Desert Eagle
| Desert Eagle | |
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| general information | |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Magnum Research Built under license by IMI / IWI and Saco Defense |
| Manufacturer country: | USA , Israel |
| Production time: | since 1982 |
| Model variants: | Mark I, Mark VII, Mark XIX |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 273 mm |
| Total height: | 159 mm |
| Total width: | 32 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 2 kg |
| Barrel length : | 152/254 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
.357 Magnum , .44 Magnum , .50 AE |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 9 ( .357 Magnum ), 8 ( .44 Magnum ), 7 ( .50 AE ) cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Bar magazine |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Visor : | Rear sight and front sight |
| Mounting system: | Weaver rail |
| Closure : | Turret lock |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
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The Desert Eagle is a semi-automatic single-action - gun based on the principle of a gas-operated with rotary bolt head is based. It was developed by Magnum Research (USA); IMI ( Israel Military Industries ) initially took over production from 1985 . The weapon has been available in .50 AE caliber since 1990. From 1995 to 1998 it was manufactured by Saco Defense (USA), since then IMI (Israel Military Industries) has been the manufacturer.
IMI no longer produces Desert Eagle pistols for the civilian market; this is now served exclusively by Magnum Research .
The Desert Eagles from Israeli manufacture are in demand among connoisseurs today, as their polygonal barrels have the reputation of being more precise than those of the pistols from US manufacture. At the finish, however, Israeli Desert Eagles require a lot of care and must be stored completely oiled, otherwise even fingerprints will form brown "prints" after a short time. This is due to the fact that IMI burnished the weapons from their production without carefully polishing the surface again. The coating, which is quite coarse-pored compared to the US variants, absorbs aggressive hand sweat particularly intensively, which can cause it. a. also makes it very susceptible to rust film, which can be easily removed with a rag soaked in gun oil. d. Usually can be easily removed again.
IMI produced the Desert Eagle exclusively in black, while Magnum Research offered models in a wide variety of colors and coatings very early on.
General
There are three different versions of the Desert Eagle: Mark I, Mark VII and Mark XIX. The Mark I and VII are no longer in production. The Mark I was produced in calibers .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum , and the Mark VII also in .41 Magnum. The most commonly used Mark XIX comes in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .50 Action Express . A version in .440 CorBon was also offered, but its production, like that of the .41 Magnum, was discontinued after low production numbers. In the special caliber .357 / 44 Bain & Davis, only 1000 pieces were produced from 1989. By exchanging the barrel, magazine, slide or rotating head lock and recoil spring, all available calibers can be fired with one weapon. The usual barrel length is six inches, but ten and fourteen inch barrels are also available, all variants are polygonal barrels .
The Desert Eagle is loaded with a removable magazine, as is common with other modern self-loading pistols. Because of the size of the cartridges, the magazines are in a row, which increases their capacity compared to weapons such as guns. B. the SIG Sauer P226 (caliber 9 × 19 mm , 15 cartridges) is very limited. The magazine capacity is 9 cartridges for .357 Magnum caliber, 8 cartridges for .44 Magnum caliber and 7 cartridges for .50 AE (Action Express) caliber . In Europe, Magnum Research is represented by Waffen Ferkinghoff GmbH & Co. KG.
use
The Desert Eagle is suitable for sporting purposes and for hunting. In Germany it is used for hunting as a catch gun . Because of its size and bulk, it is often used in films and is available for selection in many computer games, which made it famous beyond the gun scene. As an actual service weapon, however, it is hardly ever used. The reasons are the weight, the high price of the weapon and ammunition, the small magazine capacity, the impractical size for such purposes and the lower reliability resulting from the complex structure than with other pistols.
Versions
Main technical differences and similarities between the individual Desert Eagle versions:
Desert Eagle Mk I - Mk VII - Mk XIX
All Desert Eagle versions use the same handle. It is therefore possible to use the complete exchange system consisting of the barrel and complete breech of a Desert Eagle Mk XIX on the handle of a Mk VII or Mk I or vice versa. The locking heads of the Mk XIX are not interchangeable with those of the Mk I or Mk VII.
Desert Eagle Mk I - Mk VII
These pistols are largely identical. Barrels and locks are interchangeable. The most important difference to the MK XIX when changing the caliber from .357 Magnum to .41 Magnum / .44 Magnum is that, unlike the Mk XIX, a completely new bolt is required and it is not enough to just change the bolt head and barrel . When changing from .41 Magnum to .44 Magnum, it is sufficient to exchange the barrel and bolt head.
The biggest difference between the Mk I and the Mk VII lies in the trigger system used. The trigger of the Mk I cannot be adjusted, while the trigger of the Mk VII can be adjusted in priority and trigger stop. However, the trigger of the Mk VII can be retrofitted in the Mk I. The caliber range of the MK-I and Mk-VII pistols includes .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum and .44 Magnum.
The available barrel lengths were 6 ", 10" and 14 "for .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum. Only 6-inch and 10-inch barrels are known for the .41 Magnum. However, not all configurations are available anymore and the support from the manufacturer continues to decline. All Mk-I and Mk-VII barrels have a 3/8-inch dovetail to accommodate optical sights.
Desert Eagle Mk XIX
The Desert Eagle Mk-XIX pistols were made in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .440 Corbon, and .50 AE calibers. Only .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .50 AE are still produced.
In contrast to the Mk I or Mk VII, all that is required for any change in caliber is a different barrel and possibly a bolt head. However, the calibers .44 Magnum, .440 Corbon and .50 AE use the same bolt head. The locks themselves are wider and more massive than those of the Mk I or Mk VII and are not interchangeable with the locks of the Mk I and Mk VII, which is also the case with the wider 7/8 inch dovetail with two crossbars to accommodate optical target devices corresponds. The barrels are available in 6 "or 10" barrel lengths.
In the initial stages, the .50 AE pistols were referred to as the Mk-VII configuration, although technically it is the same as the newer Mk-XIX configuration. Every pistol in the .50 AE caliber is therefore an Mk-XIX configuration, regardless of its manufacturer's name.
Web links
- Desert Eagle at waffen-ferkinghoff.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Magnum Research History. Retrieved April 11, 2014 .
- ^ A b B. Gil Horman: The Magnum Research Desert Eagle .50. In: American Rifleman. June 3, 2011, accessed April 11, 2014 .
- ^ Clair Rees: Multiple Threat Magnum. In: American Handgunner. 1998, accessed April 11, 2014 .
- ^ Clay Harvey: What's new in handguns for 1989. In: Shooting Industry. September 1, 1989, accessed April 11, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Desert Eagle (Long Barrel). In: The Specialists LTD. Retrieved April 11, 2014 .
- ^ Desert Eagle Technical Data. Retrieved April 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Norbert Klups: Tame large-caliber weapon for large hands. The Desert Eagle .44 Magnum . In: Deutsche Jagd-Zeitung . No. 5 , 1990, pp. 53 .
- ↑ Desert Eagle. In: Internet Movie Firearms Database. Retrieved April 11, 2014 .
- ↑ DESERT EAGLE PISTOLS (TECHNICAL INFORMATION). (PDF, 64.91 KB) Magnum Research, Inc, accessed April 11, 2014 .