I Got The .50 GI

Evening, Gentlemen.  Suprise of all suprises after what I was told from my GI dealer, Santa showed up today in a little white USPS truck with a package for me.  Didn't think this thing had a chance of getting here before Christmas.  I am happy to be wrong.

Snatched the slide of my g21 and slide on the beefy .50 GI replacement.  Here's the way she looks :

I like it alot.  Hoping to wrap up work early tomorrow and run up to the brothers and see how this thing feels with the two factory loads I got with the package.  'Sposed to be getting another round of extreme cold Friday on so if I don't get some shooting in tomorrow, I may be on hold till late next week and that'd be unacceptable.  lol.  The 2 extra magazines ordered are still on the way but I have the one that came with the kit and that's plenty to start with now.

The business end of the g21 .50GI and g37 .45GAP :

Here's the GI with some of my other cc rounds :

l to r : 40s&w - 10mm - .45gap - .45acp - .50gi

And here's the 1/2cal trifecta :

l to r : .50gi - .50ae - .500s&wmag

I'm sure I won't get any load development worked on till spring for this bugger but if we can get at least +10* out of tomorrow, i'm gonna get some bullets down the barrel of this thing, no matter how cold the hands get.

Here's a last pic for ya.  No idea how it got in with this bundle with everything was being downloaded but got a little smile out of it when I saw it.  Hope you do to.  My 13 month old and grandpa this last Halloween.  He sure was proud of his bumblebee outfit :

Take care.  

Hey DAKOTA.  Will post something on feel and extreme cold functionality later tonight.  I have -5* at the house now and snowing.  Supposed to warm up to 11* today.  We'll see.  Doubt I'll have much to report on accuracy as it'll be my shivering that opens up the groups more then what they probably should be.

Yeah, the pic shows what GI calls their "extended" magazine.  That being 9+1.  I did get 10 rounds in the magazine yesterday and will see if all works well starting with that many in the hopper.  No idea why it shouldn't but we'll see.  Their standard is an 8+1 and looks like the standard magazine that comes with these 20 / 21 semiauto's.

Talk to ya later.  Stay warm.

Oh I like the look of that round.   Ya gotta like anything that is .50"!! LOL.  Like the looks of the .50 AE too.  Just too many toys and not enough money.  If only somebody chambered that other than Glock.  They just don't feel right in my hand.  Guess I'll just have to stay with my .50 Beowulf!

Morning DAKOTA.  The 300 gr. xtp has been considered.  Is still being considered, as a matter of fact.  If these Rainier bullets have any sort of hick-up, they're next.  I like the xtp's that I've used and wouldn't mind using them in this GI.  I like the price of the Rainier bullets.  As I was running down pricing off Midway, these just stood out.  $20.99 or $21.99/100, depending on the weight hp.  $32.99/100 for the 300xpt.  Not averse to spending $$$ on the bullets that I use, but if I don't have to, it's nice not to.  We'll test these Rainier out and if things go south, your suggestion is up to bat. 

thanks for the offer, dd.  i think i'm set right now with these rainier bullets to start testing with.  i'll feel them out for a while.  i think 385 might be a smidge heavy (long) for this gi but could prove interesting in the ae, or better yet the s&wmag.  i'll shoot ya a pm if plans change down the line and see if the offer and bullets are still available.  take care.  korey