NRA Gun of the Week: Magnum Research Desert Eagle L5 Handgun

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  • American Hunter Staff
posted on September 26, 2016
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Magnum Research has made the Desert Eagle for the better part of 30 years, but it wasn’t until 2016 that the company released a lightweight version of its behemoth pistol. You can learn more about it with the video embedded above, taken from the NRA Gun of the Week series.
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