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Posted: 6/21/2006 10:02:56 PM EDT
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I don't know that its been tried or wildcatted, if so it has why hasn't this caught on? A semi-automatic handgun cartridge, .50, much less powerful than the .50 Action Express, but a step up from the .45 ACP at least in size. Say 225 to 350 grain, 800 to 950 feet per second. A short high pressure cartridge that would fit in a 1911 or very slightly larger profile frame. Something that would justify the size of the HK MK23. Wouldn't this make sense to those who like the .45 but want just a little more? Recoil would be a little more stout but wouldn't the tradeoff be worth having a pocket post hole digger? |
Already done; it's called the .50 GI; made by Guncrafter Industries.  www.m1911.org/mod_guncrafter.htm |
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If you want a little more than .45ACP get a 10mm FBI AMMUNITION TEST PERFORMANCE DATA CAL MAKER BULLET Wt. GUN BBL VEL. FPE SUCCESS .45 Fed HS 230 4506 5" 802 328fp 95% .45 Rem JHP 185 645 5" 903 334fp 95% .45 Fed HS 230 1911 5" 828 358fp 82% .45 Fed JHP 185 4506 5" 874 313fp 90% .45 Fed JHP 185 645 5" 953 373fp 57% .45 Win S-Tip 185 4506 5" 951 371fp 50% 10mm Norma JHP 170 Delta 5" 1358 696fp 100% 10mm Fed JHP 180 Delta 5" 931 346fp 95% 10mm Win JHP 180 Delta 5" 955 364fp 92% 10mm IMP-3D JHP 180 Delta 5" 991 392fp 92% 10mm Buffalo Prfrg 191 Delta 5" 916 355fp 30% |
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Would the .45 Super fit the bill? I don't claim to know alot about it, but it was quite the hot topic for a while. Click here |
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Nice. I will sleep well tonight knowing this. My thought process was, I just thought it would be a good idea because the .45 has nothing going for it* except its effectiveness due to its heavy bullet weight and size of wound channel, and the fancy guns you shoot it out of, of course  So what if you took it to its logical extreme and did the what these guys did? Who's going to be the first to start a "which is better" thread in GD?  *Limited capacity, expensive guns, size weight and recoil make it a handful for small or female persons, and to stir the pot. |
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