Quote Originally Posted by Bio248 View Post
(for some reason i think a tactical DE would be super badass). suggestions on thing to look for and into?
I just got a Desert Eagle .357. IMO you're paying for the name...and movies are the only reasons people want these guns. My DE, in it's cheapest form, is still a $1,500 gun new. The gas chamber design can get dirty depending on what rounds you use, and any rounds for and DE, (.357, .44, .50), are expensive as hell. They look cool...they're hefty...and that's about it.

I'd look into any 1911 variation. Springfield offers some very nice .45 caliber 1911's. Beyond that, there are good polymers like the XD or Glock, or if you go with revolvers, Smith & Wesson make quality guns when compared to Taurus.

Looking back, I would have gotten into a 9mm, .40, or a .45 just for the cheaper rounds. For the ultimate cheap, accurate, semi-auto fun gun, go with a Ruger Mark .22.