DE .50

DE .50
Type	Pistol
Users	Max Payne
Factions	AUP Comando Sombra
Appearances	Max Payne 3
Weapon Information
Operation	One-handed
Magazine size	7 10 (Golden)
Reserve capacity	80
Multiplayer Information
Rank unlock	40
Price	$10,000
Weight	4
Behind the Scenes
Real life	Desert Eagle
Country of origin	United States Israel
Maker	Magnum Research Israel Military Industries

For this weapon as it appears in Max Payne and Max Payne 2, see Desert Eagle.

"The DE is a gas-operated semi-automatic pistol with .50 caliber rounds that has an effective range of 50 meters. This is the third most powerful handgun in the arsenal and, along with the 608 Bull, it has the best range. The DE’s accuracy is fair and ammo capacity is average."

―Social Club description

The DE .50 is a handgun in Max Payne 3.

Overview

The Desert Eagle from previous entries returns as the DE .50. It is very powerful, capable of killing an unarmored opponent with just one bullet. Its major downside is that it is very scarce in ammunition, as it does not share an ammo pool with other pistols, and is only available in a few certain chapters.

Appearances

• Max Payne 3
  • Part I
    • Chapter IV: Anybody Can Buy Me a Drink (Cutscene only)
    • Chapter V: Alive If Not Exactly Well
  • Part II
    • Chapter Vll: A Hangover Sent Direct from Mother Nature (Cutscene only)
    • Chapter IX: Here I Was Again, Halfway Down the World (Golden parts only)
  • Part III
    • Chapter XI: Sun Tan Oil, Stale Margaritas and Greed
    • Chapter XIV: One Card Left to Play (Starting weapon)
• Max Payne 3 comics
  • After the Fall
  • Fight and Flight

Multiplayer

While unlocked for loadouts at rank 40, the DE .50 can be used as early as rank 2 by activating the Trigger Happy Burst, which equips the user with one at burst level 2 and 3.

Attachments

Icon	Name	Slot	Effect	Unlock
	Red Dot Sight	Rail	++ Accuracy + Weight	Level 2
	Mag Guide	Underslung	+ Reload speed + Weight	Level 6
	Gas Block	Internal	−− Weight	Level 8
	Gas Systems Kit	Internal	+ Damage − Range + Weight	Level 4
	Gold Plating	Tint	Colors the weapon gold	Collect all golden parts
	Chrome Plating	Tint	Colors the weapon silver	Connect to Social Club
	Dual-wielding	-	Allows this weapon to be equipped twice in a loadout	Level 9

Grinds

Icon	Grind	Objective	Requirement	XP Award
	Tools of the Trade	Kills with DE .50	50 250 500 1000	200 750 1000 2000
	Dead Reckoning	Headshots with DE .50	10 25 50 100	100 250 750 1500

Gallery

Artwork of Max Payne with a Desert Eagle, ready to take down a guard

Artwork of Max Payne aiming with a Desert Eagle

Max dual-wielding Desert Eagle handguns.

Trivia

• In Sun Tan Oil, Stale Margaritas and Greed, two DE .50s can be found, one is automatically confiscated by Max off the AUP soldier during the zipline ride, and the other is held by another AUP on the second floor of the Visitor Center, making it the only chapter in the game where the DE .50 can be dual-wielded without the use of exploits.
• Max can also dual-wield the gun in Alive If Not Exactly Well via a glitch. To do this you have to play from checkpoint 9 and get the DE .50 from a small room before you go and activate the bridge. Then activate the bridge and reload the checkpoint. Again go to the room and you can see the DE .50. Pick it up or get ammo from it.

Behind the scenes

• Although the gun is shown in numerous levels in many pre-release screenshots and trailers for Max Payne 3, it only appears in a few levels of the final game. Presumably for balancing reasons given the extensive damage capabilities it offers the player.
  • It also appears in many of the game's promotional artworks featuring Max.