I get to shoot matches with a lot of fun and interesting guns, but this one just made me happy. Also I won my Division (Production) with 5 Division stage wins, with a gun I've wanted since the first time I watched Ballad of Fallen Angels. Such a vibe, and so much fun. For a 35 year old gun, its still a damn good shooter.
Why they decided to launch this mid Covid, when 5.7 was 2$ a round and nobody cared, then never soft relaunch it I'll never know. But this thing is cool as hell. They made basically an AR 180 in 5.7 with a match barrel, adjustable gas, and really well designed upper then just never marketed it.
We spent a lot of time, and no small amount of money, acquiring the exact gun from the show, all the way down to the correct import marks, safety and grips. Its a super cool piece of 90s tech.
My primary gun broke a firing pin, so I ended up running most of the match with an optics cut USP45. Pretty great, all things considered.
Is running open class with a Desert Eagle practical? No. Is it awesome? Yes.