A bit of an unusual question for you Desert Eagle owners. I just bought a .357 revolver and thought that taking a 357 Desert Eagle magazine and riveting a spare belt clip from an old nylon holster on to the side of the magazine would make a compact way of carrying spare ammo around the woods instead of those bulky loop cartridge carriers. I could just reach down to the magazine attached to my belt and pop out the rounds I need. My question is since the 357 has a rim around the case are they difficult to extract from the magazine once it is loaded up? Are they as easy to extract as the standard sem-auto rounds such as 9mm, 45 ACP, etc. are when loaded in a magazine? Thanks
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
.357 desert eagle magazine question
- Thread starter coppinger
- Start date
hksigwalther
New member
The only real problem I see that would be a problem would be if the rim of the top cartridge in the mag is behind the rim of the round below it. Bolt action shooters who use a rimmed or semi-rimmed cartridge are a bit more familiar with this.
Due to how the cartridges are inserted into the DEP mag, however, (or for that matter, any mag from a semi-auto rimmed cartridge gun) it is nearly impossible to load the top round so that the rim is behind the one below it. So that problem is essentially a non-issue. The top round, though, is a bit easy to eject with a little pressure from the rear so it would probably be a good idea to have the full mag stowed securely away so that nothing can eject the top round by accident.
Your idea sounds pretty good. Sort of like a magnum PEZ dispenser. An alternative would be those rubber strips that hold rounds in a line.
Due to how the cartridges are inserted into the DEP mag, however, (or for that matter, any mag from a semi-auto rimmed cartridge gun) it is nearly impossible to load the top round so that the rim is behind the one below it. So that problem is essentially a non-issue. The top round, though, is a bit easy to eject with a little pressure from the rear so it would probably be a good idea to have the full mag stowed securely away so that nothing can eject the top round by accident.
Your idea sounds pretty good. Sort of like a magnum PEZ dispenser. An alternative would be those rubber strips that hold rounds in a line.
They will thumb right out and with a bit of practice it is faster than speed strips.
Great for pocket carry of spare ammo.
Rather than riviting a clip on a rather valuable mag, why not use a mag carrier . Just like a speed loader carrier only thinner.
Mag carriers also available in lots of places.
Sam
Great for pocket carry of spare ammo.
Rather than riviting a clip on a rather valuable mag, why not use a mag carrier . Just like a speed loader carrier only thinner.
Mag carriers also available in lots of places.
Sam