

Six rounds of Hornady LEVERevolution at thirty feet. The conversion kit has the weaver style rail as the. It did draw a bit of a crowd while I was shooting it so I had a few others try the pistol, two of which were women, and none of us had trouble. 44 Magnum rounds it was easily controlled and recoil was not bad. 44 barrel does not have an internal compensator. 50AE with the hotter loads, which could be due to the fact the. 44 Magnum ammunition but it seemed like it kicked, maybe a little more than the. Once converted over, the kit ran well with the warmer. Though it does have standard rifling, it is still a gas system so lead bullets are not recommended. I got the conversion kit not long after the 2015 NRA show in Nashville Tennessee and pressed it into service right away. 357 Magnum it is a barrel, magazine, and bolt swap. 44 Magnum by a simple barrel and magazine swap. The Desert Eagle is easily converted from. Most any store that sells sporting goods will sell factory. 44 Magnum is cheaper to shoot, reload for, and is easier to find. 50 Action Express is a helluva cartridge, being the most powerful round available in an auto-loader, but the. 44 Magnum a lesser caliber seems asinine but to the. 44 Magnum conversion kit for just these times. There are times when a somewhat lesser caliber is appropriate and Magnum Research has introduced a. Truly it is a fine pistol and cartridge but the big 50 can get expensive to shoot, especially if you do not reload. 50 Action Express (you can read that review here). It was not long after 2015 SHOT show I received a new model of the Desert Eagle in. 50 AE a ride.44 Magnum conversion kit for Desert Eagle. There are even different chamberings available for those a little timid about giving.

The company offers a variety of versions, with different features and color patterns today, including one with a gold finish reminiscent of that Austin Powers appearance. Reliability throughout my testing was flawless-there were no stoppages of any kind.” Average group size for the three loads tested is just about 1½", and I think that’s pretty darned good for a production pistol chambered for the teeth-rattling.
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Rifling rate stays the same and MSRP for versions with a black aluminum frame come in at $2,255.Īs for accuracy and performance, testing and a full review by American Rifleman found the “…single best group was fired with MRI’s 300-gr. Barrel length increases to 6 inches, and weight goes up to 3 pounds, 7 ounces. Models wearing stainless steel slides are among the most popular, though.
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Trigger pull on the single action comes in at four pounds and the manual safety is ambidextrous. The frame is aluminum and the slide, which features a rail for optic mounting, is constructed from steel. Sights are fixed, overall length is 9.69 inches and it weighs 3 pounds, 0.6 ounce. They come with a 5-inch barrel and 1:19-inch rifling. Flat-black versions are the least expensive in the current lineup with an MSRP of $1,900. Pillager, MN-based Magnum Research, which is has been part of Kahr Firearms Group since 2010, produces the guns here in the United States. All come with a recoil-taming, integral muzzle brake. 50 AE and magazine capacity is seven cartridges. The stainless steel barrel is fixed and doesn’t move during cycling. The piston-driven self-loader uses a three-lug rotating bolt, similar to those found in many of today’s semi-automatic rifles. The first patents for the gas-operated semi-automatic were granted in 1983 and further improvements were registered two years later.
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The innovative design and real-life performance of the Desert Eagle.50 AE is every bit as impressive as its movie credits, though. The unusual handgun went on to play in RoboCop, The Punisher, La Femme Nikita, Austin Powers and dozens more. Its first appearances were in 1985, with roles in Commando, Year of the Dragon and-believe it or not-Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. The pistol was already a familiar one to enthusiasts, though, and it’s big-bore charm in various chamberings was already a silver-screen favorite. 50 AE made its appearance in the hands of bad guy Agent Smith as he chased Neo (Keanu Reeves) in 1999’s movie The Matrix, it permanently cemented the big-bore semi-auto into science fiction lore.
