

50 Magnum is alsoĮxtreme for this reason it is best employed with a longer barrel Less than might be experienced with a revolver chambered for the Magnum can be awesome, the weight and gas operation of the DesertĮagle does a good job of reducing this kick, making it considerably While the hammering of the shooter by a cartridge like the. Of energy, placing the cartridge well above the. This gives the bullet 1,260-plus foot pounds The bullets with this cartridge are generally around 300 grainsĪnd have a muzzle velocity of around 1,380 feet per second (withĪ 6-inch barrel). The US by Magnum Research under the "Samson Ultra" trademark. 50 Magnum) is currently availableįrom CCI and IMI with the latter ammunition being imported into Is the barrel and a few other odds and ends of parts. Production of a new slide assemble or bolt.

50-caliber bullet without necessitating the This made it practical to createĪ cartridge with a.

50 AE uses a rebated cartridge head of 0.514 inch - the sameĭimension as the. 44 MagnumĬhamberings, the Desert Eagle is also available chambered for The fixed barrel gives the gun a lot of potentialĪccuracy, a potential realized with most of these pistols when The gas systemĮmploys a fixed, shrouded barrel which stays in position on theįrame during firing, with gas coming up a port just ahead of theĬhamber to operate a three-lug rotating bolt that rides in the Systems used with most other semiauto hand guns. The pistol is gas-operated withĪ system that is more like a rifle than the delayed blow-back Of the frame, and a thumb-activated slide safety). Release on the side of the grip, slide release on the left side Like that of most other modern semiauto pistols (with the magazine The Desert Eagle departs radically from many other semiauto pistolĭesigns, though the exterior belays this. Submachine guns and the Galil rifles, it isn't surprising that Given the fact that the IMI is best known for the Uzi series of (and probably fearful of the prospect of government import limitations),Īnd currently is working toward full assembly and possibly manufacture Started appearing on gun dealers' shelves in the US around 1985.įollowing a problem in meeting demand for the pistols in 1992 The first Desert Eagles were manufactured in Israel and In Israel by the IMI (Israel Military Industries) in the earlyġ980s. Although an American idea, the "Desert Eagle" was developed
