[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 50gi

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:02:58 AM EDT

anyone heard of this round? i was surfing gun rags at the store today and saw a write up on some new 1911 style.

mike

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:04:22 AM EDT

[#1]

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anyone heard of this round? i was surfing gun rags at the store today and saw a write up on some new 1911 style.

mike

I think I read an article on 1911forum.com about this some time ago. Didn't catch the point.

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:08:02 AM EDT

[#2]

Read a magazine article not too long ago. Modified 1911 shooting .50 GI. I dunno I'm happy enough with .45

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:09:28 AM EDT

[#3]

search of 1911forum.com for 50GI

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:13:20 AM EDT

[#4]

It seems to just be a .45 acp scaled up to .498. Still a low compression round. Just for selling new guns, nothing earth shattering.

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:14:46 AM EDT

[#5]

that's kinda what i figured. they raved about the gun but didn't mention any info at all about the new caliber.

mike

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:23:25 AM EDT

[#6]

Bigger hole. Less reliance on expansion type ammo for a large wound channel. Travels similar speed to a .45acp -- around 800fps.

Same frame and controls as the old faithful.

If the ammo was ever as cheap as 45acp I would buy one.

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:33:31 AM EDT

[#7]

Guncrafter Industries

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:44:19 AM EDT

[#8]

A solution looking for a problem.

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:45:42 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
A solution looking for a problem.

Totally agreed.....but "cool" nonetheless.

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:53:04 AM EDT

[#10]

I just want the 12ga. handgun from the issue of Handgunner or whatever magazine where they mentioned the .50 GI.

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:55:53 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
A solution looking for a problem.

and a market full of suckers.

Posted: 8/18/2004 11:59:21 AM EDT

[#12]

Looks like a nice gun, haven't seen one up close yet. I remember hearing about the 50GI project from Steve Broom last year. Tibbets builds nice guns, I'm sure this one is no different. As far as being better than the .45...well............

Hey! I was in the same squad, and for some reason nobody took my picture..

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