XR50-S dreams

How cool would it be, to have a Boberg XR50-S which shoots 50 cal GI. I know that this would be ridiculous to manufacture, but from an engineering perspective, would it be possible?

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Permalink Reply by josh2415 on February 21, 2012 at 3:55pm

I might not want to be a test shooter of a Boberg XR50SW.

Arne Boberg said:

It would actually be 5+1 in an XR9-S grip length. Recall that our ongoing .45 design has a 5-1/2 +1 capacity. Darn - what is my upper limit here? .500 S&W?

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Permalink Reply by Jose A. Montalvo on February 21, 2012 at 7:37pm

.500 S&W????

the fireball out of the muzzle would be like a foot long...besides, only Chuck Norris could hold on to that and say "it has a mite of recoil..."

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Permalink Reply by Ed on February 21, 2012 at 11:12pm

If you can design a .50GI, then you can adapt for the smaller .45 ACP round.

There, I said it - "the smaller .45 ACP round". You will not see that phrase too often.

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Permalink Reply by LASZLO DIGIOIA on February 29, 2012 at 2:11pm

Oh it shoots lovely! It's like a .45ACP +P. The Guncrafters slide on my Glock 20 is dead on ballz accurate. It's like a BMW M3; makes me more capable than i actually am.

josh2415 said:

How does your 50GI shoot compared to a 45ACP?

LASZLO DIGIOIA said:

I wouldn't mind seeing a 4+1 50GI.

**fwiw; i own a 50GI

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Permalink Reply by josh2415 on February 29, 2012 at 3:31pm

Sounds like a fun piece to have in the collection. Not a round that you'd want to practice a lot with though - what do you figure your cost is per round?

LASZLO DIGIOIA said:

Oh it shoots lovely! It's like a .45ACP +P. The Guncrafters slide on my Glock 20 is dead on ballz accurate. It's like a BMW M3; makes me more capable than i actually am.

josh2415 said:

How does your 50GI shoot compared to a 45ACP?

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Permalink Reply by LASZLO DIGIOIA on February 29, 2012 at 5:34pm

Over $2 per round - box o' 20 from impactguns is $35 befo' shipping.

Yeah you can find 454 Casull for cheaper... sometimes.

I just had to have it because it's a widened 45ACP, with the rebated rim on it being equal to its parent.

Nowadays; i just love it for the look of .50 holes in paper. Can't wrap my imagination around the devastation of a .50 hollow point.

Wonder if it were cheaper on brass and powder if someone patented a 50 based off the 45GAP.

josh2415 said:

Sounds like a fun piece to have in the collection. Not a round that you'd want to practice a lot with though - what do you figure your cost is per round?

LASZLO DIGIOIA said:

Oh it shoots lovely! It's like a .45ACP +P. The Guncrafters slide on my Glock 20 is dead on ballz accurate. It's like a BMW M3; makes me more capable than i actually am.

josh2415 said:

How does your 50GI shoot compared to a 45ACP?

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Permalink Reply by LASZLO DIGIOIA on March 10, 2012 at 9:01pm

45GAP OAL 27.2mm 1.070"

9x19 OAL 29.7mm 1.169"

50 GI OAL 31.0mm 1.221"

45ACP OAL 32.4mm 1.275"

GI is only 1.3mm longer than 9, but 1.4mm shorter than ACP.

-and 1.3mm wider than 45

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Permalink Reply by Ed on March 11, 2012 at 12:16am

Do not forget the .40 S&W at 28.8 mm 1.135" overall length, even shorter than the 9x19 Parabellum round and at 35,000 psi maximum pressure the same pressure as the 9x19 Parabellum.