Glock .50

Do you reload? I have always been interested in a Desert eagle. But due to the cost of ammo I always tell myself I cannot until I start reloading.
 
Lafayette Gregory;n27897 said:
Do you reload? I have always been interested in a Desert eagle. But due to the cost of ammo I always tell myself I cannot until I start reloading.
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I reload and still cannot afford 50AE ammo. Have a few pieces of brass just in case though.
 
I've been thinking of picking up some 45 super brass and a heavier recoil spring. Seems to be a good increase in performance with little added cost.
 
That's a pretty cool conversion, but one complaint I would have if I were looking to buy one is. They want between $595-$660 for a conversion slide and they put those god awful stock glock sights on it? For that kind of money, you should be getting some premium sights from the factory.
 
50GI is a boutique product. As with all such products the price will be a premium. The price keeps boutique production low and if quality and function are to spec, the high boutique value remains well down the road. As for what ya get....I'll know in a week or so as the shipping notice arrived via e-mail today.
 
That is pretty cool. I've had the fever for the S&W 500 but not a fan of the lock system. This may be a viable option....seeings how I love Glocks!
 
I've always liked monster-truck handguns. 454..460..500..50AE..
But then I see them in the BST with "only 12 rounds fired".
And I know why. They're punishing.. I don't mind being punished on occasion..but mostly the cost of ammo is absurd.
 
I like recoil... the more recoil, the bigger the grin is on my face! I would reload for sure to keep cost down.
 
50GI is low pressure. Recoil is supposed to be in the 45 ACP +Pish range to a bit more. We'll see. If it gets here Friday (already signed for it on UPS web site) it'll be at the range on steel that day or the next.
 
It'll be fine. Read up on it. It was never intended to be the arm bone shattering high pressure forehead smacker like the other 50s on the market. Different nich all together than the big recoil monsters that even the bravest wind up selling at a loss on gunbroker.

Barrel thickness is overly worried about, or at least poorly understood by the general gun owner. They can be amazingly thin, even on high pressure rifle rounds, artillery, etc and provide adequate margin for safety. At some point, much of a barrels thickness is just about keeping it stiff enough that you don't bend it by accident or have it droop or move around too much due to heat.
 
You know what this is?

Still ugly. Ugly as sin.

How 'bout an aftermarket mod that actually makes a Glock look like something someone would actually be proud to be seen with? Something that makes the Glock not look like a two year old built it out of Legos? Ugly Legos, at that.

;)
 
Sharps40;n29722 said:
It'll be fine. Read up on it. It was never intended to be the arm bone shattering high pressure forehead smacker like the other 50s on the market. Different nich all together than the big recoil monsters that even the bravest wind up selling at a loss on gunbroker.

Barrel thickness is overly worried about, or at least poorly understood by the general gun owner. They can be amazingly thin, even on high pressure rifle rounds, artillery, etc and provide adequate margin for safety. At some point, much of a barrels thickness is just about keeping it stiff enough that you don't bend it by accident or have it droop or move around too much due to heat.
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read up on it and you were right. really low pressure, like 15k psi low. what a pointless round. :rolleyes:

im not going to debate barrel thickness being overly worried about but barrel hood and chamber wall thickness should always be worried about, which this setup is lacking. but yeah, that powder puff round probably doesn't need much support there either, right? to each the own :D
 
From what I am hearing from y'all ---Sounds like this is just a novelty gun. For all practical purposes, if someone wants a large caliber glock---- a .45 or a .40 caliber is a much better choice.
 
Well...run the numbers. 200 to 300+ FPE increase over standard 45 ACP and/or 45 ACP+P and with some loads creeping up on the low end of the 41 mag. No one thinks that's a powderpuff, well, maybe somebody here does....doesn't matter though, performance often belies thought and the attendant opinion (s).

Wider profile/bigger hole. Heavier weight/deeper penetration.

Taylor knock out values exceeding 45 ACP by 3 + points, etc. I've never had a problem killing deer with large slow bullets. Momentum numbers are higher as well....

Paper ballistics true but then.... 260g Lead Lee REAL at 800 fps from a muzzleloading handgun breaks both shoulders and exits the deer at 30 or so yards.

This particular fifty (50GI) seems made to shoot and enjoy.

Probably can't say enjoy for more than a few rounds with the bigger handgun 50s.
 
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If you're creative and do the research you'll find you can make .50 caliber bullets using 45 ACP brass and various swaging methods. Some folks do it without dedicated, and relatively expensive, swaging dies by using reloading dies for other calibers. Cuts down on the cost of those big calibers quite a bit but of course you spend more time doing it.
 
Rim rock has a good 255g lead bullet (should be a good compromise between the solid copper 230g load and the jacketed 275g hollow point. Another has a lead 330g and there are a number of 180 to 350g jacketed that will work. I suspect a 50 caliber Lee Real may be able to be sized to .501 with lube already in the grooves. As I recall, it comes in at about 250g in full wad cutter configuration. Would be interesting to see if the Lee Real feeds well. I'll be checking brass size as well, there may be a case out there that lends itself to making up snake shot rounds for out and about in the woods.
 
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jcornSS;n28157 said:
I've been thinking of picking up some 45 super brass and a heavier recoil spring. Seems to be a good increase in performance with little added cost.
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I really enjoy .45 Super in my G21. I'd take it over .50 GI literally any day of the week. I wasn't impressed by the specs I read about of it, and I seem to recall a video of someone shooting steel with one; also somewhat underwhelming. Granted, Starline brass is still pretty expensive, but my glock can fire both .45 Super and .45 ACP without modification or adjustment, so it's win win.
 
or you could go 460 Rowland...

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https://www.460rowland.com/product/ported-glock-21-conversion/
 
I'd thought about Rowland. In fact, I was in touch with them during final development, but it all came down to "can I also use it as a defense caliber." Which I am aware is perhaps not the best criteria, but as it requires a compensator, it wouldn't be quite as useful during the night for any defensive scenario. Rather, it would be very useful for a single shot.

Take it with a grain of salt, but that was why I chose not to go with it. The upside is .460 Rowland is new, with all the hype and possible future development that go with it, whereas .45 Super has been around a while, and gone just about exactly nowhere.
 
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