JHansenAK47
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I was always told to not manually load 1911s one round at a time, because the extractor had to jump the rim and on 1911s would be subject to higher rates of breakage. (something you might do if you wanted a full mag and loaded chamber for concealed carry) I've been told that you should only load from the mag if you wanted your extractor to last longer. Anybody care to chime in on that?Quote:
The Beretta 92 series is designed to allow single round feeding when the magazine is either missing or somehow jammed within the weapon, without incurring damage.
So was the 1911...hence the call for an extractor made of spring-tempered steel. You don't really think that a sharp cookie like John Browning and a team of Colt's top engineers overlooked the possibility of having to single-load the pistol in the event of a lost or damaged magazine...do ya?
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