Otony
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Did anyone else happen to notice the latest issue of Gun Digest magazine? This is the newsprint large format magazine that used to be known as the old Gun List, BTW.
There is an article titled the Ten Best of the Shot Show. One of the best is a mini-review of a slide/barrel kit that Guncrafters is supposed to release soon to convert a Glock 20 or 21 to, hold on to your hats, .50 G.I.! It should be available in a few months, and MSRP is under 500 bucks.
At first I thought it was bull$#@&, as I have not heard nor read anything else about this. Most of the gun rag and website Shot Show reviews have come and gone already with no mention, and I search those Shot Show reviews with intensity.
There was an excellent, clear photo, and the article said the conversion utilized a purpose built single stack mag that fit the Glock magazine well. Eight round capacity with a flat floorplate, nine rounds with an extended floorplate. Considering the size of a 20/21 mag well, there really is no reason the .50 catridge would not fit in single stack format.
The slide appeared to be stainless, and was essentially conventional Glock styling, no forward serrations or weird angles. It looked, well, just like a Glock, nothing strange or remarkable. Overall, the idea was surprisingly simple, and didn't seem jury rigged or Rube Goldberg whatsoever. A very clever adaptation of an existing platform.
Considering that the cost is far, far more reasonable than buying a Guncrafter Model 1, there may well be a use for all those non-SF framed that owners are selling off so as to buy the 21SF! Plus, it is a conversion. No further registration, just buy it over the counter.
Otony
There is an article titled the Ten Best of the Shot Show. One of the best is a mini-review of a slide/barrel kit that Guncrafters is supposed to release soon to convert a Glock 20 or 21 to, hold on to your hats, .50 G.I.! It should be available in a few months, and MSRP is under 500 bucks.
At first I thought it was bull$#@&, as I have not heard nor read anything else about this. Most of the gun rag and website Shot Show reviews have come and gone already with no mention, and I search those Shot Show reviews with intensity.
There was an excellent, clear photo, and the article said the conversion utilized a purpose built single stack mag that fit the Glock magazine well. Eight round capacity with a flat floorplate, nine rounds with an extended floorplate. Considering the size of a 20/21 mag well, there really is no reason the .50 catridge would not fit in single stack format.
The slide appeared to be stainless, and was essentially conventional Glock styling, no forward serrations or weird angles. It looked, well, just like a Glock, nothing strange or remarkable. Overall, the idea was surprisingly simple, and didn't seem jury rigged or Rube Goldberg whatsoever. A very clever adaptation of an existing platform.
Considering that the cost is far, far more reasonable than buying a Guncrafter Model 1, there may well be a use for all those non-SF framed that owners are selling off so as to buy the 21SF! Plus, it is a conversion. No further registration, just buy it over the counter.
Otony
