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The rifle is compatible with Desert Tech caliber conversion kits that allow the rifle to change caliber. [8] [2] This provides a unique feature in which the rifle chassis can accept both intermediate cartridges and full-powered rifle cartridges on the same serial number platform (such as 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO magazines).
The Desert Eagle or simply Deagle [4] is a single-action, gas-operated, semi-automatic pistol capable of chambering the .50 Action Express, the largest centerfire cartridge of any magazine-fed, self-loading pistol and famous for other large caliber chamberings.
A Mark XIX Desert Eagle in .50 AE can be converted to .44 with nothing more than a barrel and magazine change. [5] The introduction of the .50 AE in the United States was met with a rocky start. Federal firearms statutes state that non-sporting firearms may not be over 0.500 inches in bore diameter (measured land to land) to meet Title I ...
The round has a flatter trajectory, and leaves the barrel considerably faster than either the .50 AE or the .44 Mag. However, the cartridge has never been popular, and has remained fairly expensive. Consequentially, Magnum Research no longer produces a Desert Eagle in .440 Cor-Bon, but has introduced a similar cartridge, the .429 DE. [1]
The .429 DE is a .50 AE case that is necked down to accept .429-diameter (10.9mm) bullets used in the .44 Magnum.The cartridge features a 25% increase in velocity and 45% increase of energy over a standard 240-grain .44 Magnum load of 1,285 ft⋅lbf (1,742 J) at 100 yd (91 m). [2]
A caliber conversion device is a device which can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire. The different cartridge must be smaller in some dimensions than the original design cartridge, and since smaller cartridges are usually cheaper, the device allows ...
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Magnum Research Desert Eagle 1911G Magnum Research BFR in .50 AE. Magnum Research DE1911G, DE1911C, and DE1911U [10] Desert Eagle (Mark VII pistol, Mark XIX pistol) [11] Magnum Lite (rimfire rifle) Magnum Research BFR (Big Frame Revolver) Micro Desert Eagle ; MR Eagle Series Pistols; Mountain Eagle (center-fire rifle) New Baby Eagle "Fast Action"