Magnum Research, now part of Kahr Firearms Group and based in Pillager, Minnesota, is the maker of one of the most recognizable handguns in the world: the Desert Eagle. A gas-operated, rotating-bolt semi-automatic chambered in cartridges up to .50 Action Express, the Desert Eagle is a cultural icon — instantly familiar from decades of films and games — and a genuinely unique piece of engineering in a market dominated by recoil-operated pistols.
The lineup leans into big-bore performance. The BFR (Biggest, Finest Revolver) is a stainless single-action capable of handling cartridges from .454 Casull to .45-70, the Baby Eagle brings a more conventional CZ-style service pistol, and Magnum Research also offers 1911s and the Magnum Lite line of rimfire and varmint rifles.
For shooters who want power, presence, and a piece of pop-culture history, Magnum Research and the Desert Eagle are in a class of their own.
