A great many of the .45 ACP guys choose it, reasonably, because it is the biggest available diameter.
Why then are there no .50s in defensive handguns? I toyed with the idea of trimming a .50AE down to a '.50 Short' and having a revolver chambered in it (I was hoping for a smaller gun for the shorter caliber, like an S&W Mountain Gun, rather than needing a Super Redhawk). I was thinking about a rather moderate load: a 325gr Gold Dot at ~850fps.
Seems there might be some obstacles of course, but nothing impossible. A pistol would propose more challenges, but perhaps even they could be overcome.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: telackey on 2001-08-23 11:22 ]</font>
Why then are there no .50s in defensive handguns? I toyed with the idea of trimming a .50AE down to a '.50 Short' and having a revolver chambered in it (I was hoping for a smaller gun for the shorter caliber, like an S&W Mountain Gun, rather than needing a Super Redhawk). I was thinking about a rather moderate load: a 325gr Gold Dot at ~850fps.
Seems there might be some obstacles of course, but nothing impossible. A pistol would propose more challenges, but perhaps even they could be overcome.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: telackey on 2001-08-23 11:22 ]</font>