If you have put your money down on the new Guncrafter Industries Glock conversion, the .50 GI Forums will be a useful bookmark. It is a vBulletin-based discussion board. It has a bunch of reviews and .50 GI sources:

Amazon has the lowest published price on a Hornady Lock-n-Load Automatic Case Feeder, $259.91. Raise your hand if you knew you could buy relaoding supplies off of Amazon.com

If you have an Amazon Prime membership, you can get free two day shipping or overnight for $4.99. Take that Grafs :)

Perhaps realizing that $2,800 for a pistol excludes all but the wealthiest people in the world, Guncrafter Industries has announced, and is now taking orders for, a Glock 20/21 conversion. Its a complete slide that you simply slide on to start enjoying factory loads of 300gr @ 720 fps and 275gr at 890 fps.

If you pre-order now, it will be a $200 deposit toward the $595 list price (includes one 8rd mag, extras run $49 each [ouch]) and can expect delivery in June:

What a great idea being sold by Centerfire Systems:

Every once in a while, Dillon Precision makes the incredible offer to split the cost of a Super 1050 and SL 900 over three monthly payments. The Super 1050 sells for $1,539.95 and the SL 900 $949.90 (plus shipping). That is quite a credit card charge you have to hide from the wife. But Dillon will now break those payments into thirds, greatly increasing the chance of getting the purchase into your house without a scuffle:

Xavier found the SHOT announcement that Colt is bringing back the Colt Delta Elite…you know…the 10mm that has problems staying structurally sound due to the power of the mighty 10mm.

Apparently a bushingless bull barrel and full-length recoil spring guide rod will prevent the breakdown. We doubt it…just stick with the Glock 20:

AccurateShooter.com found a cool SHOT announcement. Seeking Precision will soon have a mod for your Remington rifle: a mag port that allows you to use 5-round or 10-round proprietary mags. It’ll cost $290 and each mag will cost $60-70 but it makes your bolt action a very capable tactical defensive rifle:

The Para Ord Hawg line has been extended…literally. Packing a 6″ match-grade barrel, the Super Hawg comes in either a single-stack and high cap frame. Standard setups include fiber optic front sights, adjustable rear sights, two PXT magazines and double-diamond checkered Cocobolo stocks. Either pistol will be 9 1/2″ long and weigh 40 oz. (single stack) and the high capacity adds an ounce:

The greatest most hyped rifle in recent memory will finally hit the market in Q2 2008 (April-June 2008 for non-financial types). The Masada has been picked up by Bushmaster and will be manufactured en masse.

Frankly, who really cares about another 5.56?

Yes it is piston powered which ups reliability and makes for cleaning a breeze. But American civilians don’t need a $1,400 5.56. We need a $350, semi-automatic, .308, that uses FAL mags. That would be something to do handstands over and rationalize the hype following the Masada.

Obviously, a homegrown design of a new semiauto is something to be commended, but the Robinson Arm XCR has already demonstrated that there isn’t a market for a “new” $1,000 AR15. And lets recognize the elephant: this is “just” a retooled AR15. Nothing wrong with that but nothing worth $1,400.

We wish them luck in their endeavor and sincerely hope we are wrong about the market response, but please, please, please, make your next product be a CHEAP rifle that is chambered for something useful against 200 lbs targets at 500 yards:

Thanks to Gun Pundit for tip on the Bushmaster press release.

Ruger is selling special edition Mini-14 rifle which will send “a portion” of the sale price to the politicking arm of the NRA. It comes with two 20-round mags which must make Bill Sr. spin in his grave. If you are interested in an inacccurate .223, this is your rile:

This special edition Mini-14 rifle will only be produced in 2008 and will raise money for the NRA Institute for Legislative Action. It features a blued finish and 16-1/8″ barrel in a patented black Hogue® OverMolded™ stock. The grip cap of the stock features an NRA metal gold-tone logo. This special rifle is chambered for .223 Remington and ships with two 20-round magazines.