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Magnum Research Baby
Desert Eagle (9 mm) |
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Info: Manufacturer/Model: Magnum Research Baby Desert Eagle (Umarex)Replica Of: Magnum Research Baby Desert Eagle (9 mm) Made In: Taiwan Caliber/Ammunition/Feed: 177, steel BBs, 15-shot internal magazine Air Source: CO2, 12 g Powerlet Accessories: Picatinny rail, window decal Recommended Pellet or BB: Daisy Precision Max BBs Weight (lb)/Length (in): 0.88, 8.1 Body Material/Finish/Grips: plastic, black, plastic Barrel Length (in)/Material/Rifled: 4.25, steel, no Trigger Action: DA only Trigger Pull (lbs)/Adjustable: 9.5 (DA) Sights (front/rear): fixed, fixed Velocity (fps): 460 Sound Level (dB): 96 Thickness of Pellet Holder (in): N/A Manufactured Dates: 2006 - present Condition/Manual/Box: 98%, yes, yes Serial Number: None
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Comments:
In terms of appearance,
the Baby Desert Eagle from Umarex is actually a scaled down
version of the Desert Eagle rather than a replica of the Magnum
Research Baby Desert Eagle (aka Jericho, shown above). Even the
Magnum Research Web site refers to this airgun as a replica of
their Baby Desert Eagle, even though it clearly is not. The
Magnum Research Baby Desert Eagle firearm is based on an
entirely different design than the one used by the Desert Eagle.
This airgun was purchased directly from Magnum Research and came
with a Magnum Research catalog and window decal. This gun is
similar to the Daisy 15XT (trigger, safety, loading gate, and
action). It is bigger than the Daisy 15XT but has a stiffer
trigger, lower accuracy, and costs about twice as much.
Interestingly, the Taiwanese company (Wingun) that makes this
gun also makes a copy of the Daisy 15XT (named the WC401). The
Baby DE is more of an expensive collector's novelty than a shooter's
gun. (Note: in
mid-2007, Umarex lowered the price of the Baby DE to about half
of the introductory price. This makes it about the same price as
a Daisy 15XT.) The accuracy of the Baby DE is not very good and
its measured velocity is well below the manufacturer's claims. Performance: Measurements were made on 9/26/06 at a temperature of 77 ºF and 14' elevation. A ten shot string was fired from a bench rest at 15' using Daisy Precision Max BBs (5.3 gr). The highest velocity measured was 405 fps, the lowest was 350 fps (average of the 10-shot string was 383 fps). A six shot string fired with open sights grouped at 1.30". Click the thumbnail below to see a larger image. Click here for a description of the measurement methods.
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Right Profile: The slide-mounted safety, slide release, slide lock, and hammer are all non-operable molded parts on this gun. They are authentic in their detail, but they are purely cosmetic. The actual safety is a cross-bolt safety located behind the trigger. The trigger is about the only item on this gun that isn't a faithful replica of the corresponding part on the full-size Desert Eagle. The large cylinder piercing screw that protrudes from the grip clearly identifies the Baby DE as an airgun. |
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Loading BBs: BBs are loaded by pulling back the spring follower and locking it in the groove near the front of the barrel. 15 BBs are poured into the loading port, then the follower is released. |
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Loading CO2: The grips slide back to expose the CO2 cylinder loading area. This makes it very easy to load and unload CO2 cylinders. The cylinder piercing screw is clunky, but this design is easy to operate and very reliable -- it just doesn't look very good. |
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