Desert Eagle L6

[Bongo Lewi]

Damn. A lighter, new model announced. Built in brake.

Magnum Research Introduces the New L6 Desert Eagle with Muzzle Brake! | Magnum Research, Inc. | Desert Eagle pistols and BFR revolvers

The New Lightweight Magnum Pillager, MN:Magnum Research, the world-renowned manufacturer of high-performancefirearms, is proud to introduce the new L6 Desert Eagle with integral Muzzle Brake in a durableall black finish. This new series of mighty Desert Eagle pistols incorporates the...

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I have been tempted by the Baby but decided I’d need to sell something first. The Baby Eagle reminds me of the CZ a little.

Anyway… The Deagle is a sort of a novelty gun and worth keeping as part of a collection. I’ll wait on credible reviews of the L6. Substantially less weight would be a positive improvement over the XIX.

 

[bkbrno]

Damn. A lighter, new model announced. Built in brake.

Magnum Research Introduces the New L6 Desert Eagle with Muzzle Brake! | Magnum Research, Inc. | Desert Eagle pistols and BFR revolvers

The New Lightweight Magnum Pillager, MN:Magnum Research, the world-renowned manufacturer of high-performancefirearms, is proud to introduce the new L6 Desert Eagle with integral Muzzle Brake in a durableall black finish. This new series of mighty Desert Eagle pistols incorporates the...

www.magnumresearch.com

I have been tempted by the Baby but decided I’d need to sell something first. The Baby Eagle reminds me of the CZ a little.

Anyway… The Deagle is a sort of a novelty gun and worth keeping as part of a collection. I’ll wait on credible reviews of the L6. Substantially less weight would be a positive improvement over the XIX.

The Baby is indeed a CZ pattern pistol. It used to be made in Israel like the first Desert Eagles. There was a time, before anybody knew about CZ style pistols, when these were available for $200 at gun shows. Magnum Research was having a difficult time moving them. All steel and tough as nails. If you run across a used Baby Eagle, snap it up. That new fangled plastic stuff doesn't appeal to me in this pistol.

 

[Bongo Lewi]

I'm kind of torn between the Baby Eagle and the XiX alloy framed L6. My two XIX DE's are steel framed.

I'm a CZ fan. The slide riding inside the frame and other design elements make the CZ feel like it's on ball bearings. I'm intrigued by the former IMI DE handguns (now Kahr). I agree that the polymer Baby is no fun at all. I'm. also a big BUL fan. They made the DE and other handguns under contract. My BUL 1911's and double stacks are in my opinion the best made non-custom 1911s on the market. The quality is impeccable.

 

[bkbrno]

Look for the Made in Israel roll mark. The old Magnum Research imported them under several names. I think my pistol was IWI imported by MR.

Yes, the slide to frame fit is something to behold. I remember long ago, the Bren 10 was based on the CZ75 because they felt it was the only design strong enough for the 10mm.