By Logan Metesh
Everything about the Desert Eagle is impressive. The size, the weight, the build quality and, yes, the recoil and muzzle blast.
I’ve shot them at industry events before, but never more than a few rounds at a time. A complete factory Magnum Research DE50THR, supplied by Magnum Research, gave me the opportunity to spend considerably more time with one.
Chambered in .50 Action Express, this Mark XIX comes with a 6-inch threaded barrel and a seven-round magazine. That factory threading interested me because the prospect of taming some of the recoil with a suppressor should appeal to quite a few shooters—save for the occasional glutton for punishment.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t obtain a compatible suppressor for this test. We’ll get into why later. The unsuppressed shooting still gave me plenty to discuss.
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