nitesite
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First, thanks to all who helped me on a previous post about the origin of these magazines.
As I posted before, I bought these stainless mags as a newbie deputy back in 1983 or so. They have some rather unusual feed lips, with one mag clearly having longer lips than the ones SA now issues with new pistols (Metalforms?). The short ones, although the same approximate length as new SA issue, are uniquely shaped (in my limited experience).
Anyone care to explain to me whether the longer or the shorter lips have any distinct advantage? And why would the same manufacturer make both? Is it because of a FMJ vs JHP issue? The Speer Lawman 200-gr JHP (Flying Ashtray) was gaining in popularity back then. Is it possible that someone was tweaking to get the best reliability with that ammo with longer lips?
Either design has been extremely reliable in all the 1911s I have shot with them.
Thanks for any help you may give.
Dave (nitesite)
As I posted before, I bought these stainless mags as a newbie deputy back in 1983 or so. They have some rather unusual feed lips, with one mag clearly having longer lips than the ones SA now issues with new pistols (Metalforms?). The short ones, although the same approximate length as new SA issue, are uniquely shaped (in my limited experience).
Anyone care to explain to me whether the longer or the shorter lips have any distinct advantage? And why would the same manufacturer make both? Is it because of a FMJ vs JHP issue? The Speer Lawman 200-gr JHP (Flying Ashtray) was gaining in popularity back then. Is it possible that someone was tweaking to get the best reliability with that ammo with longer lips?
Either design has been extremely reliable in all the 1911s I have shot with them.
Thanks for any help you may give.
Dave (nitesite)