16376 people participated In Desert Eagle Pistol survey by Thursday, 09/24/2026 12:57 PM

Survey Participants own - 35667 Desert Eagle Pistols :)
That is - 2.18 DEP per survey participant & out of those:

10649 DE Mark I;
11589 DE Mark VII;
13429 DE Mark XIX;


Distribution by caliber gives us the following picture:

10966 - .357 Magnum;
10150 - .41 Magnum;
11989 - .44 Magnum;
10040 - .440 Cor-Bon;
13117 - .50 AE;


About barrels:

14293 - are 6 inch long;
11055 - are 10 inch long;
10642 - are 14 inch long;
1445 barrels are ported & the rest 14931 are not;


What & How:

1287 persons are mostly hunting with their DEs &
15089 persons are using their DEs primarily for target shooting;
1389 owners are using scopes on their DEP & 14987 shoot without optics;
9684 people shoot less than 50 rounds per month;
1427 people shoot somewhere between 50 & 100 rounds every month;
3118 enthusiasts shoot anywhere from 100 to 200 rounds per month;
1365 people love to shoot their DEs & they shoot more than 200 rounds every month :)


Speaking Of Reliability:

11768 DEP owners say it's Excellent :)
870 DEP owners say it's Good;
2765 DEP owners say it's So-So;
195 DEP owners say it's Bad :(


Answering the question what finish does look more appealing to you?

9502 DEP owners say - Military Black;
336 DEP owners say - Blued & Polished;
313 DEP owners say - Matte Chrome;
479 DEP owners say - Brushed Chrome;
803 DEP owners say - Polished Chrome;
2831 DEP owners say - Bright Nickel;
313 DEP owners say - Satin Nickel;
419 DEP owners say - Gold;
649 DEP owners say - Titanium Gold;

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