Desert Eagle
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The Desert Eagle is a large-framed gas-operated semi-automatic pistol designed by Magnum Research in the U.S., and manufactured primarily in Israel by IMI (Israel Military Industries, now Israel Weapon Industries). The Desert Eagle has been featured in roughly 500 motion pictures and TV films, considerably increasing its popularity and boosting sales. It is found in COD4.
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History
The Desert Eagle was originally designed by Bernard C. White of Magnum Research, who filed a patent on a mechanism for a gas-actuated pistol in January 1983. This established the basic layout of the Desert Eagle. The Desert Eagle was originally designed as a revolver, but was later reshaped into a semi-automatic pistol. A second patent was filed in December 1985, after the basic design had been refined by IMI for production, and this is the form that went into production.
The Desert Eagle uses a gas-operated mechanism normally found in rifles, as opposed to the short recoil or blow-back designs most commonly seen in semi-automatic pistols. Unlike most such pistols, the barrel does not move during firing. When a round is fired, gases are ported out through a small hole in the barrel near the breech. These travel forward through a small tube under the barrel, to a cylinder near the front of the barrel. The separate bolt carrier/slide has a small piston on the front that fits into this cylinder; when the gases reach the cylinder they push the piston rearward. The bolt carrier rides rearward on two rails on either side of the barrel, operating the mechanism.
Game(s) Specifications
COD4
(Should not be used on 7th Cavalry servers, see server rules)
- Unlocked at level: 43
- Cartridge: .50 AE (Action Express)
- Capacity: 7-round clip
- Rate of fire: Semi-automatic (theorical fire rate: 1200 rounds/min)
- Reload time: 1.96s loaded, 2.1s unloaded, add 1.2s
- Starting ammunition: 28 rounds
- Max ammunition: 49 rounds
- Attachment(s):
- None
Real Life Specifications
- Manufacturer: Magnum Research
- Designer: Bernard C. White
- Cartridge: .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .440 Cor-bon or .50 Action Express
- Capacity: 9-round clip, 8-round clip, 7-round clip
- Barrel: 254.0 mm (10 in)
- Muzzle velocity: 1,380 feet (421 meters) per second
- Operation: Gas-operated
- Weight (unloaded): 1,897 g (4.2 lb)
- Length: 374.7 mm (14.75 in)
- Attachment(s):
- None
