Posted on 04/23/2020 2:06:52 PM PDT by w1n1
Handguns are almost always inferior to rifles in terms of accuracy and stopping power. Since defensive fighting usually happens up close, those qualities are important, but casual carrying of long guns is not socially acceptable in much of the world. The solution is to use the most powerful handgun that’s still practical for unsupported firing.
Guncrafter Industries Model No. 4 Hunting pistol attempts to create exactly that kind of weapon by combining 6 inches of barrel with a .50-caliber bore, the largest legally possible without National Firearms Act paperwork. That way, the projectile already has an impressive frontal area, 23 percent wider than .45 ACP, and 15 percent higher velocity for the same 230-grain bullet weight. For hog hunting use, slower but much denser 300-grain bullets are available. While less energetic than a hot 10mm auto load, the 50 GI is more efficient by not having to use as much of the kinetic energy to expand the projectile.
The 50 GI accomplishes all that with the pressure of only 15,000 pounds per square inch. With the 6-inch barrel, especially, it gives much-reduced muzzle blast compared to other powerful defensive chamberings intended to supplant .45 ACP. While the case has a rebated rim like .50 AE, it’s straight rather than tapered. Seven cartridges fit a regular 1911 magazine.
Recoil was the same as with a standard .45 ACP Government model, and the pistol showed impressive practical accuracy. Fired at the rate of about a shot per second, Model 4 gave one inch dispersion at 10 yards with all four loads. The sights as supplied were regulated for 230-grain HP and 300-grain JFP ammunition, with 185-grain HP hitting slightly lower and a 275-grainer an inch higher. Read the rest of the Walloper pistol.
The writer still lives in mom’s basement.
I still want one.
Penis envy?
Does it shoot through schools?
Build it and they will come. :)
Damn big pistol to try to conceal but open carry maybe. Nice looking but I have a soft spot (probably in my head) for the 1911’s. So many guns so little money. Dang!
“Walloper” - that is one heck of a name for a gun.
I guess “Crapbeater” was taken?
Not mocking (well, per se) but wow, how interesting.
I too am a 1911 fan.
"Unlike the texturing on some high-powered handguns’ grips, the 50 GI comes with enough to hold onto it while it kicks, but isn’t so rough that it’ll chew up your hands at the range. The reviewer reports that while it shoots like any 1911 out there, the difference is in how much impact it delivers downrange."
The graphic isn’t displaying for me. There’s just a camera icon.
I guess it must be me, since nobody else is saying anything.
How do I correct that? Anybody know?
Probably your browser or your computer software. I get a lot of that if I’m using Internet Explorer. I used IE to check and it came up ok.
I’m using Firefox, but I know virtually nothing about it.
I had a Desert Eagle 50 A&E. It hurt your teeth when you pulled the trigger! I sold it. Better to stay with my 45.
This is the image from the original article:
Desert Eagle 50 A&E has a lot of weight to manage recoil.
I believe InRange TV did a piece on this.
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