The desert eagle is a .50 AE round. Powerful yes but not a practical gun really. It's a popular Holywood handgun but there are much better handguns out there. It's kind of a let down for a .50 caliber round really. Get the oppurtunity to shoot a .50 BMG caliber gun, don't pass it up. You won't even be able to hold the ****er in your hands.