The Firearm Blog » Guncrafter Industries http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog Firearms not Politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 .50 Glock http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/50-glock/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/50-glock/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:08:02 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/03/27/50-glock/ Guncrafter Industries are selling a .50 GI conversion kit for the the Glock 20/21.

50 Cal Glock
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The .50 GI round should not be compared to the Desert Eagle’s .50 Action Express or the .500 S&W. It is slightly more powerful than the .45 ACP.

Wikipedia information on the .50 GI:

.50 GI
Type Handgun
Place of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production history
Designer Vic Tibbets / Alex Zimmermann
Designed 2004
Manufacturer Guncrafter Industries
Specifications
Case type Rebated, straight
Bullet diameter .515 in (13.1 mm)
Neck diameter .526 in (13.4 mm)
Base diameter .526 in (13.4 mm)
Rim diameter .480 in (12.2 mm)
Case length .899 in (22.8 mm)
Overall length 1.221 in (31.0 mm)
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
275 gr (17.8 g) JHP 900 ft/s (270 m/s) 492 ft·lbf (667 J)
300 gr (19 g) JHP 860 ft/s (260 m/s) 493 ft·lbf (668 J)

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The kit will retail for $595.

Hat Tip: Foodpounds

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