Will a 50 AE round penetrate bulletproof glass? Using the Desert Eagle 50AE pistol and Federal Fusion ammo, 22Plinkster and Zeke put this question to the test.
Magnum Research Desert Eagle 50AE Specs:
- Type: Gas-operated, rotating bolt semiautomatic
- Caliber: .50 A.E.
- Barrel Length w/ 6” Barrel: 6” / 152 mm
- Barrel Length w/ Muzzle Brake: 7.2” / 182.88 mm
- Barrel Length w/ 10” Barrel: 10” / 254 mm
- Overall Length w/ 6” Barrel: 10.75” / 27.3 cm
- Overall Length w/ Muzzle Brake: 11.95” / 30.35 cm
- Overall Length w/ 10” Barrel: 14.75” / 37.5 cm
- Groove Diameter: .495” / 12.6 mm
- Height: 6.25” / 15.9 cm
- Slide Width: 1.25” / 32 mm
- Construction: High quality carbon steel barrel, frame and slide w/ full Picatinny rail
- Finish: Black oxide and various custom finishes
- Trigger: Single action, approx 4 lb pull
- Trigger Reach: 2.75” / 70 mm
- Sight Radius: 8.5” / 215 mm
- Sights: Combat type, fixed
- Polygonal Rifling w/ Right Hand Twist, 6 lands & Groves: 1 turn in 19” / 483 mm
- Weight (Empty Magazine): 4 lbs 5.8 oz / 4 lbs 12 oz (w/ MB)
- Magazine Capacity: 7 Rounds