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Mark VII status

An anonymous user noted that the Mark VII was discontinued; the Magnum Research website still lists the Mark VII in 6 and 10 inch barrels. I'm going to dig a bit more into that and see if I can verify it's status; it could be out of production but still in stock (it's not like $1k hand cannons sell all that fast--well, except for the .45-70 T/C). scot 01:39, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Stocked Pistols

I recall back in the late-90s MR offered a stocked version of their pistols to the LEO/MIL market. It would be classed as a SBR, so civvies would have to jump through the NFA hoops.

It must have not be very successful, because I only recollect seeing one ad for it.

Anyone else remember this?

Actually, I think I remember a 16" barreled version being available as well, which would be class I, as long as you had the 16" barrel on the receiver. However, given that the the DE sells mainly due to the "BFG" factor (I actually knew one guy who sold his DE a week after shooting my T/C in .45-70 Government), there's nothing special about a .44 Mag carbine--there are the venerable model 1894 lever actions by both Marlin and Winchester (it was a very good year for lever actions), plus the Ruger .44 semiauto, which even at the inflated prices of the 90's (it was discontinued in '85, and was still in high demand as a brush gun) sold for under $400. I think it was just too pricey to compete as a carbine in the hunting market, and that's where you'd find the buyers for a carbine. scot 20:32, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I realize this is an old discussion, but I've seen some early examples with stocks. It is shown here as a "police only" variant.--Surv1v4l1st ^{▌Talk|Contribs▌} 03:12, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Circling back to this. If it was a produced variant, there should be some information or reference to said. --Surv1v4l1st ^{╠Talk║Contribs╣} 21:20, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the Main Page

How do you change the main page from the idiot who wrote "You're all fags", back to the original?

Requested move 30 May 2019

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The result of the move request was: Moved to Desert Eagle. (closed by non-admin page mover) SITH (talk) 14:35, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

IMI Desert Eagle → Magnum Research Desert Eagle – Magnum Research is the sole brand name under which it is and always has been sold. It is also the primary designer, and, as of 2019, the only manufacturer. ExcitedEngineer (talk) 21:00, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why not just move it back to Desert Eagle? That redirects here already, and I think it has always led to this article (except for a period of about 13 hours in 2014). Before an undiscussed move in 2010, that was the name of the article. —BarrelProof (talk) 00:01, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I would also move it to Desert Eagle, which solves the designer problem and is the most common name. —Xezbeth (talk) 10:18, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Good point, and something I considered before posting the requested move. This is one of those rare cases where the model designation is a stronger brand name than the manufacturer, which means the latter is often omitted. However, while for example anyone who knows anything about cars will call a Ford Mustang simply a Mustang in colloquial speech, its page is (rightfully, in my opinion) named Ford Mustang and not Mustang (automobile) or something similar. According to the WikiProject advice, it is the norm to include the manufacturer in the article title, the only exception being weapons known by their military designation. I don't see a reason to deviate here. Also, it is quite common for industry publications (such as this one^[1] and this one^[2]) to include "Magnum Research" in the name. ExcitedEngineer (talk) 23:29, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] ttps://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/3/6/review-the-magnum-research-stainless-desert-eagle/

[2] ttps://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2019/3/24/review-magnum-research-desert-eagle-429-de/

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