Desert Eagle San Andreas: When You Unlock It and Where to Find One

The Desert Eagle is a formidable weapon which often kills in one shot that is ideal for taking over hoods and doing missions.

It is unlocked after the mission Breaking the Bank at Caligula's (Wu Zi mission).

Locations

1.  Playa Del Seville at the corner of the wire fence (not far from Ocean Docks) 
2. Angel Pine Junkyard in Wheatstone 
3. Trailer park of The Lil' Probe Inn in Bone Country (end of one of the solar panels) 

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