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A few days ago I saw a magnum research lone eagle in a gun store and my interest was piqued. the action is unique to say the least. balance was surprisingly good.



just curious if anyone out there is shooting one of them, or has any feedback about them

i have shot one, and they are fairly accurate.

but they can be a pain to load. loading time on these are about the same time as an MOA. i shot it through a 40 round match and ending up losing 2 targets because I ran out of time in the strings.

I forgot, these are rare guns. probably less than 200 were ever made.

We had a shooter try one of these at our local match years ago when these came out. Triggers weren't very good back then and sights were very basic sights. That was before the aftermarket sight rule so the sights on the gun just didn't work well for silhouettes. He said it was very accurate. You had to watch where the receiver was pointed when you opened the breech or you would get an empty case in the eye. It really ejected the empties. Probably would be a fun gun now to play with if the price is right and in a caliber you are interested in.

The one I saw came with a .22 hornet reciever and a .45-70 one- both with scopes mounted. seemed quite interesting to me. listed at $800, and ive found that any of these guns in most shops can be talked down because a giant single shot pistol just doesnt move like polymer framed 9mm's haha

I heard they were all very accurate. Also one grip could be used with multiple barreled actions. If I remember correctly some had very stiff cocking levers. The one I shot years ago took some effort to cock it. If the price is right, it would be fun to play with but a 45-70 sounds like a handfull. Not your ordinary concealed carry gun as you have mentioned.

I have one in 7br, a 14'' barrel. They would be workable for UAS. The ''interchangeable'' reference is that the stock and trigger can be moved between barreled actions. Mine wants only minimum sized cases. They make a pretty good hunting gun in an appropriate cartridge. You have to buy the barrel and action for each addition. Basically you buy a ''firearm''. The greatest negative is the trigger. It bears against a rod that carries the mainspring. The notch is deep so the trigger is long and stout. The notch can be shallowed with some study so as not to weaken it. In your case the choices are extreme. You could sell off whichever you did not want or trade it. It would be an FFL transaction each time unless on a private sale. They dont break down like a T/C. And one last important comment is in order-----DONT DRY FIRE IT. That breaks firing pins. Richard