Desert Eagle interchangable barrels ?
Kroagnon
calibers with swapping of the barrel, is this true ? Might be looking a the
.44 Desert Eagle but would want to fire .357 if it's as simple as switching
out the barrel.
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Steve Wolfe
# calibers with swapping of the barrel, is this true ? Might be looking a
the
# .44 Desert Eagle but would want to fire .357 if it's as simple as
switching
# out the barrel.
The newer models are bult modularly, so you can do that. Shooting .41
magnum, .44 magnum, .5 AE, and possibly .44 corbon requires nothing but
changing a barrel. Shooting .357 requires changing the barrel, bolt, and
recoil spring.
steve
John C. Barnes
#
# Read some discussion awhile back that the Desert Eagle can fire multiple
# calibers with swapping of the barrel, is this true ? Might be looking a the
# .44 Desert Eagle but would want to fire .357 if it's as simple as switching
# out the barrel.
The Desert Eagle MK XIX .44mag and .50AE use the same bolt assembly and
recoil springs, just swap out the barrel and the magazine. The .357
needs a different bolt assembly and recoil springs as well. You can get
a kit that includes all three calibers with 6 and 10 inch barrels.
Check out Magnum Research's web page for more info.
http://www.magnumresearch.com/
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Pete
and enjoyment to the platform. The only problem is actually *buying* a barrel from Magnum
Research. I have the .50AE and .44Mag barrels. I ordered a 6" .357Mag barrel and bolt in
January 1999. Every three months I call them to check on my order and each time they tell
me that my barrel and bolt will be in "at the end of the month" (I'm not kidding - that is
exactly what I have been told every time I have called about my order for the past two
years).
Customer service issues aside, the Desert Eagle is a lot of fun and it will be well worth
the wait (though I'm not sure I will continue my collection to the 10" barrels).
A little advice from someone who has been down this road... If you plan to buy the .50AE
barrel I strongly recommend you reload for it. The only commercially available .50AE ammo
is intended for hunting. It is *very* stout. You won't want to shoot more than a few
rounds of this stuff at a time due to the excessive cost and wear-and-tear (on you, not so
much the gun). By reloading you can get the cost down and shoot something approaching a
"plinker" in .50AE. There is nothing mild about any .50AE loading but a reduced load will
let you enjoy shooting 20 rounds or so without getting beat to pieces.
-Rev. Pete
killJoy
I have three calibers .50 AE, .44 Mag, .357 Mag.
Here is the run down.
..50 AE <-> .44 Mag, swap barrel and magazine = 5 seconds.
..50 AE or .44 Mag <-> .357 Mag swap, barrel, magazine and bolt. = 45
seconds.
You are looking at about $550 US for a .357 kit. $339 for barrel, $139 for
bold and $45 a mag.
if you are converting .50 AE <-> .44 Mag it is just price of the barrel and
mags, the bolt is the same.
killJoy
on the barrel and a brand new
bolt and a "slightly used" mag for $325 on Ebay.
No spring is needed! It shoots just fine with the existing spring Mark XIX.
killJoy
killJoy
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