCW license and also prior to Texas becoming Constitutional Carry, and it was during the height of the ammo shortage. That meant once I did get my CCW license, I had a stockpile of .50AE and nothing else, so I had to carry my Desert Eagle for a time until I was able to obtain defensive carry ammo for my normal handguns.
@@Rack47 I carried it in a soft body Remora holster. Not the best holster, but it made it comfortable enough and they were one of the few companies who were able to make a holster even capable of carrying it IWB at the time. I used a 2" thick police duty belt on recommendation from a friend. It made it very difficult to find compatible holsters because most clips are only 1.5" to 1.75", but since it's meant to carry a cop's full duty equipment (which I'm not carrying), I could put all that extra weight into the gun itself so it was surprisingly not that bad. Carrying it strong side or even weak side with a crossdraw was fine. Appendix was an issue due to how long the barrel was bending over. It was heavy, but stable, so I just felt like I gained 5 pounds around my waist, which is every Christmas anyways. As a result of this, I actually decided I don't need to bother with compact or subcompact guns, so my current concealed carry setup is a double stack Para style 1911 in .45ACP with a 15+1 capacity and an FN Five-seveN with a 20+1 capacity as a backup.
I inherited my dads .357 mag desert eagle, was one of the first few thousand made. It’s *almost* practical. 9 round mags and built in flashbang effect.
Same, I got my dad's De Mk7 in .44 Magnum. Was technically my first handgun and the one I basically trained with as I was not old enough to buy my own at the time. I got to a point I could hit a 3x3 steel plate at 30 yds with it
Actually, my dad and I recently got a deagle and it is the weirdest thing ever. After seeing it in csgo and other games like that, I expected it to be easier to handle and hold with just one hand. That thing is heavy as HELL and it kicks like a mule. It is definitely over kill, but a sick gun none the less.
what caliber did you get it in? I ask this question, is because I got the .44 Magnum variant, and despite the heavy kick it does have, it's actually pretty pleasant to shoot
@@DrQuagmire1 yeah my buddy has a .357 version and he can shoot it decently with one hand. Obviously not the best way to shoot it but it's not like it's a wrist breaker
@@Gameprojordan exactly!!! but to be fair though, I am planning on getting myself a S&W .460 Magnum (preferably one with the 5-inch barrel once available) for my 43rd birthday next year
"I've got Desert Eagle... point five-o, written on the side of mine." Actually the DE I used to have was a black oxide one chambered in .44Mag. I really wanted a polished chrome one in .50AE and eventually sold my DE and have been himming and hawing on whether or not I want to actually get another one. Amazing firearm. Not a tack driver per say but more accurate out of box than %95 of other firearms I've owned. Also pretty hard to beat the ammo price of a TT33. I've got big hands though so the DE always felt more natural than any other handgun I've owned. Just my $0.02
I just thought I'd say hello and let you have your 2 cents back because our economy is a pile of dog poop and it's only going to get worse....... I would love to have a black oxide gun! They're very pretty, yes I said pretty. Have a nice day my dude
Back in 2014, I got a .357 deag from a buddy for $400... My girlfriend at the time, upon seeing it said, "Evan Burdick has a huge deag! And that ain't the only huge thing hes got!" 2 days later, I sold the deag for $800 and bought a North American arms mini .22 revolver... Never looked back.
Oh sweet, the GTA 3 character came to life and is teaching me gun stuff now. Keep killing it Brandon, love seeing your growth and success! #akgnotificationsquad
As an 80s guy and a "Non-American" I had a Desert Eagle. When I had mine they were usually either .50AE or .357Magnum and the only ones anyone wanted were made by IMI.
Oh, that 80s nostalgia. I may be a 90s kid, but I remember that shit from all the movies my dad showed me. The Uzi especially, Chuck Norris one-handing that thing in The Delta Force. #AKGNotificationSquad
Fun Video, but a safety advice if I may: If you swing the Revolver cylinder close with a cowboying jab of the wrist, like you did in the Intro (Minute 0:44) and later in the Video (Minute 13:28). Specially with a Full cylinder. You could bend your cylinder crane and damage your gun by ruining the timing and headspace/cylinder gab. So guys: Don’t do it, lock the cylinder in the frame by pushing it with your support hand in, not by inertia. But enough "safety & longevity" tips: Great musical score and visuals with the mustache and Hawaii-Shirts, it was excellent entertainment!
Ah, those '90s memories. Back in the day around my circle (ie. poor, junior enlisted Marines), the DE was the coolest gun everybody wanted to own, but no one actually wanted to pay for it. I had the privilege of shooting the .44 version over at the Camp Johnson A-1 pistol range. They opened the range on the weekends for recreational shooting, so I got to see and shoot a lot of different guns. The .44 DE was one of them. It was fun, but the gun was not very liable with the ammo, mostly WWB, that was on hand. I was much more impressed with this one CWO's Anaconda and another Ruger Redhawk that one of my Gunny's had. Of course, I couldn't afford those guns either.
I live in Canada, and since we aren’t allowed to carry any restricted weapons, including all handguns, I was in need of a bear defence rifle for when I was hiking, hunting, and fishing in the wilderness. So I bought a Chiappa Mare’s Leg chambered in .44 mag. However, the extra barrel length on that rifle makes the round feel like a .44 magnum magnum.
Dude you can get you a hip holster made for that and look like Steve McQueen and wanted Dead or alive. I've always wanted to have his Winchester he carried.
@Afes Arak in pistols, yes usually. In rifles, not necessarily. A shorter barrel with heavy metal shrouds and other parts will be heavier than a longer barrel but shrouded with lighter metals or other light materials.
I went to the range with a friend, he was shooting a .22 LR, and I had my .50 Desert Eagle. He was standing about 15 feet to my right and when I fired the first shot he stopped what he was doing and stared at me with a shocked look on his face. He told me that it felt like he got slapped in the face when I fired the first round. 😂
I remember a buddy and I shooting our ARs at the range, then suddenly this _massive_ flash and blast came from a couple lanes down, come to find out it was a group of 20-somethings firing off a .50 AE Desert Eagle. And I thought the fireballs from my 11.5" 5.56 were gnarly
I went shooting at an indoor range, the owner came in with a shit eating grin on his face and the next thing we all knew there was a an earth shattering boom and a Deagle in his hand, not even the ear-pro could save us.
Iconic 80's firearms. The ones that stick out in my head are the LAR Grizzly, the Bren Ten, Coonan 357, HK94/MP5, Tec-9, and I seem to recall this weird plastic gun called a Glock starting to show up on shelves. Damn I feel old.
@@ShizawnSanders if there was ever one "hybrid" shotgun i'd pay to own, even if it's a non-firing collector's item, it'll be the SPAS-12!!! but sadly though, despite that gun being discontinued in the late 90's/early 2000's, the newer Benelli M3 shotguns pretty much matches the SPAS-12 in going from Pump-Action to Semi-Auto with the flick of a switch.
You must be thinking of the German Glock 7. It was actually made of porcelain, which made it invisible to airport metal detectors. It also cost more than you make in a month.
@@jonathanziebarth9663 the porcelain gun is a myth. Those porcelain guns still have metal parts in them to set off the detector; porcelain isn’t tough enough to contain the explosion of a cartridge going off.
I love how brandon is super on point about his finger positioning, fires then finger off trigger immediately. And never flashes the camera or any of his homies. Keep setting a good example while staying funny man
Oh man I love the energy you put into that montage. This is one of the best videos you've done recently. I see that being demonetized has caused you to just give us the content we want. Those '80s cop mustaches are not to be missed.
Funny how I started out watching Donut 5 years ago, then found Brandon, then Kentucky Ballistics, then Garand Thumb, the I find out they’re all friends. Really only found Admin a few months ago tho
Got my Titanium Gold .50AE because, Modern Warfare II. My favorite thing are the fire rings. I usually take it out the same time as the S&W 500, so I never really notice the recoil on the DE after shooting the 500. The Barrel and slide are interchangeable between the .44 and .50 (you can actually mix and match your two).
I thought about mine as a bear gun for hiking in the PNW but the safety is not possible to reach with one hand and it doesn’t always cycle even with the factory ammo never mind hot hand loads. The 4” 500 has never failed to go bang and you have much more diverse payload options as the deagle is limited to 350 grain or so as is suggested and the 500 mag goes from 350 to 700 grain hardcast.
@@jeffreygunn3530 I used to run a .357 version as a pin gun (86 ish) because it did a good job of getting them off the table and was low recoil. Could handle some pretty insane loads without excessive pressure signs also.
@@jeffreygunn3530 my cousin owns one..a .357, and that was the exact same thing he said. A buddy of mine has one that's a .50AE, and he carries that big fucker everywhere lol. The one time I fired it, it was definitely NOTHING like shooting a .22 lol, but it really wasn't all that bad either. I had no real problems with it, but ive always been into large caliber handguns, and have gotten used to them over the years. I wouldn't trade my .44 Colt Python for a Desert Eagle tho.
You know you were raised right/ well trained when even flagging a disassembled gun still feels weird. ive had those moments where someone flagged me with a gun that was disassembled to where it literally couldnt shoot and i the hair on my neck still stood up immediately lol. I was so shocked that I still had a reaction
Had that moment as he pointed it at the camera. My brain just went "that's not ok" and then went "it's just the receiver it's fine." My Dad and I clean our guns together after range visits and we sit across from each other angling the disassembled parts all wild because you just don't aim a gun at another person disassembled or not.
I open carry my .357 Desert Eagle regularly in a shoulder holster, it's fantastic. Sometimes I carry the 44 Magnum Deagle too, only my scoped 50AE is a safe queen.
Missed the shoulder holster part at first. I was gonna say belt carry is probably impossible without suspenders! Never owned a Desert Eagle but have heard they're super heavy comparatively.
@@henryturnerjr3857 Occasionally I carry my BFR 500 Magnum with a 7.5" barrel and a scope. IIRC it's 6lbs whereas the desert Eagles are only 5ish pounds. I have a drop holster and a gunfighter belt for the BFR, its quite comfy actually though I need to find a better thigh lanyard. A good dedicated belt rides high on the weak side hip and low on the gun side hip, which distributes the weight well. Desert eagle in a shoulder holster with two mags opposite side to balance the weight is more comfortable and less intrusive than any IWB or OWB holster for a practical sized gun, Id highly recommend trying a shoulder holster for whatever youre carrying, especially in winter.
I have actually wondered how the deagle operates, figured that was just too much force for a direct blowback action. I did not know it was basically an ar pistol lol
When I was a kid, the dad of one of my friends had Desert Eagles in .357, .41 Mag & .44 Mag (the .50 AE hadn't been released yet). Of the three chamberings he liked the .41 Mag the best.
The deagle highly impractical but legendary. Although seen as highly impractical I've always really wanted one but what I want more than one of them..... just because it's more practical, and in one of my favorite frame platform and more obtainable since I heard they started making them again not too long ago.... is the Coonan compact 357. Still packs a punch and looks like a 1911. Not a deagle but probably just as cool even if it doesn't pack as much of a punch as the .50 . I don't know I've always just really realy liked the 1911 look.
love the mix of humor and actual informative stuff. this channel and forgotten weapons are about the only guntube channels I'll watch all the way through a video!
Back in the dark ages of the 1980s I was irresponsibly drinking with friends at a bar we worked at and after we closed we went out to this guy's house out in the countryside who made his own wine. We continued drinking of course. A buddy of mine had a .44 Ruger Blackhawk and the dude who made wine had a .45 1911. This was before people thought about ear protection so I took one in each paw and began firing the way you did one after another at a sapling out in the snow, of course completely missing it. What I didn't know is the two of them were standing behind me with their hands over their ears laughing their asses off. That and loud rock and roll has probably reduced my hearing by about 50%. A small price to pay for a bit of fun in America.
I was also a teenager in the '80s I'm 55 years old now. Lost a lot of my hearing shooting guns and playing heavy metal in garagebands and such. I still play guitar I just crank my amp to 11 so I can hear it. And yes my amplifier does go to 11. 😎
@@rvanhees89 Probably the funniest piece of equipment inspired by _Spinal Tap:_ there's a certain piece of US Navy sonar whose volume dial goes up to 11. oh man it's always good revisiting that: ruclips.net/video/4xgx4k83zzc/видео.html
Actually i'm very glad that you mentioned, that it feels weird to even point the disassembled part of a gun to something you didn't want to shoot. For me, it's the same feeling. But i think that's just proper gun training. It have to become a natural instinct.
I'm pretty sure that it's the sensation of having a firearm grip in your hands, paired with the sensation of having your hand, wrist, and arm angled in a way that your brain says means a gun barrel should be pointed at you. My gut doesn't like the idea of pointing an AR lower at my face, even though I understand on an intellectual level that a field stripped lower receiver isn't even where the bullet lives, let alone something that's able to fire a bullet into me. I can put that gun part on a table and stand so I'm in front of it, no problem, that doesn't feel like I'm in danger. But the moment my hand's on a firearm grip, it changes.
I had the opportunity to shoot a desert eagle for the first time 3 days ago, and it surprisingly had a lot less kick than I thought. And that was with 350 grain hollow points. And it didn't have a compensator either
I find spending more than $1k on a handgun absolutely outrageous (unless it's a collector's piece)... but I'm down to put up $2K+ for a Desert Eagle since it's a Hand Cannon.
Try moving to Australia. After all the hoops jumped through and the paper work, and finally getting a handgun permit, guess how much a brand new Glock17A costs (the A means it has a extended barrel to meet Australian minimum length rules - yes a standard glock17 is too short for Australia! And it only has 10 rnd mags!) you will pay $1050 to $1135 for a bog standard no special sights grips or trigger.
@@doemacmonkey The sad thing about the Australian skill tree is that, even though you are immune to dangerous wildlife, toxins and the heat of a thousand suns... you have to literally give an arm and a leg to use modern ranged weaponry.
@@Blitzkrieg_Wolf yes, you *can* own an AR15 in Australia, but you Must have a commercial reason and class D license and you will be under such police scrutiny over it that one single argument at a bar could end it all. The only place I have ever fired anything semi-automatic, has been while on holiday in Hawaii!
Wow, this Miami Vice remake looks great! I remember the first time I heard about the Desert Eagle - it was in the Guy Ritchie film "Snatch", where Vinnie Jones intimidated a trio of bumbling assailants. Replicas vs "Desert Eagle, point five-oh".
In Spain the 50 AE is a forbidden caliber (because 50 cal bad), but you can custom order 440 barrels for the DEP. Someone I used to know used to take his 440 Desert Eagle when strolling just in case his came across a hog (and he did come across hogs) 😂
Hey Brandon, if you're looking for video ideas, I made a set of fully-screen-accurate Stormtrooper armor and I have the proper Sherman Tank scope they used on the E-11 props, so if you have a Sterling and can get me out there we can see how accurate a Stormtrooper really is! Alternatively, I also have a WW2 Kübelwagen and I know you have the machine guns to match its mount...If you're looking for video ideas, I made a set of fully-screen-accurate Stormtrooper armor and I have the proper Sherman Tank scope they used on the E-11 props, so if you have a Sterling and can get me out there we can see how accurate a Stormtrooper really is! Alternatively, I also have a WW2 Kübelwagen and I know you have the machine guns to match its mount...
it's funny shooting the Desert Eagle at an enclosed shooting range causes the other range goers to move away from you, when you're the only one there firing what's basically a "hand cannon", and while everyone else is pretty much firing popguns.
Guy's, keep in mind when you want to do a calibre conversion it's not only the barrel you have to swap but the bolt and magazine, as well. At least when you're converting from .44 to .357
@@Jbs6187 That’s what I used to think. I owned a .50 for a good while, obviously the most powerful one but now I own a .41 and .44, I’m telling you, the victim won’t know the difference. .440 Corbon a beast, too.
@@ShizawnSanders for Desert Eagle I would go with only the caliber’s that start with a .4 or 5. You’re better off getting a Coonan if you want a reliable .357 auto
Due to wrist injuries, I have a desert eagle L5 in .44 mag with a chest rig for camping. I wanted a revolver initially, but after my accident, .44 mag would have to have a recoil spring. Thusly the L5 is exactly what I needed to both have the caliber I wanted, and recoil springs in the equation. It's been a super fun gun.
He missed one of the best parts. He can just swap the barrels between his guns. The .50AE uses a rebated rim that is identical in size to the .44. The round .50AE was created with just that in mind. The bolt is engineered to handle .50 or .44, or, way back when I bought mine, .440 Cor Bon, a nasty .44 magnum bullet in a necked down .50AE case that moved a 240 grain bullet at 1800 fps compared to the 1300 fps of the standard .44 mag. It was only the .357 that required a new bolt installed. The others just required a different barrel and magazine. He did not mention the polygonal barrel rifling. It's rather unique in firearms too. I spent years testing with different revolvers chambered in .44mag, and the DE consistently gets better accuracy, control, and around a hundred fps faster muzzle velocity with the exact same loads versus revolvers. I blame cylinder gap. The DE does NOT like light loads shot through. Surefire jams. In that respect, revolvers do come out on top.
The .44 we used was a beast. We had to buy 3 types of ammo before she would fire reliably. In the end we were using, and I kid you not, silver bullets, because they were the only ones we had local with high enough grains to reliably cycle and not jam. The .357 we had was a bit better, as there was a better selection of ammo available at the time.
Damn Donut really taking up his role in the podcast and putting them flashbacks into videos, especially when Brandon starts with shooting the Pepsi and "stop resisting"
I absolutely love not only how much effort you guys put into this video, but how much fun you very clearly had doing it. That's what I love about this channel, you have fun with it (besides cursed gun images of course)
I've had my 50ae for a bit, and it remains the only big bore handgun I've shot that isn't punishing. If you want obnoxious, 454 casull revolvers will absolutely meet the mark.
Ayo, respect for the pfp lol I'd have my sona as mine but I ain't got the confidence, plus it'd make my bad habit of arguing in comment sections that much harder x'D
Pretty funny stuff. Love the 80s vibe. Being in my mid 50s. Them were my real "golden year's " as far as I'm concerned. Also owning about 13 or so desert eagle's in the last 30 year's. Plus one Auto mag. A couple LAR Grizzlies. 45 3 coonan's .357's. The only problem desert eagle I had was a L5 a few year's back. Pretty unreliable. Plus it blew out the ribs to the muzzle brake. But Desert eagle replaced the Barrel. And didn't charge me for it. 👍🏻
Brandon: what are you doing to protect yourself ( realizes he better not give people bad ideas and puts down deagle) Me: to late ( has 3 deagles plated in gold,silver,tacticool. 3:25
I had the option to buy a used Desert Eagle in .44 mag for $700 back when I was in college. I decided against it because I didn't want to be labeled as some kid who only likes guns because of COD. I've been kicking myself ever since. Later in my time at college, I had the chance to shoot a .50 AE. I psyched myself out thinking there was going to be a ton of recoil. I was pretty disappointed. I wouldn't want to shoot one all day, but it wasn't that bad.
If you're into guns, you've been there. Paid 300 dollars for a used Colt Delta Elite many moons ago...I no longer have it. Gun shows were actually awesome in the past.😥😥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have that exact Desert Eagle in .50ae with the ported front. It's very manageable recoil and one handing it is totally fine, albeit the gun is heavy so the time to aim unless your built like a tank and have a steady arm and hands is rough. The problem I have with these guns is the availability and pricing of the ammo.
I know it’s probably second nature to you, but, thank you for practicing the 4 big gun safety laws in your montage and then throughout the rest of the video. Amazing to notice, and see, thanks Brandon, enjoy your weekend!
G'Dammit Brandon, QUIT FLIPPING REVOLVERS CLOSED!!! I trust that Colt is yours to destroy, but it doesn't deserve to be mistreated like that! Other than that Ballistic Sin (which makes my skin crawl, btw), I love your content.
I've heard comparing ages can best be viewed as a sign it's not beyond your reach. Slightly younger? You're old enough to try. Slightly older? You've still got time to try. The trick to becoming a social media success is cranking out as much of the best quality content you can and building a community using the feedback to adjust that content to get more engagement from the audience. Having an existing business is optional, but again not beyond many people's reach if you save up, read up on what you want to do and work hard.
Brandon you did a really great job editing! It almost seems like there really are 2 Brandon’s in the video! You’re really getting better at this RUclips thing.
Of course, the king of the hand cannons is.500 bushwhacker. A while back, I had a Wildey survivor, chambered in.475 Wildey magnum. That pistol was an absolute beast, but very controllable and accurate.
I remember Brandon talking about wanting to get a Deagle in a video but he couldn't decide whether to get a golden one or a tiger striped one. He went with the gigachad option on put both on one gun. Madlad
Yup, the Desert Eagle is actually closer to an AR/M-16 rifle in its internal design, than it is any conventional handgun.. And with just the tiniest bit of imagination, It's parts are VERY similar in appearance to the Steyr AUG's bolt/triangular carrier group too, especially with the dual recoil springs. Now, if they can just find a way to Bullpup the Eagle, as easily as they can guns like the mini 14 & 10/22, etc..🤣
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The stash lookin good bud lol
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#akgnotificationsquad Rocking the 'stache!
Keep the mustache!
Kentucky Ballistics has entered the chat…
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Its the fuzz scatter boys
The ATF joins the fight…
Ge out of here atf... Scott ain't got no large caliber firearms, get out of here
You should try to get donut and ak lord to come shoot the giant hand cannons you have. Get some good ole zombie heads and go nuts.
Brandon is going Miami Vice today with the stache, 80s montage, hawiian shirt, and number one wingman buddy cop donut
Not really he looks like fatter Magnum pi. So Magnum pie
Bollywood action movie
Gta vice city needs a remake, doesn't it...
Hotline San Antonio maybe even?
@@jakubgrzybek6181 I’m sure someone out there can mod Brandon to be your skin/voice actor in GTA for enough money. The mods are wild these days
“The children in Africa could’ve eaten those”
Brandon: “They also have Chinese type 56 double spikers that they aren’t sharing with me, so we’re fucking even.”
I'll gladly send food to any child soldier who sends me back an AK.
@@getthegoons nah, they gotta send me the AK first.
Watch out for a email from a Nigerian prince trading vintage military firearms .
@@jl123ist Then you rob them blind after you get the gun, genius.
@@getthegoons would probably help... more than any infomercial could.
As the great Ahoy once said,”Who cares about practicality when you’ve got a golden gun that shoots giant bullets”
Ong
Doesn't have to be practical, it's a fucking handheld .50 and I am GOING to use it
Years ago I had a roommate that was from Ireland. He lived here in the U.S. for a work assignment over the summer. When I heard that he'd never fired a gun, I got ahold of a friend that had a Desert Eagle and several other guns, like a Winchester lever action rifle, some kind of semi-auto Uzi, etc, so he could get the full Hollywood experience, lol. Imagine that this guy's first and possibly only pistol shooting experience is in .50 AE. Anyway, he said it was the highlight of his trip.
memories
Never assume a Irish guy has never handled a gun he maybe just told you that for legal reasons
@@neilyb4590 on some IRA type beat
You sir are a saint
Introducing foreigners to American gun culture is great. Everybody gets that huge grin the first time they shoot a gun. Bonus points if you set up some sodas as reactive targets.
That Patrick Bateman impression was easily the best impression you've ever done, Brandon.
Do it again.
Very nice. Let's see Brandon's Paul Allen impression
SEE ALSO: 13:48
It caught me so off guard and put a huge smile on my face for sure.
Hear hear! Moar Patrick Bateman!
“It’s not possible”
"it feels weird pointing this at You, even if it's just a bolt."
That's proper gun safety right there.
I remember seeing a modded Fallout NV clip showing a custom animation of the dude checking to see if his gun was loaded, by looking down the barrel. I flinched like crazy when it happened.
The first rule of gun safety is to have fun.
@@shred1894 That sounds like someone knew what they were doing when modding that yikes
@@shred1894 damn thats a crazy story
@@justiron2999 That's rule #5 after the first 4 are observed. :-)
There is nothing more 80's than drunk driving, reckless firearms play, and Hawaiian on theme shirts. I was transported back to my youth by a man quarter my age. Kudos, lets go brandon!
You're 104?
@@caedmonnoeske3931 Mate, It feels like it.
Same here .... I feel you !
@@caedmonnoeske3931 excellent math haha
As a Hawaii native I must correct you. Those are not “Hawaiian” shirts. They’re Aloha* Shirts. Professionals and everyone else wears Aloha Shirts every Friday (Aloha Friday, casual Friday on the Mainland) in Hawaii at work along with blue jeans. Aloha shirts and Aloha Friday are an old Hawaiian tradition that spans many decades. Just thought I’d toss that out there.
Clint Eastwood was actually correct about the .44 being the most powerful handgun in the world. It held that title for just 4 years.
If I had any faith in it not being shit, I'd love to see a remake with Callahan carrying an M500. Just, you know, for tradition's sake.
Ah the Model 29, beautiful revolver.
Fun fact, it's only sort of correct when he said it: when they started development it was the most powerful handgun round, during production the .454 Casull was taking off, as a wildcat load, so there was a more powerful handgun round, but no guns to shoot it, unless you want to do some surgery on a .45 long colt frame and risk blowing yourself up.
@@Dreadought To be also fair, Clint Eastwood played a cop on a manhunt, not some gun expert. It was the most powerful handgun cartridge he knew about. Obscure things or cartridges about to surface were not on his radar.
Muzzle loading black powder pistols are often bigger than .44 and black powder! Not so much a propellant more so a explosive.
It's kinda cool to see someone who's physically uncomfortable with doing something unsafe with a firearm, the last person to worry about on the range but the most knowledgeable when shit might go down
First rule of gun safety: Have fun.
@@bickyboo7789 Second rule of gun safety: Accidental holes are *not* fun, especially in you.
I was a kid of the 80s and I cannot tell you how at home I felt watching the opening montage. My dad always had some sort of 80s movie on and I remember seeing these crazy guys with mustaches and hand cannons going around kicking ass
@Paul Martin Glad to know other people also thought that shirt looked familiar.
Only thing it needed was a Sonny Crockett Bren Ten nod.
@@MrZcar350 Or a Rico Tubbs deuce barrel peace sign.
My father, Alfred J Thompson, was actually the guy who designed the original prototype of the Desert Eagle. He was a mechanical engineer, an avid skeet shooter, president of the Minnetonka Game and Fish Club, and ironically had never been much of a pistol shooter. The only pistol he ever owned was a .22 revolver.
Three guys from a startup called "Magnum Research" were searching for a company to design their concept of a magnum caliber semi-auto pistol with interchangeable barrels. My dad was working at a company called "Mehl Engineering" and got the assignment even though he had never designed a gun before. His experience was designing things like Toro riding lawnmowers, a Tonka Toy truck, Litton Microwaves, etc.
When the prototype was eventually made, Don Mehl test fired the .357 into a log in their office. My dad brought it home to show my mom and I. I still have some photos of my dad holding it and some pre-launch brochures of the prototype being called just the "Eagle". They originally thought about calling it the "American Eagle" and it wasn't until they decided to have it manufactured in Israel by IMI that the name was changed to "Desert Eagle".
My father had been told by the owners of Magnum Research that he would be listed on the original patents as the designer and that he would be given a gun from the first production run - neither of which ever happened. It's disappointing that he never received any credit from Magnum Research for the original design of such a unique and iconic pistol.
Wow! This is an amazing story. Post those pictures somewhere!
You get a lawyer, prove that in court do he will be recognized.
@@jeanettewest I doubt that there is any evidence of what was said, so it would be impossible to prove. My dad died in 1984 and I would be surprised if any of the other people originally involved in the startup are still around.
Also, I am not trying to cause trouble. I just wanted to get his part of the history of the Desert Eagle out into the internet. I'm proud of what he accomplished. He was a good man and a good father.
As a child of the 80s who had the CO2 blow back BB desert eagle. That’s absolutely the best montage ever!!
Absolutely beautiful. Literally just Brandon having 80’s style fun.
Also addressing the 1887 lever action, the galil, and the steyr Aug he finally has, which are all extremely promising future videos
I really hope he does the Galil soon
I think I saw a colt single action 45 on the wall too which I am excited for
If he does that 1887 "Mare's Leg Deluxe," I hope he talks about how it's a lever-action rolling block and not a standard lever-action (which is why its receiver is so short).
@@Krag-Jorgensen30-40 he did a video with it already. it was the mythbusters alec baldwin one. assuming your talking about the SAA
@@CharlieFoxtrot128 oh yeah thanks
I love how you and Donut are damn near indistinguishable from one another lmao. Perfect, hilarious video as always!
Brandon kinda looks like jim hopper from stranger things 3
@@0w1z85 no he dont 😭
And when did Mini-Donut become man-sized? That's what happens when you feed them.
I thought it was a camera trick and they were both the same. I paused it and still thought that.😁
The Desert Eagle has always been an cool yet weird gun.
The Dessert Eagle have always been an cool yet wired gun.
I too enjoy eating Dessert in the Desert with my eagle.
It’s most of the times also kinda sweet 😂
It's big, heavy, expensive and impractical. But my god it is beautiful.
Is there a non-israeli equivalent?
A few years ago, this one site that was selling 50AE mistyped their prices, so instead of like $1 a round, it came out to $0.10 a round. I immediately picked up like 20K rounds of it. That company honored the purchase. 15K rounds later, and it's the gun I shoot the best. Debating on CCW it.
Jesus Christ, you lucky bastard 😂
Holy shit, I wish I got that deal.
mad man!
Right now you could sell 1000 rounds and pay for your next tank or two of gas 🤣
ok but what company was it
"What's funny is that it feels wrong pointing this at you, even though this is jus a bolt...//...it just feels weird." The way it should feel. Brandon so safety conscious that even pointing a bolt at the camera still feels like he's flagging people. *+10 paragon points awarded"
It has a long stroke piston and rotating bolt…
The Deagle is an AK Handgun confirmed
Don’t tell them comrade.
Chamber it in AK round
I think it was based on the ar15... I dunno... I just said on what gun the desert eagle from other gun reviewers
Still waiting for an smg in .50AE
@@constantinethecataphract5949they've done UZI's in it
I remember when I was younger I spent more time than I'd like to admit trying to figure out how .50 BMG fits into the Desert Eagle
Someone should make a .50 BMG "handgun" just to do it! And by "someone," I have no idea who I might be thinking of......do you?
@@extragoogleaccount6061 That sounds like a great way to blow your hand off...
That doesn't mean I wouldn't love to see someone try to make it...
It doesn't fit into a Deagle, but it does fit into a single shot pistol. If you look for it on here, you can probably still find it.
@@extragoogleaccount6061 *oh no*
Mentioning that the Deagle has a locking bolt made me think that it might be a good idea to make a video explaining the difference between different gun mechanisms. I'm still not clear on the difference between delayed blowback and a locking bolt for instance, might be an interesting video!
Delayed blowback has lock-up, so it has a locking bolt, simple blowback doesn't. Part of the point of delayed blowback is that you get to have the mechanical simplicity of full lock-up without having to get into the complexities of gas or recoil operation.
The Deagle has a rotating bolt hidden in that chonky slide. It also has a gas piston stuck under the front of the barrel. The barrel is fixed. It's basically a rifle action turned upside down and stuck in a pistol.
Ian over at Forgotten Weapons has several videos on different mechanisms
ruclips.net/p/PL9e3UCcU00TRIeypXC53S8r81DZRvoXmu
@@MrKook upside down ak with an AR bolt.
Locking bolt is generally found on rifles. Since the displayshelf eagle fires what's essentially a rifle caliber round, it requires a stronger lockup than the majority of semi auto pistols
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Yesn't. It was the most powerful _commercially available_ pistol cartridge back then, but the .454 Casull already existed as a Wildcat cartridge for around 13 years (1958 was when it was made, Dirty Harry came out in 1971, and the first factory made gun to use .454 was a Freedom Arms revolver that came out in 1983), with only a few people making custom revolvers for it.
It'll still blow your head clean off, regardless of how lucky you feel.
I have a .454. Because why not
@@jamesbohling4864 I am jealous
So you're saying it was technically the most powerful handgun in the world at the time but the cartridge used in the most powerful handgun that surpassed the .44 magnum was already in existence just not the gun to fire it?
@@jacobkudrowich
Basically, yeah.
The only reason I count it was because .454 Casull is commercially produced today, but back in the 70s it was just a custom tooled cartridge made in very low numbers, by hand.
As someone who was actually a young cop in the 80's I appreciate the Miami Vice vibes. I actually tried to purchase a Bren Ten (Not because of Miami Vice, but that didn't hurt) and lost a lot of money when Dornaus and Dixon went belly up. I ended up carrying a Detonics Scoremaster, and actually owned a Miami Classic shoulder rig. I sold the holster because I realized I needed two hands to reholster, I live in the desert so a jacket is only feasible about 2 or 3 months out of the year, if that, and it beat my ribs when I got in a foot pursuit. Anyway, this brings back memories, and I still have the Scoremaster, and the 'stache.
Thats awesome, did you have to re-enroll in police academy following the Miami Dade shootout? Or did they just make you take sunday classes on new doctrine
@@mftripz8445I actually was going through a firearms instructor course put on by the FBI right after that shootout. My instructor gave us a quick debrief on what happened. I don't want to take away from the bravery of the agents, but the FBI didn't really train their agents in vehicle stops. Most local agencies, that actually conduct a lot of stops and train for them would probably have handled things much differently. No need to go back to training, although there were a lot of things learned in that incident.
We’re you a Miami police officer
@@cardboardcapeii4286 nope. Southern California desert.
Thanks for your service...and sorry for your luck on the Bren Ten. Maybe today's crop of excellent 10mm platforms is the market making nice with you on behalf of Dornaus and Dixon.
That montage tho. Seeing Cody and Brandon living their best lives these days it's so wholesome.
Don’t forget John lol
The best concealed carry handguns you can buy.
Granted, I’ve actually done it with mine because prior to the ammo shortage, I assumed common calibers would always be available at the range (learned my lesson now obviously. However, .50AE was never available, so I stockpiled that. I also didn’t have any defensive ammo at home for my normal handguns because this was also prior to me getting a CCW license and also prior to Texas becoming Constitutional Carry, and it was during the height of the ammo shortage.
That meant once I did get my CCW license, I had a stockpile of .50AE and nothing else, so I had to carry my Desert Eagle for a time until I was able to obtain defensive carry ammo for my normal handguns.
Did you appendix carry it?
How'd you carry it? Appendix? How did it even remain canceled lol? And what did yours weight?
@@Rack47 I carried it in a soft body Remora holster. Not the best holster, but it made it comfortable enough and they were one of the few companies who were able to make a holster even capable of carrying it IWB at the time.
I used a 2" thick police duty belt on recommendation from a friend. It made it very difficult to find compatible holsters because most clips are only 1.5" to 1.75", but since it's meant to carry a cop's full duty equipment (which I'm not carrying), I could put all that extra weight into the gun itself so it was surprisingly not that bad. Carrying it strong side or even weak side with a crossdraw was fine. Appendix was an issue due to how long the barrel was bending over.
It was heavy, but stable, so I just felt like I gained 5 pounds around my waist, which is every Christmas anyways. As a result of this, I actually decided I don't need to bother with compact or subcompact guns, so my current concealed carry setup is a double stack Para style 1911 in .45ACP with a 15+1 capacity and an FN Five-seveN with a 20+1 capacity as a backup.
@@gameragodzilla walking around absolutely strapped
@@gameragodzilla Haha that's actually awesome. Nowadays they sell iwb kydex desert eagle holsters. Or use to at least
I inherited my dads .357 mag desert eagle, was one of the first few thousand made. It’s *almost* practical. 9 round mags and built in flashbang effect.
I have one in .357, if you've got hands big enough to hold the grip it's a real joy to shoot.
@@maritimemarksman5808 yeah, i had chance to shoot and use .44 and .357 and by far i like the look and feel of .357 more then 44
Same, I got my dad's De Mk7 in .44 Magnum. Was technically my first handgun and the one I basically trained with as I was not old enough to buy my own at the time. I got to a point I could hit a 3x3 steel plate at 30 yds with it
Actually, my dad and I recently got a deagle and it is the weirdest thing ever. After seeing it in csgo and other games like that, I expected it to be easier to handle and hold with just one hand. That thing is heavy as HELL and it kicks like a mule. It is definitely over kill, but a sick gun none the less.
what caliber did you get it in? I ask this question, is because I got the .44 Magnum variant, and despite the heavy kick it does have, it's actually pretty pleasant to shoot
@@DrQuagmire1 yeah my buddy has a .357 version and he can shoot it decently with one hand. Obviously not the best way to shoot it but it's not like it's a wrist breaker
W E A K.
@@Gameprojordan exactly!!! but to be fair though, I am planning on getting myself a S&W .460 Magnum (preferably one with the 5-inch barrel once available) for my 43rd birthday next year
The Desert Eagle only has 2 uses :
- As a mass
- As a braging tool in Shooting Ranges, that'll end up for sell after remembering that this is shit
"I've got Desert Eagle... point five-o, written on the side of mine."
Actually the DE I used to have was a black oxide one chambered in .44Mag. I really wanted a polished chrome one in .50AE and eventually sold my DE and have been himming and hawing on whether or not I want to actually get another one. Amazing firearm. Not a tack driver per say but more accurate out of box than %95 of other firearms I've owned.
Also pretty hard to beat the ammo price of a TT33.
I've got big hands though so the DE always felt more natural than any other handgun I've owned.
Just my $0.02
would you recommend me getting a .50AE for my 6 year old grandson? he loves fortnite
I just thought I'd say hello and let you have your 2 cents back because our economy is a pile of dog poop and it's only going to get worse....... I would love to have a black oxide gun! They're very pretty, yes I said pretty. Have a nice day my dude
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7.62mm is best mm
Back in 2014, I got a .357 deag from a buddy for $400... My girlfriend at the time, upon seeing it said, "Evan Burdick has a huge deag! And that ain't the only huge thing hes got!" 2 days later, I sold the deag for $800 and bought a North American arms mini .22 revolver... Never looked back.
Oh sweet, the GTA 3 character came to life and is teaching me gun stuff now.
Keep killing it Brandon, love seeing your growth and success!
#akgnotificationsquad
More like vice city?
GTA Vice City*, if he was from GTA 3 he would just be mute the whole video, that would be hilarious 😂
It's Tommy Vercetti from Vice City
@@ValerieFire I played it twenty years ago, close enough for me.
Dude someone should draw him in the style of GTA with the two Desert Eagle's! It'd be perfect.
As an 80s guy and a "Non-American" I had a Desert Eagle. When I had mine they were usually either .50AE or .357Magnum and the only ones anyone wanted were made by IMI.
I find myself wondering that this is not the case and am debating looking for the rabbit hole.
@@praetorangel8967 ok then.
My .44 is IMI made.
i genuinely love that you have a disassembled gun and still dont want to point it at anyone. "feels like a safety violation" absolute respect
Oh, that 80s nostalgia. I may be a 90s kid, but I remember that shit from all the movies my dad showed me. The Uzi especially, Chuck Norris one-handing that thing in The Delta Force.
#AKGNotificationSquad
Fun Video, but a safety advice if I may: If you swing the Revolver cylinder close with a cowboying jab of the wrist, like you did in the Intro (Minute 0:44) and later in the Video (Minute 13:28). Specially with a Full cylinder. You could bend your cylinder crane and damage your gun by ruining the timing and headspace/cylinder gab. So guys: Don’t do it, lock the cylinder in the frame by pushing it with your support hand in, not by inertia.
But enough "safety & longevity" tips: Great musical score and visuals with the mustache and Hawaii-Shirts, it was excellent entertainment!
You beat me to it. I cringe when I see someone do that to a revolver.
Ah, those '90s memories. Back in the day around my circle (ie. poor, junior enlisted Marines), the DE was the coolest gun everybody wanted to own, but no one actually wanted to pay for it. I had the privilege of shooting the .44 version over at the Camp Johnson A-1 pistol range. They opened the range on the weekends for recreational shooting, so I got to see and shoot a lot of different guns. The .44 DE was one of them. It was fun, but the gun was not very liable with the ammo, mostly WWB, that was on hand. I was much more impressed with this one CWO's Anaconda and another Ruger Redhawk that one of my Gunny's had. Of course, I couldn't afford those guns either.
I live in Canada, and since we aren’t allowed to carry any restricted weapons, including all handguns, I was in need of a bear defence rifle for when I was hiking, hunting, and fishing in the wilderness. So I bought a Chiappa Mare’s Leg chambered in .44 mag. However, the extra barrel length on that rifle makes the round feel like a .44 magnum magnum.
Did you know that YOUR prime minister is the illegitimate (BASTERED} son of Fedell CASTRO ?
Dude you can get you a hip holster made for that and look like Steve McQueen and wanted Dead or alive. I've always wanted to have his Winchester he carried.
Living on a dictator's regime sucks, get rid of Justin T as soon as possible and reject the WEF.
@Afes Arak Extra weight will reduce recoil, extra barrel length will reduce muzzle flash.
@Afes Arak in pistols, yes usually. In rifles, not necessarily. A shorter barrel with heavy metal shrouds and other parts will be heavier than a longer barrel but shrouded with lighter metals or other light materials.
I love how the great gun content is overshadowed by the amazing cinematography and direction. Please never stop.
I went to the range with a friend, he was shooting a .22 LR, and I had my .50 Desert Eagle. He was standing about 15 feet to my right and when I fired the first shot he stopped what he was doing and stared at me with a shocked look on his face. He told me that it felt like he got slapped in the face when I fired the first round. 😂
Lmfao Well described I fired one myself and my friend Said he could feel it there was four booths between us😂😂😂
I remember a buddy and I shooting our ARs at the range, then suddenly this _massive_ flash and blast came from a couple lanes down, come to find out it was a group of 20-somethings firing off a .50 AE Desert Eagle. And I thought the fireballs from my 11.5" 5.56 were gnarly
I went shooting at an indoor range, the owner came in with a shit eating grin on his face and the next thing we all knew there was a an earth shattering boom and a Deagle in his hand, not even the ear-pro could save us.
sounds like great fun!
@@AFellowDoktuh deagles and Ear pros dont go along 😂😂
Bring out a TEC-9 fully-jamamatic! That’d be pretty 80’s (though I too never witnessed that era).
Throw a in a Skorpion too!
Iconic 80's firearms. The ones that stick out in my head are the LAR Grizzly, the Bren Ten, Coonan 357, HK94/MP5, Tec-9, and I seem to recall this weird plastic gun called a Glock starting to show up on shelves. Damn I feel old.
You forgot the SPAS 12
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@@ShizawnSanders if there was ever one "hybrid" shotgun i'd pay to own, even if it's a non-firing collector's item, it'll be the SPAS-12!!!
but sadly though, despite that gun being discontinued in the late 90's/early 2000's, the newer Benelli M3 shotguns pretty much matches the SPAS-12 in going from Pump-Action to Semi-Auto with the flick of a switch.
You must be thinking of the German Glock 7. It was actually made of porcelain, which made it invisible to airport metal detectors. It also cost more than you make in a month.
@@jonathanziebarth9663 the porcelain gun is a myth. Those porcelain guns still have metal parts in them to set off the detector; porcelain isn’t tough enough to contain the explosion of a cartridge going off.
I love how brandon is super on point about his finger positioning, fires then finger off trigger immediately. And never flashes the camera or any of his homies. Keep setting a good example while staying funny man
I was thinking about that too yeah, I’n the montage he NEVER pointed it at the camera
16:07 “If they have internet, I’m flexing on them” such an incredible line 😂😂😂
Oh man I love the energy you put into that montage. This is one of the best videos you've done recently. I see that being demonetized has caused you to just give us the content we want. Those '80s cop mustaches are not to be missed.
I love how Brandon decided to dual wield them with the smaller caliber in his right hand.
I was wondering how his non-dominate hand was going to handle that!
Funny how I started out watching Donut 5 years ago, then found Brandon, then Kentucky Ballistics, then Garand Thumb, the I find out they’re all friends. Really only found Admin a few months ago tho
....only 26.... he’s gonna look like a used saddle at a pawnshop by 40
welcome to the fbi watch list LOL
Got my Titanium Gold .50AE because, Modern Warfare II. My favorite thing are the fire rings. I usually take it out the same time as the S&W 500, so I never really notice the recoil on the DE after shooting the 500. The Barrel and slide are interchangeable between the .44 and .50 (you can actually mix and match your two).
Pumpkin hatred....
I thought about mine as a bear gun for hiking in the PNW but the safety is not possible to reach with one hand and it doesn’t always cycle even with the factory ammo never mind hot hand loads. The 4” 500 has never failed to go bang and you have much more diverse payload options as the deagle is limited to 350 grain or so as is suggested and the 500 mag goes from 350 to 700 grain hardcast.
"stop resisting in 3, 2, 1.." haha your comedy is always on point, brandon
My father used to own a deagle, 44 magnum, was one of the most accurate guns he ever shot
The only version I've ever fired was the .357 Magnum. It was like shooting a .22
@@jeffreygunn3530 I used to run a .357 version as a pin gun (86 ish) because it did a good job of getting them off the table and was low recoil. Could handle some pretty insane loads without excessive pressure signs also.
@@jeffreygunn3530 my cousin owns one..a .357, and that was the exact same thing he said. A buddy of mine has one that's a .50AE, and he carries that big fucker everywhere lol. The one time I fired it, it was definitely NOTHING like shooting a .22 lol, but it really wasn't all that bad either. I had no real problems with it, but ive always been into large caliber handguns, and have gotten used to them over the years. I wouldn't trade my
.44 Colt Python for a Desert Eagle tho.
0:03 AHH Mustache
0:24 Boom Desert Eagle
0:28 Two MFing Desert Eagles
0:41 Cheesy 80’s Montage 👍 Banana
1:20 Donut
2:09 Bond Villain Turn
Lmao love the stuff I catch more recent quicker
“This feels unsafe” *giggles in fear* Brandon is the best
Great Job breadon this is what we needed in life.
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“Breadon”
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You know you were raised right/ well trained when even flagging a disassembled gun still feels weird. ive had those moments where someone flagged me with a gun that was disassembled to where it literally couldnt shoot and i the hair on my neck still stood up immediately lol. I was so shocked that I still had a reaction
okay but ruclips.net/video/EnxOxpHqCcw/видео.html
Had that moment as he pointed it at the camera. My brain just went "that's not ok" and then went "it's just the receiver it's fine."
My Dad and I clean our guns together after range visits and we sit across from each other angling the disassembled parts all wild because you just don't aim a gun at another person disassembled or not.
That's a good thing. If you always treat a gun as if it were loaded and ready to fire you'll never become complacent to handling guns safely
That's just common sense really
1:53This part of the video with the chorus of the song is perfect💯
I open carry my .357 Desert Eagle regularly in a shoulder holster, it's fantastic. Sometimes I carry the 44 Magnum Deagle too, only my scoped 50AE is a safe queen.
do you wear it inside the steve costume
I feel like I've seen you, if it is you, we call you the Deagle man. 😂
Missed the shoulder holster part at first. I was gonna say belt carry is probably impossible without suspenders! Never owned a Desert Eagle but have heard they're super heavy comparatively.
@@henryturnerjr3857 Occasionally I carry my BFR 500 Magnum with a 7.5" barrel and a scope. IIRC it's 6lbs whereas the desert Eagles are only 5ish pounds.
I have a drop holster and a gunfighter belt for the BFR, its quite comfy actually though I need to find a better thigh lanyard. A good dedicated belt rides high on the weak side hip and low on the gun side hip, which distributes the weight well.
Desert eagle in a shoulder holster with two mags opposite side to balance the weight is more comfortable and less intrusive than any IWB or OWB holster for a practical sized gun, Id highly recommend trying a shoulder holster for whatever youre carrying, especially in winter.
I have actually wondered how the deagle operates, figured that was just too much force for a direct blowback action. I did not know it was basically an ar pistol lol
When I was a kid, the dad of one of my friends had Desert Eagles in .357, .41 Mag & .44 Mag (the .50 AE hadn't been released yet). Of the three chamberings he liked the .41 Mag the best.
I'm now convinced Brandon is capable as larping as literally anyone, real or fictional.
The deagle highly impractical but legendary. Although seen as highly impractical I've always really wanted one but what I want more than one of them..... just because it's more practical, and in one of my favorite frame platform and more obtainable since I heard they started making them again not too long ago.... is the Coonan compact 357. Still packs a punch and looks like a 1911.
Not a deagle but probably just as cool even if it doesn't pack as much of a punch as the .50 . I don't know I've always just really realy liked the 1911 look.
10mm, .357 without the rim.
love the mix of humor and actual informative stuff. this channel and forgotten weapons are about the only guntube channels I'll watch all the way through a video!
13:48 hey I got that refernce. ITS HIP TO BE SQUARE!
3:10 The Branch Davidian's stayed inside to protect themselves from "The Heat" and look what happened there...
It's cool that Brandon's gonna build a .50BMG Desert Eagle. Can't wait for the updates.
Ya that’s awesome I can’t wait.
Brandon: "You can shoot it one handed, I wouldnt"
Donut: "Hold my Mustache"
Back in the dark ages of the 1980s I was irresponsibly drinking with friends at a bar we worked at and after we closed we went out to this guy's house out in the countryside who made his own wine. We continued drinking of course. A buddy of mine had a .44 Ruger Blackhawk and the dude who made wine had a .45 1911. This was before people thought about ear protection so I took one in each paw and began firing the way you did one after another at a sapling out in the snow, of course completely missing it. What I didn't know is the two of them were standing behind me with their hands over their ears laughing their asses off. That and loud rock and roll has probably reduced my hearing by about 50%. A small price to pay for a bit of fun in America.
I was also a teenager in the '80s I'm 55 years old now. Lost a lot of my hearing shooting guns and playing heavy metal in garagebands and such. I still play guitar I just crank my amp to 11 so I can hear it. And yes my amplifier does go to 11. 😎
@@toddlenard7602 yours actually does?!?😳
@@rvanhees89 yes it's a line 6 spider 3 combo with two 14-in celestion speakers in it and all the dials go to 11.
That isn’t just fun in America… that IS America. The only thing missing is if a bald eagle flew over head as you were firing.
@@rvanhees89 Probably the funniest piece of equipment inspired by _Spinal Tap:_ there's a certain piece of US Navy sonar whose volume dial goes up to 11.
oh man it's always good revisiting that: ruclips.net/video/4xgx4k83zzc/видео.html
Actually i'm very glad that you mentioned, that it feels weird to even point the disassembled part of a gun to something you didn't want to shoot. For me, it's the same feeling. But i think that's just proper gun training. It have to become a natural instinct.
I don't even own a gun and I felt that. Just being a couple times on the range with my dad tought me that instantly.
I'm pretty sure that it's the sensation of having a firearm grip in your hands, paired with the sensation of having your hand, wrist, and arm angled in a way that your brain says means a gun barrel should be pointed at you. My gut doesn't like the idea of pointing an AR lower at my face, even though I understand on an intellectual level that a field stripped lower receiver isn't even where the bullet lives, let alone something that's able to fire a bullet into me.
I can put that gun part on a table and stand so I'm in front of it, no problem, that doesn't feel like I'm in danger. But the moment my hand's on a firearm grip, it changes.
I had the opportunity to shoot a desert eagle for the first time 3 days ago, and it surprisingly had a lot less kick than I thought. And that was with 350 grain hollow points. And it didn't have a compensator either
I find spending more than $1k on a handgun absolutely outrageous (unless it's a collector's piece)... but I'm down to put up $2K+ for a Desert Eagle since it's a Hand Cannon.
Agreed
Try moving to Australia. After all the hoops jumped through and the paper work, and finally getting a handgun permit, guess how much a brand new Glock17A costs (the A means it has a extended barrel to meet Australian minimum length rules - yes a standard glock17 is too short for Australia! And it only has 10 rnd mags!) you will pay $1050 to $1135 for a bog standard no special sights grips or trigger.
@@doemacmonkey The sad thing about the Australian skill tree is that, even though you are immune to dangerous wildlife, toxins and the heat of a thousand suns... you have to literally give an arm and a leg to use modern ranged weaponry.
@@Blitzkrieg_Wolf yes, you *can* own an AR15 in Australia, but you Must have a commercial reason and class D license and you will be under such police scrutiny over it that one single argument at a bar could end it all. The only place I have ever fired anything semi-automatic, has been while on holiday in Hawaii!
@@doemacmonkey Visit Texas sometime and fire anything to your liking with only an I.D. and some currency to cover ammo and admission.
"Let's see Paul Allen's 50 cal" had me dying 😂
Wow, this Miami Vice remake looks great!
I remember the first time I heard about the Desert Eagle - it was in the Guy Ritchie film "Snatch", where Vinnie Jones intimidated a trio of bumbling assailants. Replicas vs "Desert Eagle, point five-oh".
Mustache, shirt, gun. Everything in complete harmony. 😌
There is also the overlooked wildcat rounds for the desert eagle, the .440 corbon and the .429 DE cartridge.
In Spain the 50 AE is a forbidden caliber (because 50 cal bad), but you can custom order 440 barrels for the DEP. Someone I used to know used to take his 440 Desert Eagle when strolling just in case his came across a hog (and he did come across hogs) 😂
Hey Brandon, if you're looking for video ideas, I made a set of fully-screen-accurate Stormtrooper armor and I have the proper Sherman Tank scope they used on the E-11 props, so if you have a Sterling and can get me out there we can see how accurate a Stormtrooper really is! Alternatively, I also have a WW2 Kübelwagen and I know you have the machine guns to match its mount...If you're looking for video ideas, I made a set of fully-screen-accurate Stormtrooper armor and I have the proper Sherman Tank scope they used on the E-11 props, so if you have a Sterling and can get me out there we can see how accurate a Stormtrooper really is! Alternatively, I also have a WW2 Kübelwagen and I know you have the machine guns to match its mount...
it's funny shooting the Desert Eagle at an enclosed shooting range causes the other range goers to move away from you, when you're the only one there firing what's basically a "hand cannon", and while everyone else is pretty much firing popguns.
Guy's, keep in mind when you want to do a calibre conversion it's not only the barrel you have to swap but the bolt and magazine, as well. At least when you're converting from
.44 to .357
@@Jbs6187 That’s what I used to think. I owned a .50 for a good while, obviously the most powerful one but now I own a .41 and .44, I’m telling you, the victim won’t know the difference. .440 Corbon a beast, too.
@@Coldwarfudd Wait a minute... victim? 😂
I hope you mean “suspect”
@@waynejohnson1786 lol yes, exactly
@@Jbs6187 I wouldn't mind having a 357. I hear they shoot real nice in a Desert Eagle if you can get it to work.
@@ShizawnSanders for Desert Eagle I would go with only the caliber’s that start with a .4 or 5. You’re better off getting a Coonan if you want a reliable .357 auto
Due to wrist injuries, I have a desert eagle L5 in .44 mag with a chest rig for camping. I wanted a revolver initially, but after my accident, .44 mag would have to have a recoil spring. Thusly the L5 is exactly what I needed to both have the caliber I wanted, and recoil springs in the equation. It's been a super fun gun.
A desert eagle actually bring practical!!! It cant be!
@@shotgunpaintbrush8731 and..! It holds 3 more than a revolver!
He missed one of the best parts. He can just swap the barrels between his guns. The .50AE uses a rebated rim that is identical in size to the .44. The round .50AE was created with just that in mind. The bolt is engineered to handle .50 or .44, or, way back when I bought mine, .440 Cor Bon, a nasty .44 magnum bullet in a necked down .50AE case that moved a 240 grain bullet at 1800 fps compared to the 1300 fps of the standard .44 mag.
It was only the .357 that required a new bolt installed. The others just required a different barrel and magazine.
He did not mention the polygonal barrel rifling. It's rather unique in firearms too. I spent years testing with different revolvers chambered in .44mag, and the DE consistently gets better accuracy, control, and around a hundred fps faster muzzle velocity with the exact same loads versus revolvers. I blame cylinder gap. The DE does NOT like light loads shot through. Surefire jams. In that respect, revolvers do come out on top.
I did not know that. Thank you sir for the education!
@highlander31527 can i get A on my 50 cal homework i did
Also .429 DE which is basically just .440 Cor-bon 2.0 only probably just as unreliable
The .44 we used was a beast. We had to buy 3 types of ammo before she would fire reliably. In the end we were using, and I kid you not, silver bullets, because they were the only ones we had local with high enough grains to reliably cycle and not jam. The .357 we had was a bit better, as there was a better selection of ammo available at the time.
🤦♂️ He talks about the barrel swap and conversation kits at 12:30.
Damn Donut really taking up his role in the podcast and putting them flashbacks into videos, especially when Brandon starts with shooting the Pepsi and "stop resisting"
love your videos man it helped me though dark times
I absolutely love not only how much effort you guys put into this video, but how much fun you very clearly had doing it. That's what I love about this channel, you have fun with it (besides cursed gun images of course)
13:21 "Stop resisting in 357"
6:09 "certified Texan moment" is now a mood I associate with.
10:15 brandon truely never misses an opportunity to dunk on alic baldwin
I've had my 50ae for a bit, and it remains the only big bore handgun I've shot that isn't punishing.
If you want obnoxious, 454 casull revolvers will absolutely meet the mark.
Ayo, respect for the pfp lol
I'd have my sona as mine but I ain't got the confidence, plus it'd make my bad habit of arguing in comment sections that much harder x'D
Pretty funny stuff. Love the 80s vibe. Being in my mid 50s. Them were my real "golden year's " as far as I'm concerned. Also owning about 13 or so desert eagle's in the last 30 year's. Plus one Auto mag. A couple LAR Grizzlies. 45 3 coonan's .357's. The only problem desert eagle I had was a L5 a few year's back. Pretty unreliable. Plus it blew out the ribs to the muzzle brake. But Desert eagle replaced the Barrel. And didn't charge me for it. 👍🏻
Brandon: what are you doing to protect yourself ( realizes he better not give people bad ideas and puts down deagle)
Me: to late ( has 3 deagles plated in gold,silver,tacticool.
3:25
Brandon has moved from "daddy" to "father" with that mustache and outfit
More like the uncle who brings questionably legal fireworks to family parties
I had the option to buy a used Desert Eagle in .44 mag for $700 back when I was in college. I decided against it because I didn't want to be labeled as some kid who only likes guns because of COD. I've been kicking myself ever since.
Later in my time at college, I had the chance to shoot a .50 AE. I psyched myself out thinking there was going to be a ton of recoil. I was pretty disappointed.
I wouldn't want to shoot one all day, but it wasn't that bad.
If you're into guns, you've been there. Paid 300 dollars for a used Colt Delta Elite many moons ago...I no longer have it. Gun shows were actually awesome in the past.😥😥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks man, it's wonderful and very stylish, neon 80s is cool. From Russia with love, we love your videos. You're cool.
I have that exact Desert Eagle in .50ae with the ported front. It's very manageable recoil and one handing it is totally fine, albeit the gun is heavy so the time to aim unless your built like a tank and have a steady arm and hands is rough. The problem I have with these guns is the availability and pricing of the ammo.
LAX Ammo, good stuff at decent prices.
The amount of joy I felt during the montage, unexplainable.
I know it’s probably second nature to you, but, thank you for practicing the 4 big gun safety laws in your montage and then throughout the rest of the video. Amazing to notice, and see, thanks Brandon, enjoy your weekend!
G'Dammit Brandon, QUIT FLIPPING REVOLVERS CLOSED!!! I trust that Colt is yours to destroy, but it doesn't deserve to be mistreated like that!
Other than that Ballistic Sin (which makes my skin crawl, btw), I love your content.
Brandon's only a year older than me?
The more you learn.
If only I could be as successful at that age.
I've heard comparing ages can best be viewed as a sign it's not beyond your reach.
Slightly younger? You're old enough to try.
Slightly older? You've still got time to try.
The trick to becoming a social media success is cranking out as much of the best quality content you can and building a community using the feedback to adjust that content to get more engagement from the audience. Having an existing business is optional, but again not beyond many people's reach if you save up, read up on what you want to do and work hard.
My brother in Christ, you can
@@BrandonHerrera based and upliftingyourfellowmanpilled
@@BrandonHerrera always good to see a successful man encouraging others. It's not easy to get there, but it's not unnatainable.
Brandon you did a really great job editing! It almost seems like there really are 2 Brandon’s in the video! You’re really getting better at this RUclips thing.
I like how Brandon even managed to snag Tommy Vercetti's shirt for extra 80's-ness.
Of course, the king of the hand cannons is.500 bushwhacker. A while back, I had a Wildey survivor, chambered in.475 Wildey magnum. That pistol was an absolute beast, but very controllable and accurate.
That 80’s montage was awesome! Good job Brandon, also, glorious moustache! #akgnotificationsquad
This channel needs more 80s montages with Donut.
I remember Brandon talking about wanting to get a Deagle in a video but he couldn't decide whether to get a golden one or a tiger striped one. He went with the gigachad option on put both on one gun. Madlad
Totally enjoyable to watch. Laughing the whole time. And the Desert Eagle is a beast. I didn't know it had a locking bolt......dude!
Yup, the Desert Eagle is actually closer to an AR/M-16 rifle in its internal design, than it is any conventional handgun..
And with just the tiniest bit of imagination, It's parts are VERY similar in appearance to the Steyr AUG's bolt/triangular carrier group too, especially with the dual recoil springs.
Now, if they can just find a way to Bullpup the Eagle, as easily as they can guns like the mini 14 & 10/22, etc..🤣