Loads are listed Bullet weight & style, Powder weight & type, OAL length and velocity. With this Glock Conversion matted to a Glock 20 frame, it just feels right. 1 .50 GI, $2895. The .50 GI Conversion Unit will fit any Generation 1-4Glock 20/21/40/41 frame. But to boost that same bullet to nearly 1400 fpsZowie! Both the M1 and the M2 can be fitted with Guncrafter Industries' .45 ACP conversion unit, the .45 ACP magazines hold 8 rounds. Guncrafter has found that balance in the Glock 21. Jacketed Hollow Point (875fps), and 300gr. Our first experience with the 165-grain JHP Cor-Bon ammo told most of the story. It barely makes 500 lb-ft of KE, and the over-sized slug is rolling out the barrel even slower than does the .45 ACP. A 275 grain .50 bullet isnt enough heavier than a 255 grain .451 bullet for organic creatures to notice or care. Magazine for M Series Model 5, Guncrafter Industries .50 GI Complete Pistol, Guncrafter Industries .50GI Drop-In Conversion for Glock Pistols, Tool Steel fully machined Hammer, Sear, and Disconnector, 20 LPI checking on front strap and mainspring housing, Main Spring Housing with Integral Lanyard Loop. Because Georgia Arms made our test ammo, here are that companys catalog numbers and claims, with our measured velocity in parentheses: G460A = 185-grain Nosler at 1550 (actual 1440); G460B = 185-gr. Nothing is, but more gun is almost always better. Was it possible to get more gun into a 1911? We didnt like the blast and recoil of the .400 Cor-Bon. Accuracy with the 165-grain JHP load (our first choice) was more than acceptable, five-shot groups running about 2 inches at 15 yards. --John Witherspoon, The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men. Our test gun was a Don Fisher-modified Norinco 1911. Muzzle brakes can easily reduce felt recoil by over 70%, and if size were no object, a muzzle brake could reduce kick to zero! Alright, that is how I liken the experience of handling a fully loaded Desert Eagle. Prices of ammunition range from $31-$51. The first time I assembled the weapon and slid a magazine in, it felt exactly like a standard Glock 21. We think Guncrafter Industries headman Alex Zimmerman is onto something with his .50 GI. bullets at nominal velocities of 1,200 to 700-fps. 1 in 2010. I thought the only way to have real power was the same tired, six shot wheelgun of whatever caliber. 3 is a Colt Commander -sized 1911 also chambered for .50 GI, with a shorter barrel but with a full-length grip. Our test gun showed the first-shot-out syndrome noticeable, the first shot landing here and the next four landing over there. (Local laws apply). 1 pistol, which is a 1911 dedicated to a .50-caliber cartridge with a rebated rim. It had excellent workmanship. If you order one of these pre-fit barrels from, say, Brownells, the kit ($169) will come with a link, pin and bushing. My wife usually accompanies me to the gun range and she is always there to help female shooters with their techniques and to answer questions. Even though I still own several .44 magnum revolvers, they pretty much stay indoors while one or the other of my .460 Rowland conversions go with me out into the wilderness. Wouldnt it be cool to have a weapon with high round count, capable of enough energy to punch into an assailant with the same force as a .41 Mag but in the controllable envelope of a polymer-framed Glock? 1776, I wonder if you could buy a Thompson Contender barrel in 50GI? The 50 GI can really put a lot of punch on a subject. In the end the right answer was to go with the straight-wall 10mm. Guncrafter Industries introduced two long slide 1911s to its pistol lineup: the Model No. Our 1911 Target Conversion Kit is our most accurate conversion kit. Try the "other 1911s" subforum, there's some good discussion of GI guns there. We didnt much like the 135-grain JHP loads because we could feel them battering the slide. much cheaper than 50gi with astounding performance. There were two slight bumps, one on each side of the link base. We tested with 165-grain JHP, 135-grain JHP, 135-grain PowRball, and with Blue and Silver Glaser Safety Slugs. Compared with the .400 Cor-Bon and the .460 Rowland, the .50 GI was far more shooter friendly. Guncrafter Industries currently makes a wide variety of hand-built, custom 1911. California recently rushed through legislation making it unlawful to communicate to those under 18 about broad categories of firearms, parts, and accessories. *The pistols in the pictures may have been customized with other options, and are therefore different than the standard model. The company normally stocks barrels in .45 ACP ($125 for the barrel alone), .40 S&W, 9mm, .38 Super, .357 SIG, and a few in 10mm. Johnny Rowlands real invention wasnt the cartridge that bears his name so much as the system he came up with to handle it! A conversion was also produced for the Glock 20 and Glock 21 pistols to allow a quick drop in conversion for commonly owned pistols. Well, of the guns and calibers presented here, the Rowland in 2020 is still alive and well, and continuing to grow as more shooters discover it really DOES replace the antiquated six-shot .44 magnum wheelgun for field carry! The magazines were slightly thicker than .45 magazines. How DARE anyone suggest another caliber especially one designed for the 1911 is on the same level! Itwill notfit in a std. from 5" barrels. Its nothing you cant handle, though. The case is larger in diameter to hold the .500-inch diameter bullet, while the full-up length of the .50 GI cartridge is the same as that of the .45 ACP, so converting Glocks is easy. We noticed discrepancies between the ammo designations and claimed velocities between the Clark website and the ammo provided to us by Georgia Arms. Ive always wanted to see a .50 caliber that could really be worked with by most average-sized folks. 50GI 9 Round Conversion Magazine for Glock Pistols, Guncrafter Industries .50GI Drop-In Conversion for Glock Pistols, Guncrafter Industries .50 GI Complete Pistol, Threaded Barrel 5/8-24 TPI, RH, 5.3" for 50 GI conversion units, 50 GI Complete Pistol w/ Glock Frame, Gen.4, True Blue, Metallic Finish, 50 GI Complete Pistol w/ Glock Frame, Gen.4, Cayman Green Finish, 50 GI Complete Pistol w/ Glock Frame, Gen.4, Sky Blue Metallic Finish. Bad luck had given us one of the barrels made by the previous companys management. This conversion set consisted of a slide, barrel, captive slide spring, and magazine in a hard plastic case. Each custom 1911 is backed by our Lifetime Satisfaction Assurance. The 50 Cal Glock 50 GI Conversion The slide and barrel are beautifully machined from stainless steel forgings, and are completed with a matte, brushed finish. After that I had no qualms selling off the Desert Eagle. Guncrafter is a progressive company sought to stand out in the already busy crowd of custom 1911 variants by introducing the Model 1 as a dedicated .50 caliber weapons platform. The trigger was excellent, no surprise once we realized what a fine piece of work we had in our hands. Let's start your build today! The Clark website (www.clarkcustomguns.com) noted that Norincos like our test gun may require some minor fitting, but ours didnt. Beginning with a redesigned hardened steel liner, add a *Stainless Steel Finish Units are IN STOCK and ready to ship* We thought the .400 was well worth a look for those who want lighter bullets at otherwise unreachable velocities from the 1911. All who have tried the .50 GI think it makes good sense. It would be nice, but it can't be done. For instance, there are drop-in barrels that can turn your 1911 .45 into a hot .40 (.400 Cor-Bon), or a hotter .45 (.460 Rowland). The Videki-pattern trigger broke cleanly at 4.8 pounds, was well fitted in its slot, and was perfectly adjusted for overtravel. The .460 Rowland kit included more than just the stainless-steel barrel, hence the extra money. The above article might have been written by someone who writes about guns for a living, but it was certainly not written by someone who knows guns, and certainly not ballistics. This unit comes ready to install with no fitting required. Check out the latest issue of American Handgunner! About the time this article was written I was thigh-deep in building my own Corbon complete with loading my own ammo. We expected a nasty kick. The assembly slides neatly onto your existing Glock 21 lower, and behaves exactly like the original. We thought this was a good idea. look no further! A better approach is to go with FMJ FP design which impart tremendous shock on impact due to traveling well above the speed of sound. Highly aerodynamic rifle bullets need to expand on impact due to having such a narrow shock cone, but blunt pistol bullets even and especially .451 style, not being designed for supersonic flight, when driven well above the speed of sound, form a very wide shock cone and really dont need to expand at all to be highly effective at putting organic creatures down. It is a fully functional, adjustable-sighted, well-made copy of Colts 1911 A1. The four might go 1.5 to 2 inches, not at all bad. I've never comped a .50 before and not sure but this could well be the . These barrels do NOT have polygonal rifling, nor are they affected by firing lead projectiles. Our test gun would remain a .45, so we left the ramp alone. Accuracy is not affected by the movement of the slide. This is the perfect upper half to complement your Polymer80 PF940SC. "There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. Jacketed Flat Point (700fps). Well, its a Glock 50 GI conversion kit, but the final product is worth it. Zimmerman, head of Guncrafter Industries in Huntsville, Arkansas, decided to make his 1911s as carefully and as well as any have been made to date. Externally, the Model 1 custom 1911 is the same size and weight as a Government 1911. The easily loaded magazine held seven rounds. It's never too late to experience a custom 1911 that fits your style. The brake seemed to grab the gun in mid-recoil and pull it back down. How good are these? The Guncrafter Industries .50GI caliber and M1911 was debuted at SHOT Show in 2004. The second load listed, G460B, fed and functioned almost perfectly (one failure to feed). The handling, however, was identical. With each shot the gun gave a loud bark and kicked sharply toward the sky. Take the Glock 21, however, and you have a large, but not impossibly so, handgun. ACP Dedicated Complete Pistol Finish: These arent modified parts, they are hand-built from the ground up with the intention of giving the end user the ability to have 9+1 of .50 caliber rounds in your large frame Glock pistol. The Guncrafter Industries 50 GI Conversion Kit will fitGlock models 20, 21, 40, and 41, Generations 1-4, without any hand fitting. Guncrafter has cornered the market in 1911-style .50s. Solid Copper Hollow Point (1200fps), 230gr CHP Solid Copper Hollow Point (1000fps), 255gr. We're on the cover! As I watch the large, brass casing fly through the air I hear the loud PONG! of the 300-grain .50 caliber bullet slamming into the target 75 yards away what, did he just say .50 caliber? Be aware that continued use cant do your 1911 any good in the long haul. The assembly comes complete with slide, barrel, spring assembly, and an 8 or 9 round magazine your pick. The Worlds #1 source for glock parts & accesories, Just ordered mine should be here in 3 days Ill post another review one I get to but I mean how can you be unhappy with a 50 cal glock ;), SIGN UP FOR EXCLUSIVE SALES AND PRODUCT NEWS. The complete .50 GI conversion pistol. The slide seemed to bounce forward so fast the next round could not rise in the magazine before the slide jammed it against the ramp. We declared them to be useless in this setup. I do believe that this bullet might even be able to put a tough-skinned wild bore down in one hit. The 275-grain load gave a touch more felt recoil, and did seem to have some muzzle flash, but in no way did we think either was objectionable. Several years ago we obtained a Storm Lake drop-in 1911 barrel in .45 ACP from a catalog supplier, but that barrel didnt even come close to dropping into our test gun. We had occasional failures to feed with all the ammo, but we attributed that to our hurried fitting, which gave a discontinuous ramp. The combination of bottleneck case and first-round stack gap causes the first round to be slammed hard into the frame ramp which is an almost head-on collision. Also, there is at least one complete gun that offers a purported step up in ballistics, the Guncrafter Industries .50 GI ($2895) Model No. Unless you are rich or reload I would forget it. The Model 5 custom 1911 is our Concealed Carry Option (CCO) chambered in the .50GI. TARGET MODEL VS. STANDARD/COMMANDER MODEL Alex Zimmerman took the custom 1911 world a giant step farther when he came up with the idea of a .50-caliber cartridge that would fit into the footprint of a 1911. The Guncrafter Industries' .50GI caliber and M1911 was debuted at SHOT Show in 2004. We thought there was no way a steady diet of that could be good for either your gun or your hand. The M3 can also be fitted with a model-specific version of the company's .45 ACP conversion unit. Copyright 2023 Advantage Arms, Inc.. Powered by Miva, 3926 N. Schreiber Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815. New Shooters Guide: What Is a Pistol Caliber Carbine? We experienced more recoil than with most .45 ACP loads. On carefully measuring this barrel and half a dozen others, we found we would have to remove 0.030 from the rear of the chamber mouth before we could get it to fit. Then there is the fact that the .400 Corbon only really stands out with lighter bullets. Lockup was with a slight click, more felt than heard, as the parts went together with zero rattles and zero slop. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage." WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. What makes this particular custom 1911 so special? A phone call to Storm Lake (Machine Solutions) gave us the answer. Only when you look inside can you find the precisely engineered changes that allow this platform to fire the .50GI round. As any .45-auto shooter can tell you, recoil with some plus-P .45 loads is getting right up there. After our experiences with the big .50, we doubt anyone would want to mess with a .45 except to make use of low-cost ammo. They can cut a .400 Cor-Bon chamber into a .40-cal barrel on request, which is what they did for us. But you can also order just the barrel directly from Machine Solutions for the price given above (www.stormlakemachine.com). Just think, you will pay for your conversion kit after firing just two bricks of .22LR ammo. Only thing is their custom 1911 and that glock conversion. We all thought that self-defenders would be better served with the .50 GI. The net effect is gas and thus energy is diverted lateral to the gas stream, as well as used to physically shove the barrel forward. While at my Local Gun Shop, Clayton Guns, I was fortunate enough to meet Matt Kozik from Guncrafter Industries. Muzzle climb with the hottest .460 Rowland ammo was thus much less than with the .400 Cor-Bon, though the .460 stung our hands, especially the 230-grain load. The .50GI was intended primarily as a self-defense round but is still very versatile and can be loaded to higher or lower levels if desired. The .50 GI Conversion Unit will fit any Generation 1-4Glock 20/21/40/41 frame. For those shooters, more power is readily available. Accuracy was generally five shots touching at 15 yards, from both types of ammo. We have no qualms whatsoever about Storm Lakes barrels. Neither Advantage Arms, nor this site is affiliated in any manner with, or otherwise endorsed by, Glock, Inc. or Glock Ges.m.b.H. The gun was extremely well made, and thats only the first thing we noticed. When I built my first 1911 conversion, I was half-way through testing a sequence of hand loads before I realized I hadnt noticed any recoil! I love this thing! Heavier bullets struck higher. The .460 Rowland offered lots of power and high velocity with heavy .45-caliber bullets, but with much higher pressure. We did notice a touch more recoil with the .50 GI than from ordinary .45 fodder, though some hot .45 rounds kick as much as the .50 GI. Velocity is low. As a result the blunt .50 caliber bullet has poor penetration due to its massive surface area. love the .50 GI. Careful fitting would improve feeding. I guess Johnny Rowland didnt start out trying to gouge deep enough to make gun-raggers happy, and there is the fact that its power resides dead-squarely IN the .44 magnums actual, real-world, chronographed, standard pressure wheelhousethat REALLY pisses off the gun snobs! Thats how we define drop-in. Clark Custom Guns clearly speaks the same language we do, and their workmanship here was outstanding. My enthusiasm is geared towards the medical side, yet I am always there to help out new shooters find that perfect gun and work on their technique. Then the completely over-hyped, near pointless .50 Guncrafter round has also turned out to be nothing more than a rich-doods plaything. Yes. The 16 upper will sell for $750 and with one magazine. Comparing the conversion's parts with the Glock 21's equivalent parts showed us the Guncrafter Industries machining was at least as good as Glock's. Also, the Glock AND the 1911 conversion are far more ergonomic than the monster Desert Eagle and weight about half as much! Another of our factory loads drives a 275gr. My first overall impression of this custom 1911 pistol was, hmm.another 1911. But when I put this pistol in my hand, that first impression went out the window. *The conversion is NOT a firearm, and does not need to ship to an FFL. The slide and barrel are beautifully machined from stainless steel forgings, and are completed with a matte, brushed finish. A couple of shooters at the range asked if standard 1911s could be converted to .50 GI with a simple barrel, recoil spring and magazine swap. 2022 EpicTactical. The 275-grain JHP flies through the air at about 875 fps. 1 1911 pistol chambered in the 50 GI cartridge was released at the 2004 SHOT . Glockstore.com is not affiliated with nor endorsed by Glock, Inc. or Glock Ges.m.b.H. This includes not only information about their purchase and use, but also the promotion of firearm safety and training. Due to the larger caliber, the cartridge operates at a relatively low pressure and has a long reloading life. Be aware your gun might need twiddling if you want it to work perfectly with .400 Cor-Bon, and then it might not work with .45 ACP. Is Cor-Bon asking too much from these loads? There is a lot of information here and I have learned a lot but haven't been able to find what I was looking for. Update: The BATFE filed its Final Rule on stabilizing braces in the Federal Register on January 31, 2023. Make sure to select your model options before you add the product to your cart. The 8 inch SBR chambered in .50 GI The Glock Conversion might be more obtainable for me, since my wife carries a Glock G20 G4. The concept was to create a practical .50 caliber 1911 without unnecessary bulk and weight but with the benefits of increased knockdown power while still being completely controllable during rapid fire. These conversions are *Gen. 4 / Stainless Steel Finish - Complete Pistols are IN STOCK and ready to ship* The harmonic resonance that passes through the gun is enough to give your trigger finger a little sting. Shooting the BulletSafe VP3 Soft Body Armor, Uberti Remembers John Wesley Hardin with this Top Break .45 Colt. We were out of time, or would have sent the barrel for correction. A forum community dedicated to all 1911 firearm owners and enthusiasts. You can see the contact details of the manufacturer, RMW Xtreme Inc., at the beginning of the below video. Comes with aGlock frame, a conversion unit, and one 9 round magazine. Order Online or Call Toll-Free: 1-800-601-8273 You may also like Conversion Kit Magazines by Advantage Arms $24.95 Conversion Kit Magazines by Tactical Solutions $42.95 Tactical Solutions .22 Conversion Kit The Glock 21 coincidentally is a weapon that I know better than any other in the world. .45ACP hardball factory round. Our 1911 .22LR Conversion kit is designed to fit any full size 1911-A1 frame made to U.S. government mil-specs. As we prepared to press the trigger of the .50 GI on a live round for the first time, we didnt realize we were in for one of our finest surprises in many years of testing guns. The 50GI w/ conversion uses proprietary magazines to shoot .45, they are same dimentions as the 50 magazines to fit the oversize magazine well. I received a call sunday from a shooting buddy, inviting me out to his range to shoot his new 50 GI conversion he bought for his Glock 21. There are differences, the Chinese NORINCO is not identical to the Colt or G.I. The instructions made everything clear, but didnt suggest a vise. Im not sure when I first noticed the .460 Rowland, but after I put together a Glock longslide version and saw 1,722 fps AVERAGE roll up on the chronograph when firing Underwoods 185 grain load I was hooked! The end result is a longer delay before unlocking, with less energy imparted into the reciprocating mass. For $200 you can get a hard-chrome finish. Compatible with Glock 26 Gen3, Gen4 and Polymer 80s PF940SC. I have been writing for Epic Tactical since May 2016 and have been doing firearm reviews on YouTube for about the same amount of time. 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