Frag Out! Magazine
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constantly developing Desert Eagle and enhancing it. First change was polygonal barrel introduced in 1985 which has positive impact on the accuracy. In 1986 .44 Magnum variant debuted – Desert Eagle was first pistol for this ammunition. In 1987 the .41 Remington Magnum version was developed, but it was not popu- lar so it was quickly discontinued. The improved Mark VII version was unveiled in 1989 and it featured ad- justable two-stage trigger and enlarged safety switch and slide release levers. The Mark I and Mark VII were available with 6", 8", 10" and even 14" long barrels. In 1991 the most powerful variant, .50 Action Express, is unveiled. Sometimes called "Desert Storm" be- came the first .50 cal pistol ever made. The .50 Action Express cartridge (12,7 mm x 33R) with maximum en- ergy of 2200-2440J was developed by Evan Whildin from Action Arms in 1988. First company to manufac- ture this ammunition was IWI-owned Samson. Mark VII was produced through seven years until the current Desert Eagle Mark XIX became available. The main change and final improvement was a single frame size for all caliber variants what simplified manufacturing and also caliber conversion. Basically, to change the caliber, user has has to replace the barrel, bolt (they are manufactured in two sizes – for. 357 and for .44 Magnum & .50 AE) and magazine. BAck In tHE USA Since 2009 the Desert Eagle Mark XIX pistols are man- ufactured exclusively in USA in MRI's own facility in Pillager, Minnesota, but because of stocks of IWI/IMI- made spare parts are available Magnum Research still can offer pistols that is assembled from Israeli compo- nents, those are available on request. Those versions are marked in the offer as DE44W and DE50W (only available in .44 Magnum and .50 AE). The parts be- tween those made in USA and Israel are fully compat- ible and exchangable. In 2010 Magnum Research was swallowed by Kahr Arms, manufacturer of handguns and, what is most known for, modern Thompson SMG replicas. IN ACTION