Baby Desert Eagle "Fast Action"

$699

"This is the first striker-fire design from Magnum Research. The Fast Action comes in 9mm or .40S&W and features fully adjustable rear sight, adjustable palm swells for various shooting styles and hand sizes, interchangeable front sights for various shooting styles and bullet weights, hammer forged barrel, full Picatinny rail, ergonomic polymer grip frame and four separate safety devices." Magnum Research

First Impressions: At first glance it looks like Magnum Research has adopted the Walther P-99 frame and engineered it to their own specs, including a new type of trigger system that incorporates the best features of both striker fired pistols like the Glocks, with the double action/single action characteristics of revolvers and certain models of exposed-hammer auto pistols.

Specs:

• Caliber: 9mm, .40 S&W
• Capacity: 10 and 15 (9mm), 10, 11 Round (.40 Cal)
• Length: 7.13"
• Barrel Length: 4", 6 Groove, 1:10 RH Twist
• Width: 4.28"
• Height: 5.3"
• Weight: 24.8 oz.
• Steel Slide w/Polymer Frame and Integral Rail
• Grips: Polymer w/ Replaceable Palm Swells
• Sights: white three-dot, rear adjustable for windage, 3 different height front site blades

Notables:

• Light Weight Polymer Frame
• Light but long double action trigger pull for the first shot, followed by lighter, single action stroke
• Decocker feature, like exposed-hammer automatics
• Internal striker-drop plunger and trigger safety
• Cocking indicator 
• Loaded chamber indicator
• Oversized trigger guard - for gloved hands
• Ambidextrous paddle-shaped mag. release at rear of trigger guard
• "Very good ergonomics and recoil control"
• Accurate to within 2.3" at 50 feet
• Can be safely carried uncocked with a round in the chamber

Gripes:

• Wimpy slide serrations
• Slippery slide finish