OregonJohnny
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OK, I've had a S&W 1911 Stainless for a couple of years now. It's not perfect, but it is a great gun and it has solidified a love for the 1911 in me. I would eventually like to move up to a slightly "higher-end" 1911 like a Kimber. Here is my question:
My S&W came with two 8-round magazines. I have also installed a Wilson Combat beveled magazine well and am now using Wilson 8-round mags to fit, since the S&W mags don't fit any longer now that the gun has the beveled mag well. So when a company like Kimber advertises one of their 1911 models as having 8-round capacity and another model with 7-round capacity, and both models are the same size, why the difference? Is it simply the magazine used? Can an 8-round mag fit any full-size 1911? Further, if a full-size 1911 can fit 8-round mags and function perfectly, why would they come with 7-round mags? Especially the "combat" or "tactical" versions which seem like they would benefit from an extra round if used for professional work. Please clear this up for me. Thanks.
My S&W came with two 8-round magazines. I have also installed a Wilson Combat beveled magazine well and am now using Wilson 8-round mags to fit, since the S&W mags don't fit any longer now that the gun has the beveled mag well. So when a company like Kimber advertises one of their 1911 models as having 8-round capacity and another model with 7-round capacity, and both models are the same size, why the difference? Is it simply the magazine used? Can an 8-round mag fit any full-size 1911? Further, if a full-size 1911 can fit 8-round mags and function perfectly, why would they come with 7-round mags? Especially the "combat" or "tactical" versions which seem like they would benefit from an extra round if used for professional work. Please clear this up for me. Thanks.