Soaring: Baby Desert Eagle III 9mm Review
Quick Answer
The Magnum Research Baby Desert Eagle III is a full-size, hammer-fired DA/SA 9mm — a CZ-75-style design, not to be confused with the big gas-operated Desert Eagle. The steel-frame 9mm holds 15 rounds, uses about a 4.43 to 4.52-inch barrel, and weighs about 38.6 ounces; polymer-frame and compact versions are lighter. Its all-steel heft makes it a soft, accurate shooter.
Baby Desert Eagle III 9mm: quick facts
Is the Baby Desert Eagle the same as the Desert Eagle?
No. The Baby Eagle is a conventional CZ-75-pattern DA/SA pistol in 9mm, .40 or .45; the full-size Desert Eagle is a large gas-operated magnum handgun. They are very different guns.
How many rounds does the 9mm Baby Eagle III hold?
15 rounds in the full-size 9mm (10-round options exist), plus one chambered.
What are its specs?
A DA/SA action, roughly a 4.43 to 4.52-inch barrel, about 8.25 inches overall, and about 38.6 ounces in the steel-frame 9mm.
Why is the steel Baby Eagle a good shooter?
Its all-steel weight (about 38 ounces) soaks up recoil, and the DA/SA design with a full-size grip makes it comfortable and accurate at the range.
It’s Desert Eagle nesting season!
Spring is a magical time, when the birds and the bees are getting busy making more birds and bees…and it looks like Magnum Research‘s Desert Eagles have been pretty busy. That’s right, there’s a new hatchling opening its wings: The Baby Desert Eagle III chambered in 9mm! It’s everything you love about the Desert Eagle, but small enough to be part of your everyday carry (EDC) rig. In this video, famed YouTuber Jerry Ziegner of Hilltop Firearms Training takes the Baby Eagle III out for its first soar…erm, range test.
Or you can win one with our Self-Defense Spring $7K Guns & Gear Giveaway!
At the center of the Self-Defense Spring $7K Guns & Gear Giveaway are two of the most desirable (and hard-to-find) defensive guns on the market: the Daniel Defense DDM PDW chambered in .300 Blackout, and the Magnum Research Baby Eagle III. It doesn’t stop there, though; we’re also offering 1,000 rounds of GunPrime PMC 124 gr FMJ 9mm Luger Ammo. Then there is the gorgeous WeKnife Minax folder, the Viridian HS1 Hand Stop laser (hmm, that would fit nicely on the Daniel Defense PDW, wouldn’t it), AR 500 body armor, hearing protection from AXIL, a $500 gift card to the nation’s top gunleather experts at CrossBreed, Action Target spinning steel targets, a $250 gift card from our very own XDMAN and a Gold membership to the Personal Defense Network.
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