The Desert Eagle appears under its real name and is, fittingly, the most powerful handgun in the game, possessing a true-to-life seven round magazine capacity. This is America!" IMI/Magnum Desert Eagle The standard M1911A1 becomes available at Ammu-Nation after the Doberman mission, while the suppressed version also requires that the Gray Imports mission be completed. In-game Ammu-Nation gun stores sell the standard M1911A1 and/or 30 rounds for $200, while the suppressed M1911A1 retails at a much pricier $600 for either the suppressed handgun and/or 30 rounds, possibly making this game title the first where a handgun's suppressor is worth more than the handgun itself. The HUD icon appears to be a generic Glock design rather than the M1911, most likely a ghost of the original render for the "Pistol". It does more damage but uses a different ammunition type than the regular "9mm" and cannot be dual-wielded. A suppressed version is also available for use in the game. When the player reaches the "Hitman" skill level, CJ can wield two of these pistols at once (as does every AmmuNation vendor should the player decide to provoke him). Unrealistically, this weapon carries 17 rounds in a magazine (like the Glock it was supposed to be), and isn't very powerful. Called the "9mm" it is used by all members of the San Andreas Law Enforcement community and by many criminals in-game.
Instead they left in the old M1911A1 render from Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City. However, the Glock 17 can be seen in numerous cut scenes. This weapon was originally going to be a Glock 17, but for some reason Rockstar forgot to render it as such. 8.6 Hughes M230 Chain Gun and AGM-114 Hellfire ATGM (AH-64 Apache mounted).