Yes you do, if you already have a pistol in a few other Calibers. This is not a gun for your 1s or second firearm because you just wont get to enjoy it unless you can feed it. I already had a few guns in the common calibers, 9mm, 40, 357, 45acp etc etc, those are cheap to shoot and fill up most of my range time.
I have a Ti. Grey XIX in 50AE. It's Matte finished, and looks great in my opinion. I dont have to worry about marks or dings or scuffs because it's not a big piece of jewellry. I'm not a drug lord or Demi Moore from Charlies Angels (although two in that back holster is pretty badass) Some figure go with the Gold Ti or Chrome etc, but it's all your own preference. That's not who I am, and to each their own. I like the low-key yet brutish look to it, and the 6 foot fireball out the barrel in low light is like nothing else that you forget about the finish real quick . I love it. I shoot it every time I head to the range. It's the last gun I put away.
For me, it was a deal I couldn't refuse. I was patient finding ammo, and when I found it at a good price, I stocked up. Damn near $50 for 20 rounds is obtuse some places are gouging even more if youre out east, so invest in a reloading press, a set of dies, and get some brass put together. Got 500pc 50AE Hornady 1F brass for $100 to my door a while back that will hold me over for quite some time. I load my 50AE to the max and it costs me about 80 cents a shot versus toonies and change. This gun is not your go to, its not your all day at the range firearm, this is something I will put a box or two through between changing between my other pistols or finishing out my day. Granted I wouldn't mind having it in the bush. This gun fills that void between my pistols and rifles or when you want to take a friend out shooting for the first time and put that unmistakable smile on their face having shot the most powerful semi-automatic handgun in the world. My .50 has turned anti gunners into PAL holders, children into tears, women into men and some men into women, most importantly a smile on my face every time I take a shot. I can shoot gongs well past 100 yards with more energy than my first rifle, and yet still shoot paper up close with near revolver accuracy. It's not a hard gun to shoot but it is hard to shoot well. Most of the reliability issues people have is user error.
It's a very opinionated firearm for sure. Is it practical? Depends on what your definition of practical is. Is it a waste of money? Depends on what your financial motivations and priorities are. Is it a novelty? Depends on how motivated you are to enjoy it and ultimately how active you are in shooting sports.
In the end, the decision to blow a mortgage payment or more on a handgun is yours. I use mine all the time and will never sell it, others sit in their safe only to be looked at a couple times a year when a friend asks to see it. They hold their value.
I will give you a caution however... over time, you'll want something even more powerful, and that's when you really start going into the realm of the few.
Hope this helps.
BPM
I have a Ti. Grey XIX in 50AE. It's Matte finished, and looks great in my opinion. I dont have to worry about marks or dings or scuffs because it's not a big piece of jewellry. I'm not a drug lord or Demi Moore from Charlies Angels (although two in that back holster is pretty badass) Some figure go with the Gold Ti or Chrome etc, but it's all your own preference. That's not who I am, and to each their own. I like the low-key yet brutish look to it, and the 6 foot fireball out the barrel in low light is like nothing else that you forget about the finish real quick . I love it. I shoot it every time I head to the range. It's the last gun I put away.
For me, it was a deal I couldn't refuse. I was patient finding ammo, and when I found it at a good price, I stocked up. Damn near $50 for 20 rounds is obtuse some places are gouging even more if youre out east, so invest in a reloading press, a set of dies, and get some brass put together. Got 500pc 50AE Hornady 1F brass for $100 to my door a while back that will hold me over for quite some time. I load my 50AE to the max and it costs me about 80 cents a shot versus toonies and change. This gun is not your go to, its not your all day at the range firearm, this is something I will put a box or two through between changing between my other pistols or finishing out my day. Granted I wouldn't mind having it in the bush. This gun fills that void between my pistols and rifles or when you want to take a friend out shooting for the first time and put that unmistakable smile on their face having shot the most powerful semi-automatic handgun in the world. My .50 has turned anti gunners into PAL holders, children into tears, women into men and some men into women, most importantly a smile on my face every time I take a shot. I can shoot gongs well past 100 yards with more energy than my first rifle, and yet still shoot paper up close with near revolver accuracy. It's not a hard gun to shoot but it is hard to shoot well. Most of the reliability issues people have is user error.
It's a very opinionated firearm for sure. Is it practical? Depends on what your definition of practical is. Is it a waste of money? Depends on what your financial motivations and priorities are. Is it a novelty? Depends on how motivated you are to enjoy it and ultimately how active you are in shooting sports.
In the end, the decision to blow a mortgage payment or more on a handgun is yours. I use mine all the time and will never sell it, others sit in their safe only to be looked at a couple times a year when a friend asks to see it. They hold their value.
I will give you a caution however... over time, you'll want something even more powerful, and that's when you really start going into the realm of the few.
Hope this helps.
BPM
