Want something in "point five oh."

BellyUpFish · 12-26-2011, 23:53

Ok, there's a gap in my collection that I'd like to fill. Well, there are lots of gaps, but I'd like to start working on the .50 gap.

I have no real use for a .50 in either a rifle or a handgun, but I'd love to have one. Just to destroy the occasional XYZ with.

I'm leaning towards either the AA Beowulf AR or the Desert Eagle.

Anyone have any comments?

10mm Sonny · 12-27-2011, 01:21

I thought you were asking/wishing for a .50GAP

Trigger Finger · 12-27-2011, 01:32

All I can tell you is that I love my Desert Eagle in 50 AE. It's VERY powerful and accurate. Fun to shoot and destroy things with.

I also have a 44 Magnum barrel that's very easy to change over to and it is light recoiling.

**MrMurphy** · 12-27-2011, 02:51

Black Powder percussion-fired Hawken in .50.

You get the old school, black powder and .50 itch all scratched at once.

bac1023 · 12-27-2011, 04:51

Just get a Desert Eagle and be done with it.

glock2740 · 12-27-2011, 05:17

Guncrafter .50GI

byf43 · 12-27-2011, 09:06

I've seen/read about .50 slide/barrel assemblies for G20/G21.

Thompson Center Hawken, or Omega or Triumph in .50. Granted, it's blackpowder, but, it's a .50!!!!!!!

RYT 2BER · 12-27-2011, 09:10

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Originally Posted by bac1023

Just get a Desert Eagle and be done with it.

This.. this.. this...

txgunguy · 12-27-2011, 09:55

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Originally Posted by glock2740

Guncrafter .50GI

That is awesome. I didnt know they made that.

BellyUpFish · 12-27-2011, 11:02

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Originally Posted by glock2740

Guncrafter .50GI

Wow.. That's really nice, but it looks like you pay for it, too..

$3,000 is a bit much for me for a niche "toy" gun.

TN.Frank · 12-27-2011, 11:03

A 1911a1 in 50GI would be the most practical 50 you could probably own. It's still the same size as a 1911a1 so you can carry it just like you would any other 1911a1 and the recoil isn't suppose to be all that bad either and it WILL make a big 50 cal hole in things that you shoot with it. Of course being a Cowboy Gun junkie from way back I think a Sharps in 50/70 or heck, 50/140 would be really cool. Of course a Sharps in 50/70 or 50/90 would be easier on the shoulder but dang, that big ol' 50/140 is awesome looking.
I don't know, either the 1911a1 in 50GI or a Sharps in one of the 50cal ctgs. That's my vote.

RYT 2BER · 12-27-2011, 12:05

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Originally Posted by TN.Frank

A 1911a1 in 50GI would be the most practical 50 you could probably own. It's still the same size as a 1911a1 so you can carry it just like you would any other 1911a1 and the recoil isn't suppose to be all that bad either and it WILL make a big 50 cal hole in things that you shoot with it. Of course being a Cowboy Gun junkie from way back I think a Sharps in 50/70 or heck, 50/140 would be really cool. Of course a Sharps in 50/70 or 50/90 would be easier on the shoulder but dang, that big ol' 50/140 is awesome looking.
I don't know, either the 1911a1 in 50GI or a Sharps in one of the 50cal ctgs. That's my vote.

Yes it might be "practical".. however, from everything I have read, the 50GI isnt ballstically superior to a 45acp for example (regardless of the picture of the expanded bullet).

The 50AE and certainly 500 magnum have multiple times the kinetic energy of the 50GI....

Again, if you want something to "say" the projectile is .50 inches across, you can get the GI conversion for a Glock for a reletively cheap price... if you want a .50+ cal to blow your friggin doors off, you're left to things like the 50ae or 500...

Spiffums · 12-27-2011, 16:59

The DE is like racking the slide on a shotgun........ preps pee their pants and the event is over....... after EMS comes out for the Heart Attack the prep had if he saw it.

**NeverMore1701** · 12-27-2011, 17:14

If I had to have a .50, I'd got with a Guncrafter 1911 type pistol.

bustedknee · 12-27-2011, 17:40

Its in the works but very hush hush.

The G50 will be a 12mm Gap.

The term "50 caliber" is a much hated term in California (as well as other places) so that term is to be avoided.

**DGreno** · 12-27-2011, 18:03

http://www.impactguns.com/barrett-m8...-m82a1kit.aspx

Makes the Guncrafter cheap though...

bac1023 · 12-27-2011, 19:58

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Originally Posted by bustedknee

Its in the works but very hush hush.

The G50 will be a 12mm Gap.

The term "50 caliber" is a much hated term in California (as well as other places) so that term is to be avoided.

unsigned · 12-27-2011, 20:08

I've got a DE .50, fun toy. Not really practical in any way, but you appear to know that already. Be prepared for big boy ammo prices too, ~$1/per gets expensive decently quick. Nothing like bringing it out at the indoor range and hearing everyone else swear at the noise.

DoubleWide · 12-27-2011, 21:34

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The DE is like racking the slide on a shotgun........ preps pee their pants and the event is over....... after EMS comes out for the Heart Attack the prep had if he saw it.

Damn preppies will piss their pants over anything.

glock2740 · 12-27-2011, 21:37

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Damn preppies will piss their pants over anything.

Apparently so. Try popping off a .460S&W at an indoor range. That'll call for a cleanup on aisle 3.

bac1023 · 12-28-2011, 05:14

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Apparently so. Try popping off a .460S&W at an indoor range. That'll call for a cleanup on aisle 3.

BellyUpFish · 12-28-2011, 10:05

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Originally Posted by unsigned

I've got a DE .50, fun toy. Not really practical in any way, but you appear to know that already. Be prepared for big boy ammo prices too, ~$1/per gets expensive decently quick. Nothing like bringing it out at the indoor range and hearing everyone else swear at the noise.

Well it's looking more and more like I'll be picking up a Beowulf AR upper.. Seems to be the cheapest route initially.

I don't have an indoor range and my outdoor range is my backyard.

TN.Frank · 12-28-2011, 14:10

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Well it's looking more and more like I'll be picking up a Beowulf AR upper.. Seems to be the cheapest route initially.

I don't have an indoor range and my outdoor range is my backyard.

That would be a good choice. If you're into handloading ammo wouldn't be much more expensive then anything else. Although with an AR you'll need a Jacketed bullet so you'll have to buy those, with a Sharps or Remington Rolling Block copy in 50/70 or 50/90 you could cast your own bullets and load up for real cheap. You can even find a Winchester lever gun in one of the old 50 cal rounds and have a multi shot gun that'd take home cast lead bullets.
I guess it all depends on what you like. I love the old Cowboy style guns so I don't have any problems going to one for just about any situation. Some folks only like the new Black/Tactical stuff so a nice ol' lever gun wouldn't make em' happy no matter what.

txpitdog · 12-28-2011, 14:18

S&W 500, accept no substitute. I have shot mine at an indoor range. Blew a chunk of ceiling tile down. I was kind enough to warn the other shooters, and after roaring off a cylinder of 350gr JHP @ 1700fps, a line of people interested in shooting it quickly formed.

Here's a couple pics of my buds and I shooting it at dusk.

AA#5 · 12-28-2011, 14:31

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Originally Posted by BellyUpFish

Ok, there's a gap in my collection that I'd like to fill. Well, there are lots of gaps, but I'd like to start working on the .50 gap.

I have no real use for a .50 in either a rifle or a handgun, but I'd love to have one. Just to destroy the occasional XYZ with.

I'm leaning towards either the AA Beowulf AR or the Desert Eagle.

Anyone have any comments?

Well, I've been playing with the S&W 500 for four years now. It's fun on steel.