Editing Magnum Research (section)

{{Short description|American firearms manufacturer}}
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| name = Magnum Research, Inc.
| logo = Magnum Research.jpg
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1979}}
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| location = [[Pike County, Pennsylvania]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
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| products = [[Firearm]]s 
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| parent = [[Kahr Arms]]
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| homepage = [http://www.magnumresearch.com MagnumResearch.com]
| fate = {{end date and age|2010}} buyout by [[Kahr Arms]]
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[[File:2009-0610-003-Fridley-MagnumResearchHQ.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Magnum Research headquarters in Fridley; it is unmarked.]]
'''Magnum Research, Inc.''' ('''MRI''') was an American privately held corporation based in [[Fridley, Minnesota]] which manufactured and distributed firearms. The majority owners, Jim Skildum (President and [[CEO]]) and John Risdall (Chairman, [[Chief Operating Officer|COO]]), had been with the company since its founding in 1979.

In June 2010 Magnum Research, in financial difficulties, was sold to [[Kahr Arms]], an American-based producer of compact pistols.<ref>{{Cite press release | title = Kahr Purchases Magnum Research Inc. | publisher = Kahr Arms | date = June 10, 2010 | url = http://www.magnumresearch.com/docs/kahrandmagnumresearch.pdf| url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100705045441/http://www.magnumresearch.com/docs/kahrandmagnumresearch.pdf | archive-date = July 5, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2010/06/21/daily16.html |title=Owners unload gunmaker Magnum Research to Kahr Arms |date=June 22, 2010|work=Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal |last=Black|first= Sam}}</ref>