Posted September 27, 2016 12:32 am by Comments

By Mike Searson

Magnum Research Baby Eagle III Pistol

by Mike Searson
Shooter Mike Searson reviews the Magnum Research Baby Eagle III Pistol.

Mike shooting the Magnum Research Baby Eagle III Pistol.
AmmoLand Gun News
AmmoLand Gun News

United States -(AmmoLand.com)- Contrary to popular opinion, the Magnum Research Baby Eagle III Pistol is not a scaled down Desert Eagle. It is actually a modified version of the Israeli Jericho 941.

The Jericho was designed in the late 1980s by Israeli Military Industries as a sidearm for the Israeli Defense Forces to replace the CZ-75.

Often referred to as a CZ-75 clone, original pistols were made with parts sourced from Italy by way of Tanfoglio. Perhaps the biggest change to the design was use of the 41 Action Express (AE) caliber conversion and polygonal rifling as opposed to traditional lands and grooves.

Magnum Research Baby Eagle III Pistol

The 41 AE is dimensionally similar to the 40 S&W round, but the cartridge made use of a rebated rim allowing it to easily chamber in a 9mm platform by means of a barrel and recoil spring change. The pistols were imported into the United States by a variety of companies such as KBI, Mossberg and later Magnum Research. Magnum …Read the Rest

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