(GunReports.com) — In June 2010, Kahr Arms purchased Minnesota-based firearms manufacturer, Magnum Research, Inc., maker of the Desert Eagle Pistol and BFR Revolvers in .44 Magnum, .45 LC/.410 or .45/70. Kahr Arms offers a selection of other niche-type firearms, such as the “Tommy Gun” and Auto-Ordnance line of M1 .30 caliber carbines.
Magnum Research, Inc. was founded in 1979 and was responsible for the design and the development of the Desert Eagle Pistol. The firearms in its current product lineup include the Desert Eagle Pistol (available in .50 AE, .44 Magnum, or .357 Magnum), Baby Desert Eagle “Fast Action” Pistol (9mm, .40 S&W), Desert Eagle 1911, Micro Desert Eagle Pistol (.380 ACP), BFR (Revolvers in .44 Magnum, .45 LC/.410 or .45/70), Mountain Eagle MAGNUM LITE Rifle (.22/250, .223, .30-06, .280 and 7mm) and MAGNUM LITE Rifle (.22LR, .22 WMR or .17 Mach-2).
In this video, Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine shows off two of the company’s big-hole BFR wheelguns.
