"Baby" Eagle .45

[Longshot]

I posted on this recently.

I went down and picked one up on Wednesday. I really, really like this pistol! I dropped by the range yesterday and put 100 rounds through it. Recoil wasn't noticable using 230 grain Blazers. It fit just right in my hand. I also like the decocking feature. I am not an expert shooter by any means, but I easily kept tight COM groups out to 25 yards. The armorers at the range could not believe that I only paid $400 for it (new). It was $430 initially, but they had marked it down before I returned to buy it.

http://www.magnumresearch.com/old/images/new/PG15BEPS.jpg

Anyway, you can check it out here if you want to:

http://www.magnumresearch.com/

[MTAA]

Cool, I didn't realize they made a .45 version. I knew the baby eagle 9mm was a copy of the CZ 75, does this mean the .45 version is a copy of the CZ 97 ? Doesn't look that way from the pics, either way, nice looking gun, great price.

[loknload]

Longshot, Congrats on your new purchase, I hope it serves you well.
I to have a Baby Eagle but mine is the 9mm version. I really like it and was surprised how well it shot out of the box.
I purchased this on a whim and I'm glad I did. I feel it's
quite a good gun for the money ;)

Happy Shooting :)


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[blackamos]

I was looking at one at the gun show last week, but have never fired one (nore has anyone I know). Looks like a keeper and something I will HAVE to HAVE!
Thanks for the reveiw, Amos

[brianidaho]

It does look nice, just not like the ones I've seen before. Past ones were similar to a Witness/CZ, if I understood correctly they had a lot of Tanfoglio (sp) parts. This looks different, like a Desert Eagle on a diet.

Neat. If they had a SA with a conventional safety I might have to spring for one.

Bri

[PreserveFreedom]

Baby eagles are cool looking, if nothing else.

[bk40]

Longshot, thanks for the review. How would you describe the grip size... any comparsions to "everyday" pistols would be helpful.

[Longshot]

bk40,

The grip size is between Glock 19/23 and a 17/22. The magnum research website lists this model as a semi-compact, placing it in the middle of the Baby Eagle size range.

brianidaho/MTAA
From what I have found on the 'net, this is basically a CZ inspired handgun. The extra metal around the barrel supposedly helps reduce muzzle flip compared to its cousins.

Here are some size specs:

Baby Eagle .45 http://www.magnumresearch.com/
Length 7.75 inches
Heighth 5.75 inches
Width 1.13 inches

(This required a trip to onlineconversion.com)
CZ97B http://www.czub.cz/PISTOLA.HTM
Length 212mm = 8.35 inches
Heighth 150mm = 5.9 inches
Width 35mm = 1.38 inches


The CZ97B is a little bigger, and does not have a decocker. The magazine capacity is the same.
The .45 Witness (which I also considered) has an 8 round magazine.

I guess the funny thing is that I left my house on the morning I bought this with $450 in my wallet intending to pick up a Kel-Tec P32 and a vacuum cleaner.

I still don't have a vacuum cleaner :D

[VictorLouis]

The Witness .45 in full-size has ten round mags.:)

[bk40]

Thanks for the info Longshot.

[ArmySon]

Congrats on the new purchase! I have a Magnum Research pistol too. Albeit, it's the .50 AE and I love it!

[Longshot]

VictorLouis,

I stand corrected.

[twin Sigs]

they come in .45s?

[WESHOOT2]

Baby Eagle = Tanfoglio-manufactured parts, but finished elsewhere.

Good.