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This is the biggest and best gun on the block and has been used in over 500 movies and TV films. The versatile design, the power and variety of finishes make this gold desert eagle the most popular semi-automatic handgun available.
In the late 70s, three people began to dream of the possibilities of developing a semi-automatic pistol using a gas operated mechanism normally found in rifles to add punch to firing. This design would use more powerful bullets than normal semi automatic pistols. Magnum Research applied for the gold desert eagle patent in 1980 and marketed these pistols in 1981. Today these are manufactured in Israel under the watchful eyes of Magnum Research by IMI, Israel Military Industries, now called Israel Weapon Industries.
The desert gold handguns are a gas operated, locked breach weapon with the stationary but removable barrels. This unique design allows the barrels to be changed to accommodate different calibers of ammunition. These are .357, .44 and .50AE. Detachable magazines hold the ammunition; the .357 magazine holds 9 bullets, the .44 holds eight bullets and .50 AE holds 7 bullets. The most popular barrel length is 6 inches; however, barrels of 8 inches, 10 inches and 14 inches are available. Standard finishes include black, matte chrome, brushed chrome, tiger stripes, satin, titanium/gold and bright nickel.
Hunting, silhouette shooting and target shooting are the most popular uses when this gun is taken out of the gun safes. The gold desert eagle airsoft gun is taking part in the hottest trend in toys; just-like-real military action in the outdoors allows participants to enact their own war games. This is a .50 AE ultra grade black airsoft BB pistol that weighs 2 pounds and is 11 inches long. It retails around $90 and a effective range of 70 feet with a maximum range of 120 feet. It is a spring action and needs to be manually pulled back to fire, holds up to 25 rounds and can be adjusted for different weight BBs. Accessories for war games include pellets, facemask, vests, and green gas. Although these are “toys,” they look real, can inflict damage and should be handled with the same safety precautions as a loaded firearm. To protect the users, the US government requires a blaze orange mark on the tip of the barrel.
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Some of the movies and TV films featuring these include Charlie’s Angels, Get Shorty, Gone in 60 Seconds, James Bond and Tomb Raiders. There are various video games available, also. A gold plated model is available. Solid gold desert eagle would be very heavy and ornamental; gold is too soft for a firearm. Used guns are priced from about $500; the new price starts about $1500 and go up to $6000 for special and custom finishes.