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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]
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 ]
A .44 Magnum Marlin Model 1894 carbine A Desert Eagle semiautomatic pistol in .44 Magnum. A Spanish-made Astra Model 44 revolver in .44 Magnum. The concept of a dual-purpose handgun/rifle cartridge has been popular since the Old West, with cartridges like the .44-40 Winchester, whose "high-speed" rifle loadings were precursors to magnum loads.
The most recent model, the Mark XIX, is available in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .429 DE (introduced in 2018) and .50 Action Express. This model comes in a variety of different finishes, such as brushed chrome or titanium gold. Magnum Research offered this model in .440 Cor-Bon caliber, a .50 AE derived case.
The most well-known is the .44 Magnum which uses a 0.429 to 0.430 inch diameter bullet, depending on jacket or cast. Though less common than the smaller .38 caliber family of cartridges, the caliber is popular with many shooters and the .44 Magnum in particular facilitated the rise of handgun hunting .
Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.
AutoMag (pistol) Arcadia Machine & Tool.44 Magnum United States: 1971-1982 Ballester–Molina: Hispano Argentina de Automotives SA.45 ACP Argentina: 1938-1953 Bauer Automatic: Bauer Firearms Co..25 ACP United States: 1972-1984 Bayard 1908: Anciens Etablissements Pieper.25 ACP.32 ACP.380 ACP Belgium: 1908 - late 1930s Beholla pistol ...
Auto Mag Pistol: Arcadia Machine & Tool.44 Magnum United States: 1969 Ballester–Molina: Hispano Argentina Fábrica de Automóviles S.A..45 ACP Argentina: 1938 Bauer Automatic: Bauer Firearms Co..25 ACP United States: 1970s Bayard 1908: Anciens Etablissements Pieper.25 ACP.32 ACP.380 ACP Belgium: 1908 Beholla pistol: Waffenfabrik August Menz ...