Originally Posted by
Cyclaholic
Since I'm not a weight weenie my weapon of choice is the Desert Eagle .50cal. Reason being that it's a real legal hassle shooting a ragin' cager so I shoot the cage instead. A couple of well placed slugs in the engine, maybe take out a couple of tires, and you've made a pedestrian out of that cager.... and if you do decide to put the SOB out of his/her misery it rarely takes more than one shot to take care of business, especially if you score a head shot.
That's a nice piece, but the gas recoil system that Israeli Arms built in, while very nice for the shooter, really detracts from the stopping power.
If you want .50 cal size then get the .50AE, which is the most powerful handgun out there. I believe Raging Bull has a model. My preference would be the .454 Casull in the Ruger Redhawk Super Alaskan. It's small enough to carry in a pocket and has the stopping power to put down an elephant, really. If you want to score the engine block, this would be the way to go.
I always thought the .50 Deagle would be nice even just for scare factor. It can rattle off 7 rounds faster than any handgun of it's size. That alone would make a cager pause!