Desert Eagle 1911

[calaverasslim]

Have a chance to buy, from a friend who needs money, a Desert Eagle from Magnum Research. 45ACP, 1911. Friend knows I want another quality 1911 and is offering this at a fair price. I checked the list price plus Gunbroker and that the price is within bounds and I would be happy paying it.

My problem is I know NOTHING about this brand pistol. Any guidance about it will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[MarshallDodge]

I would buy it if the price is right.

They remind me of the quality that Kimber had when they came on the market. A friend has two, a 5" and a 4.25". The 5" ran great out of the box and the 4.25" had some extraction issues before I tuned up the extractor for him.

 

[MAKster]

The Desert Eagle 1911 is actually made by BUL in Israel. The only complaint people seem to have is the giant rollmark on the slide.

 

[Olympus]

Depending on the price, they are sold performers. Nothing special, but a solid gun.

 

[YZ]

I handled three 1911 DE's while shopping recently. Out of the box, excellent trigger action, absolute par with the sub-1K Kimbers. I also noticed a fairly tight slide-to-frame fit. Things I liked also were the beavertail and a long thumb safety lever. I could live without a full size guide rod, but the DE has it. The big letters didn't bother me too much.

Magnum Research has earned a good reputation, their product lineup is a little extravagant but no real turkeys.

 

[RainDodger]

I looked closely at one the other day at a local shop. I was very impressed! fit and finish looked good and from what I could tell, the trigger was quite nice right out of the box.