No. For one, the shorter .38 Special rounds won't seat in the magazine. Also, unlike revolvers, the Desert Eagle has a formed chamber in which the cartridge seats into the chamber in a manner so that proper headspace is achieved. A .38 Special cartridge will not achieve this headspace, and firing it under those conditions can be very dangerous to the firer and others.
Only the Coonan Arms .357 and .357 models of the Desert Eagle can do this.
I owned a .357 Desert Eagle and it was double action.
.38 Special (and only .38 Special... no other. 38 cartridge) can be fired in a .357 Magnum revolver, but won't work in autoloaders such as the Desert Eagle or Coonan.
.357 Magnum and .50 Action Express are both calibres the Desert Eagle was made available in, among others.
Yes, you can shoot .38 Special ammunition in a .357 revolver.
No, a Taurus 38 Special cannot shoot 357 ammunition.
No, a .38 Special cannot shoot a .357 round because the .357 round is longer and more powerful than the .38 Special.
Yes, a .357 Magnum revolver can shoot .38 Special ammunition.
Yes, it is safe to shoot .38 Special ammunition in a .357 Magnum revolver. The .357 Magnum revolver is designed to safely shoot both .357 Magnum and .38 Special ammunition.
Yes, you can shoot .38 Special ammunition out of a .357 Magnum revolver. The .357 Magnum revolver is designed to also shoot .38 Special ammunition, as the .38 Special cartridge is shorter than the .357 Magnum cartridge.
A .357 Magnum can shoot .38 Special rounds as well as .357 Magnum rounds.
Yes, a .357 Magnum firearm can shoot .38 Special ammunition.