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What guns qualify for that title?
I was thinking more in the lines of traditional (eg not based on a rifle).hkmp5g17 said:Semi auto .308 pistols based on the hk91?
RyanM said:Would a Mateba autorevolver in .454 casull count as a semi-auto?
No Magnum Here
The .50 GI is not in the Magnum class and works at the same pressures as the .45 ACP. The cartridge uses the same rim size as the .45 ACP and a .45 shell holder can be used for reloading. This new brass is made by Starline and is ever so slightly shorter than a standard .45 ACP It is very strong brass, but should not be approached with a Magnum reloading attitude.
That would disqualify the desert eagle, because it's a gas-operated pistol, pretty unconventional and inspired by gas operated rifles, you'll notice a similarity with the desert eagle and the m16 direct gas system (which incidentally makes the Desert Eagle a jammomatic). Most choices are going to be unconventional like the Gabbet-Fairfax Mars.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Automatic_PistolUnarmed shooter said:I was thinking more in the lines of traditional (eg not based on a rifle).
Good choice though. Didn't think of those types of handguns.
otomik said:That would disqualify the desert eagle, because it's a gas-operated pistol, pretty unconventional and inspired by gas operated rifles, you'll notice a similarity with the desert eagle and the m16 direct gas system (which incidentally makes the Desert Eagle a jammomatic)...
Wow, didn't know these existed. Now that would be a fun one to shoot.hkmp5g17 said:Semi auto .308 pistols based on the hk91?
Working Man said:"jammomatic"??? Maybe in the .44 (I have not heard of any one who has
not had a problem)
Wow, didn't know these existed. Now that would be a fun one to shoot.
rfurtkamp said:If I feed it jacketed ammo, I'm good for up to five boxes between cleanings. The novelty's worn off by then or I can spend five minutes cleaning the rails and chamber.
Sorry, what I meant was handguns that isn't basically a cut down rifle...traditional looking then.otomik said:That would disqualify the desert eagle, because it's a gas-operated pistol, pretty unconventional and inspired by gas operated rifles, you'll notice a similarity with the desert eagle and the m16 direct gas system (which incidentally makes the Desert Eagle a jammomatic). Most choices are going to be unconventional like the Gabbet-Fairfax Mars.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Automatic_Pistol
If you want to talk conventional state of the art pistols like those with a modified browning action there's 10mm.
captainkirk said:Working Man: I know you didn't ask me, but I owned a DE 44 mag years ago and it shot very well for me with no work on the ramp or mags. I shot primarily 240 grain nosler jhp and some 300 grain sierra jsp bullets in it with AA#9 powder. (Those Sierras just barely fit) I did buy it used so I can't vouch for what might have been done to it before I got it. Mine was the pre-.50 model (MkIV?) that had a stainless frame and blued slide. Nice gun, just not my style after a while. I traded it for something else that caught my eye and didn't give me a starboard list to pack around...
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Thats fine by me, I wanted to know what the most powerful semi auto handgun was, irregardless of size. But the other info was nice too...now I'm longing for a 10mm...agtman said:Although people like to point to the pants-drooping behemoth autos - like the Wildeys, Desert Eagles and even the old AutoMags - those guns aren't your typical or "traditional" semi-auto pistols intended for every day carry, concealed or otherwise.