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IMI Desert Eagle

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 13:22 Written by Administrator Thursday, 02 July 2009 12:58

The IMI Desert Eagle is a semiautomatic pistol designed by Magnum Research in the United States. It is mainly manufactured by Israel Military Industries (IMI). The Desert Eagle was initially intended as a revolver. However subsequently, it was reshaped into a pistol.

Two versions of the IMI Desert Eagle were designed: one chambered for the .357 and the other for .44 Magnum. Subsequently, a .50 version was also designed. Because of the powerful chambering, the Desert Eagle is very powerful and offers massive stopping power.

The Desert Eagle is fed by a 9-round magazine and is capable of sustained fire. However, it becomes difficult to control when continuously fired because of its high recoil. Desert Eagle pistols are available in two barrel lengths: 6 in and 10 in.

In the future, handguns similar to the Desert Eagle are unlikely to be designed. In fact, the .50 version of the Desert Eagle is the peak point in the development of large-sized handguns.

Several variants of the Desert Eagle have been manufactured. These are:

>> Mark I/VII: The Mark I was the initial model. Mark VII features an adjustable trigger. Both of these versions are available in steel, stainless steel and aluminium alloy versions and cambered for the .357 and .44 Magnum rounds.

>> Mark XIX: This is latest model of the Desert Eagle. It is capable of firing .357 and .44 Magnum rounds and also .50 Action Express rounds. It comes in two barrel lengths: 6 and 10 in.

>> Jericho / Baby Eagle: This is not exactly a variant of the Desert Eagle. It resembles the Desert Eagle only externally. However, it uses IMI cartridges.

>> Micro Desert Eagle: This is also not a true variant. Though shares a common blowback system, it bears no other design characteristics of the Desert Eagle. It is named so to capitalize on the name of the Desert Eagle.

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