https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/50...lock-full-review-conversion-kit-complete-gun/
yeah as a conversation starter and even as an effective defensive pistol I can easily see why you might want one, but the cost of ammo being about $2 or more a shot brings the constant practice any handgun requires up to absurd financial levels, and spending nearly $1090 on a glock converted to 50 GI does not seem to me to be justified in that it throws heavy larger caliber bullets rather slowly
http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/t...I&Weight=All&type=Handgun&Order=Powder&Source
a 10mm glock has similar, or greater power , better penetration, cheaper ammo, and more than twice the magazine capacity, a 50 caliber 500 S&W revolver may have only 5 shots but 4 or more times the power
would the 50GI be effective in skilled hands?
hell yes!,
but so would a 45 ACP or 10MM, or 357 mag
http://handloads.com/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=10 mm&Weight=All&type=Handgun
btw you can quickly calculate bullet energy with this formula
bullet velocity x bullet velocity x bullet weight in grains /(divided by) 450240
example
a typical 10mm load throws a 180 grain bullet at 1200 fps
1200 x 1200 x 180 gr/450240=575 ft lbs
if we take a listed 50 GI load
showing a 240 grain bullet at 853 fps
we get
853 x 853 x 240/450240=388 ft lbs
yeah as a conversation starter and even as an effective defensive pistol I can easily see why you might want one, but the cost of ammo being about $2 or more a shot brings the constant practice any handgun requires up to absurd financial levels, and spending nearly $1090 on a glock converted to 50 GI does not seem to me to be justified in that it throws heavy larger caliber bullets rather slowly
http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/t...I&Weight=All&type=Handgun&Order=Powder&Source
a 10mm glock has similar, or greater power , better penetration, cheaper ammo, and more than twice the magazine capacity, a 50 caliber 500 S&W revolver may have only 5 shots but 4 or more times the power
would the 50GI be effective in skilled hands?
hell yes!,
but so would a 45 ACP or 10MM, or 357 mag
http://handloads.com/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=10 mm&Weight=All&type=Handgun
btw you can quickly calculate bullet energy with this formula
bullet velocity x bullet velocity x bullet weight in grains /(divided by) 450240
example
a typical 10mm load throws a 180 grain bullet at 1200 fps
1200 x 1200 x 180 gr/450240=575 ft lbs
if we take a listed 50 GI load
showing a 240 grain bullet at 853 fps
we get
853 x 853 x 240/450240=388 ft lbs
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