{"id":70298,"date":"2017-02-15T13:04:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T18:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=70298"},"modified":"2017-02-15T13:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:30:12","slug":"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\/","title":{"rendered":"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com\/Firearms\/Magnum-Research-Baby-Desert-Eagle-III-45ACP-Steel-Full-Size-10-Round.asp\" campaign=\"BabyDesertEagleIII\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com\/Firearms\/Magnum-Research-Baby-Desert-Eagle-III-45ACP-Steel-Full-Size-10-Round.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase on GunsAmerica.com, click this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=Baby%20Desert%20Eagle%20III\" campaign=\"BabyDesertEagleIIIonGA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=Baby%20Desert%20Eagle%20III<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week we are reviewing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com\/Firearms\/Magnum-Research-Baby-Desert-Eagle-III-45ACP-Steel-Full-Size-10-Round.asp\" campaign=\"BabyDesertEagleIII\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Baby Desert Eagle III<\/a> in .45 ACP, a perfect blend of Israeli military design with a good old American man killer in the magazine. The Baby Eagle III is a double action\/single action (DA\/SA) pistol in .45 ACP (or 9mm) with combat experience in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and a lineage traceable through Israel and directly back to the renowned CZ-75 pistol. But let\u2019s get to the real question. Is this gun that is made and Israel and imported by Magnum Research a cool gun? Why, yes. Yes, it is.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70299\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02937_1024-e1487180930634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70299\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" class=\" wp-image-70299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02937_1024-e1487180930634-400x253.jpg\" alt=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" width=\"478\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02937_1024-e1487180930634-400x253.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02937_1024-e1487180930634-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02937_1024-e1487180930634-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02937_1024-e1487180930634.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Baby Desert Eagle III pistol offers numerous upgrades and enhancements over the earlier offerings.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>SPECS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chambering<\/strong>: .45 ACP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barrel<\/strong>: 4.43 inches<\/li>\n<li><strong>OA Length<\/strong>: 8 inches<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 35.8 oz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frame<\/strong>: Steel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grips<\/strong>: Polymer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sights<\/strong>: Combat type, white dot, fixed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish<\/strong>: Black oxide<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity<\/strong>: 10+1<\/li>\n<li><strong>MSRP<\/strong>: $691<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, what makes this \u201cIII\u201d so great? Magnum Research has revamped the Baby Desert Eagle to incorporate many new enhancements over earlier models, including a smoother trigger pull, fully interchangeable magazines with the earlier II models, a reversible mag catch and a trimmed down slide shape for reduced weight. The pistol is offered in 9mm or .40 and also a .45 ACP model, and can be had with a polymer or steel frame.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t normally care for DA\/SA guns for serious work; it takes too long to teach the two required trigger pulls. But for a heritage gun, I will make an exception. Our Army still uses the Beretta 92 for most troops, and the CZ-75 has certainly earned its place in hundreds of police forces and militaries. The Baby Desert Eagle itself has seen action with the IDF and in Columbia, Romania, and Serbia to name a few. The trigger pulls on the Baby Eagle are quite heavy, but that is pretty standard for a military arm. My one real complaint about the gun in general is that the single action trigger pull is still squishy. I have never owned a CZ, but at least on the Beretta 92 the single action is crisp.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70304\" style=\"width: 1192px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02953_1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70304\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02953_1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" width=\"1182\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02953_1024.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02953_1024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02953_1024-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02953_1024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02953_1024-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The author put the pistol through its paces and was overall very impressed.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Hands On<\/h2>\n<p>The pistol I had to test was a steel-framed .45 ACP model. The ergonomics of the Baby Eagle are very nice; your hand sits very close to the bore line, which is a huge help with recoil management. Not that you would feel much recoil in this all steel monster anyway. As a guy that has carried a plastic gun for most of the last 10 years, I kinda forgot what all steel felt like. The grip is still remarkably thin for a double stack .45 ACP, and it fits the hand well. The magazine release is reversible for the devil handed, which is a nice touch. I really liked the shape of the trigger; it is unlike any gun I have ever owned. It is wide and long, which makes the leverage needed to drop the hammer feel like less than it is. The double action broke at 12.5 lbs of pressure, the single action at 5.7.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70305\" style=\"width: 1192px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02954_1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70305\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02954_1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" width=\"1182\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02954_1024.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02954_1024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02954_1024-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02954_1024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02954_1024-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large Picatinny rail section adorns the dustcover portion of the frame, in steel here on the model as tested.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Up front, the Baby Desert Eagle features a full-sized Picatinny rail, and a grooved trigger guard. The slide of the Baby Eagle III has had some serious metal removed from earlier version of the Baby Eagle, which does give it very distinct lines. I really wish MRI had included front slide serrations on this gun as well. Why? Normally I think of those as a cosmetic enhancement, but they would help this gun immensely. With the CZ-75-style design where the frame wraps around the rails on the slide, the result is a slide with very minimal height. As a result, it is not easy to positively grab with my size of hands. There are cocking serrations on the back of the slide, but they are mostly covered up if the decocker is in the fire position. The best option I see is to actually grab the decocker to manipulate the slide. This takes a little practice to avoid accidentally putting your gun on safe. Mechanically, the gun was very smooth right out of the box, which is something you don\u2019t always see with a gun fitted together this tight. The slide moves like it is on ball bearings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70306\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02962_1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70306\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02962_1024-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02962_1024-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02962_1024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02962_1024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02962_1024-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02962_1024.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sights on the pistol are a rugged three-dot set.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The sights are a standard three white dot set up, and very low profile. Not a sharp edge to be found, they are completely rounded off, which is nice in a carry gun. The barrel is a highly polished stainless steel, which is very pleasing to the eye.<\/p>\n<p>How did it shoot? Like a champion. This gun does a fantastic job of absorbing the recoil of .45 ACP, which you should expect from a steel frame. The bore line to grip profile helps a lot as well. With a little help from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedommunitions.com\/ammunition\/pistol\/45-acp.html\" campaign=\"FreedomMunitionsDesertEagle\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Freedom Munitions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedommunitions.com\/ammunition\/pistol\/45-acp.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\">,<\/a> this thing will certainly ring the steel, and in a hurry. 10+1 of 45 is nothing to scoff at in a carry or duty gun either.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of testing, a\u00a0Baby Eagle in 9mm\u00a0showed up as well. The 9mm exhibits all the same attention to detail as the .45, in a slightly smaller frame size. Recoil is barely noticeable, as both guns have a similar weight.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, I liked the Baby Eagle, and if you are in the market for a new duty or carry gun, this makes an excellent choice.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com\/Firearms\/Magnum-Research-Baby-Desert-Eagle-III-45ACP-Steel-Full-Size-10-Round.asp\" campaign=\"BabyDesertEagleIII\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/www.magnumresearch.com\/Firearms\/Magnum-Research-Baby-Desert-Eagle-III-45ACP-Steel-Full-Size-10-Round.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase on GunsAmerica.com, click this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=Baby%20Desert%20Eagle%20III\" campaign=\"BabyDesertEagleIIIonGA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=Baby%20Desert%20Eagle%20III<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70300\" style=\"width: 1192px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02939_1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70300\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02939_1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" width=\"1182\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02939_1024.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02939_1024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02939_1024-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02939_1024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02939_1024-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The CZ-75-inspired design features a frame that wraps around rails on the slide, which makes for a short slide height.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_70302\" style=\"width: 1192px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02943_1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"desert-eagle-ccw-full-hands-review\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70302\" title=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02943_1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Desert Eagle for CCW? Full Hands On Review.\" width=\"1182\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02943_1024.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02943_1024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02943_1024-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02943_1024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/thumb_DSC02943_1024-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The author put the pistol through its paces with some Freedom Munitions ammo.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are reviewing the Baby Desert Eagle III in .45 ACP, a perfect blend of Israeli military design with a good old American man killer in the magazine. The Baby Eagle III is a double action\/single action (DA\/SA) pistol in .45 ACP (or 9mm) with combat experience in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and a lineage traceable through Israel and directly back to the renowned CZ-75 pistol. But let\u2019s get to the real question. Is this gun that is made and Israel and imported by Magnum Research a cool gun? Why, yes. Yes, it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":70304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,226,694,859,860],"tags":[138,132,127,329,102,653,108,175,621,640],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-70298","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-clay-martin","9":"category-gun-reviews","10":"category-gun-reviews-handguns","11":"category-semi-autos","12":"tag-45-acp","13":"tag-buzz","14":"tag-concealed-carry","15":"tag-edc","16":"tag-feature-articles","17":"tag-freedom-munitions","18":"tag-guns","19":"tag-magnum-research","20":"tag-pistol","21":"tag-self-defense"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Desert Eagle for CCW? 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