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Originally Posted by elchivito
The full size original Desert Eagle was not made for .45auto. It comes in .50 action express, .44 mag, and .357 mag.
If the one in question was indeed a .45, it was either a "Baby DE", one of their 1911 models, or one of their other semi-auto pistols now on the market. They now make a bunch of models that all carry the DE moniker in this country, which confuses the issue further.
.45 Auto is a sweetheart of a cartridge. Out of all my pistols, there are two I shoot most often. One is a polymer framed Sig Sauer 9mm and the other is my Smith and Wesson 1911. The Sig has it's good points. MBZ quality fit, finish and reliability. It's the only tupperware gun I own. It will eat any ammo I feed it and in thousands of rounds has never had a fail to fire or fail to eject. It will shoot dirty as accurately as it shoots clean. It didn't cost an arm and a leg like my all metal Sigs, they designed it to compete with Glocks and their other competitors.
The Smith 1911 is similar in it's reliability. Since I reload and am a cheapskate, I have dialed the reloads for both guns down to the absolute minimum powder charge that will still group shots well and consistently cycle the pistols. In a side by side comparison, the Sig is much snappier and has noticeably more muzzle flip than the 1911. This is due in part to the guns themselves, the 1911 is heavier and easier to control, but is largely due to the nature of the rounds themselves. 9mm by design is a high pressure round no matter how you load it. 45 auto is low pressure. Bigger bullet, more control, .45 FTW.
Larry, I shoot IDPA twice monthly all winter long. I'm sure this varies from match to match at places around the country, but I can tell you 1911s are the minority in my experience. We're always at a disadvantage in stages that allow loading to 11. I don't care. I'm after accuracy over time and usually shoot the 1911 anyhow. IPSC I think is a different matter. Lots of 1911s there, most of them souped up to the point of absolute un-originality.
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I knew you would be along with lots of good information.
Learn something new every day. I shot a few IDPA matches about 15 years ago and they were local yokal. I'm really surprised that the 1911 based guns are not still commonplace for these events.
That was the last time I did a lot of pistol shooting. I was shooting my .45's alot at that time and pulling the handle on the Dillon a LOT in those days. I drifted away from it and shot skeet and a little trap for many years after.
I agree regarding the .45 round. I'm a big fan. I'm almost out of large pistol primers and can't seem to come up with any more. I have recently gotten the hankering to shoot the .45's again.