| .429 DE | ||||||||
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| Type | Pistol | |||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designer | Jim Tertin | |||||||
| Designed | 2018 | |||||||
| Manufacturer | Magnum Research | |||||||
| Produced | 2018-present | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Parent cartridge | .50 AE | |||||||
| Case type | Rimless, Bottle-necked | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .429 in (10.9 mm) | |||||||
| Primer type | Large pistol Magnum | |||||||
| Maximum pressure | 46,000 PSI | |||||||
Ballistic performance
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| Test barrel length: 6 inches | ||||||||
The .429 DE is a cartridge introduced in 2018 by Magnum Research for the Desert Eagle line of handguns.[2][3] The parent cartridge is the .50 AE and it was necked down to .429". The cartridge features a 25% increase in velocity and 45% increase of energy over a standard 240-grain, .44 Magnum load.[2] Though similar to the obsolete .440 Corbon, it is not interchangeable with that cartridge.[2] The same bolt and magazines can be used as the .50 AE-chambered Desert Eagle.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The new 429 Desert Eagle cartridge". November 3, 2018. https://www.gunsweek.com/en/pistols/news/new-429-desert-eagle-cartridge. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Joseph Albanese (October 31, 2018). "A New Cartridge, Just for the Desert Eagle". https://www.range365.com/new-cartridge-just-for-desert-eagle. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ↑ "420 Desert Eagle". https://www.magnumresearch.com/429-desert-eagle/. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ↑ "First Look: 429 DE Pistol Cartridge". October 31, 2018. https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2018/10/31/first-look-429-de-pistol-cartridge/. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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