Posted: 10/18/2010 1:54:30 PM EDT
| Where can the .50GI conversion be purchsed for the Glock 10mm? Can you do it without going to a smith? |
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Where can the .50GI conversion be purchsed for the Glock 10mm? Can you do it without going to a smith? Try here |
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Quoted: Have you looked at the ballistics of the 50GI? It looks like a pretty anemic load. 300 grain bullet at 700 fps. $600 for the conversion, $1.50 a round, for roughly half the power of a hot 10mm load. 300grn @ 700fps = 477lb/ft of ME. Not eye opening performance by any means as my 6" G21L pushes a 230grn 45acp+P bullet @ 1,096fps = 533lb/ft ME. I think a far better use for the $600 would be to get a Lone Wolf 6" 10mm slide and barrel, add on some Dawson sights and buy a box of hot 10mm Double Tap ammo. I reload for mine and the 6" barrel generates a 10mm 165grn bullet @ 1,503fps = 823lbft ME! Now that is a whole lot of power! As for the 'wow' factor, my G20/21L has been showing that to everyone who's seen it since 2004. My 6" 45acp longslide:  The G20/21L is born:  Update to USPSA 'Limited':  |
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Quoted: Quoted: Have you looked at the ballistics of the 50GI? It looks like a pretty anemic load. 300 grain bullet at 700 fps. $600 for the conversion, $1.50 a round, for roughly half the power of a hot 10mm load. 300grn @ 700fps = 477lb/ft of ME. Not eye opening performance by any means as my 6" G21L pushes a 230grn 45acp+P bullet @ 1,096fps = 533lb/ft ME. I think a far better use for the $600 would be to get a Lone Wolf 6" 10mm slide and barrel, add on some Dawson sights and buy a box of hot 10mm Double Tap ammo. I reload for mine and the 6" barrel generates a 10mm 165grn bullet @ 1,503fps = 823lbft ME! Now that is a whole lot of power! As for the 'wow' factor, my G20/21L has been showing that to everyone who's seen it since 2004. Steve, not sure where you're getting your numbers from 300 grains @ 700 fps = 326 ft-lbs, not 477. This is barely 9mm territory. 230 grains @ 1096 fps = 613 ft-lbs, not 533 Most of McNett's loadings are 700+ ft-lbs of energy. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Steve, not sure where you're getting your numbers fromQuoted: Have you looked at the ballistics of the 50GI? It looks like a pretty anemic load. 300 grain bullet at 700 fps. $600 for the conversion, $1.50 a round, for roughly half the power of a hot 10mm load. 300grn @ 700fps = 477lb/ft of ME. Not eye opening performance by any means as my 6" G21L pushes a 230grn 45acp+P bullet @ 1,096fps = 533lb/ft ME. I think a far better use for the $600 would be to get a Lone Wolf 6" 10mm slide and barrel, add on some Dawson sights and buy a box of hot 10mm Double Tap ammo. I reload for mine and the 6" barrel generates a 10mm 165grn bullet @ 1,503fps = 823lbft ME! Now that is a whole lot of power! As for the 'wow' factor, my G20/21L has been showing that to everyone who's seen it since 2004. 300 grains @ 700 fps = 326 ft-lbs, not 477. This is barely 9mm territory. 230 grains @ 1096 fps = 613 ft-lbs, not 533 Most of McNett's loadings are 700+ ft-lbs of energy. You're absolutely correct. Sorry, I was looking at the wrong lines on an Excel spreadsheet I made up for a ton of different calibers/grains/powders/charge weights. Sad too because it makes the 50GI look even worse doesn't it? Oh well, now I really, really recommend the long slide conversion of the G20. BTW, yes, McNett's top 10mm loadings are usually around 700+ lb/ft of energy. My 165grn 10mm 'nuclear' loads were chrono'd in my G20L on an 84° day at 6,100ft asl. The 1,503fps is an average of two each 10rd strings. BTW, that's the same day I chrono'd my 230grn 45acp+P loads at 1,096fps. |