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The Desert Eagle, referred in Grand Theft Auto IV as a "Combat Pistol", is a more powerful handgun than the [[Pistol]], but sacrifices ammunition capacity for it, holding only nine rounds in the magazine as opposed to seventeen rounds for the Pistol. The Combat Pistol can be purchased from any of the three gun shops in Liberty City for $1,500 and every additional magazine is $100, but cannot be purchased from [[Little Jacob]]. You can get it free without cheating, at the beginning of the game. You must first go to the weapon store. Aim for the dealer's leg and shoot; he will draw his Desert Eagle. Kill him and pick up the weapon. Be warned, some guards armed with shotguns will appear round the corner. It is best to buy/bring a baseball bat, lock on and hit him multiple times. if he falls down on the first hit (he usually will) you can wait until you see the gun in his hand then beat him while he's on the floor. As long as no shots were fired, his well-armed buddies won't come around the corner and you can simply walk out with the pistol. This, like all other pistols, can be fired from a car, but its semi-automatic capabilities and 9 round magazine make it nearly useless in drive bys and car chases in the eyes of some players. However, if you are skilled enough you can take out rival drivers with a single well placed round. The Desert Eagle is more powerful than the [[Glock]], however the Glock has double the magazine capacity, allowing 15 rounds to be fired in the time it takes to fire all 9 shots including reloading from the Desert Eagle.
The Desert Eagle, referred in Grand Theft Auto IV as a "Combat Pistol", is a more powerful handgun than the [[Pistol]], but sacrifices ammunition capacity for it, holding only nine rounds in the magazine as opposed to seventeen rounds for the Pistol. The Combat Pistol can be purchased from any of the three gun shops in Liberty City for $1,500 and every additional magazine is $100, but cannot be purchased from [[Little Jacob]]. You can get it free without cheating, at the beginning of the game. You must first go to the weapon store. Aim for the dealer's leg and shoot; he will draw his Desert Eagle. Kill him and pick up the weapon. Be warned, some guards armed with shotguns will appear round the corner. It is best to buy/bring a baseball bat, lock on and hit him multiple times. if he falls down on the first hit (he usually will) you can wait until you see the gun in his hand then beat him while he's on the floor. As long as no shots were fired, his well-armed buddies won't come around the corner and you can simply walk out with the pistol. This, like all other pistols, can be fired from a car, but its semi-automatic capabilities and 9 round magazine make it nearly useless in drive bys and car chases in the eyes of some players. However, if you are skilled enough you can take out rival drivers with a single well placed round. The Desert Eagle is more powerful than the [[Glock]], however the Glock has double the magazine capacity, allowing 15 rounds to be fired in the time it takes to fire all 9 shots including reloading from the Desert Eagle.


The Desert Eagle in GTA IV has more than double the fire rate of the GTA San Andreas Desert Eagle (if the weapon skill of the Desert Eagle in San Andreas is up to Hitman, then the GTA IV version has <u>'''''exactly'''''</u> double the fire rate).
The Desert Eagle in GTA IV has more than double the fire rate of the GTA San Andreas Desert Eagle (if the weapon skill of the Desert Eagle in San Andreas is up to Hitman, then the GTA IV version has exactly double the fire rate).


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* The Desert Eagle in GTA San Andreas is the only pistol that can behead people when shot to the head.
* The Desert Eagle in GTA San Andreas is the only pistol that can behead people when shot to the head.
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] carried the gold Desert Eagle in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]].
*[[Ricardo Diaz]] carried the gold Desert Eagle in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]].
*There is a trick to make up for the poor magazine capacity: if you reload the gun after every kill, you will never be caught short.
*In TBOGT, at the start of the game, Luis has a Desert Eagle with 50 rounds.
*In TBOGT, at the start of the game, Luis has a Desert Eagle with 50 rounds.
*In the PC version of GTA IV, the firing animation seems to have more of a recoil than in the game's console versions.
*In the PC version of GTA IV, the firing animation seems to have more of a recoil than in the game's console versions.{{?}}


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