Ten Round Magazines - 9mm 1911

[fletcher]

I just got a Springfield Loaded in 9mm, and took it to the range today (it worked flawlessly). However, when loading the 9-round magazines I have, a tenth round can almost fit in, and there is a good bit of empty space in the bottom of the magazine, maybe an inch or more.

Does anyone make 10 round 9mm magazines for 1911s?

 

[wally]

You risk over compressing the spring, but it'd be pretty easy to cut off a bit from the follower so the 10th round would fit and move down enough to insert with the slide closed.

I've done this to one of my 7 used SIG P220 mags I got from CDNN so I could load exactly 50 rounds into the 7 nominally 7-round .45ACP mags. No troubles so far.

If anyone makes 'em it'd be Mec-Gar, thy their web site www.mec-gar.com

--wally.

 

[Jim Watson]

Nobody makes 10 round 9mm magazines. I have a Colt that will feed 9mm from the 10 round McCormick .38 Super magazines... but also have a Springfield that won't.

Magazine makers keep teasing us with plans for a 10 shot magazine, but haven't delivered. The taper of the 9mm P case makes it a difficult project.

There is no usable empty space in the bottom of the magazine. The spring has to go somewhere and there must be a little slack if you want to be able to insert a loaded magazine under a closed slide.

 

[fletcher]

Thanks for the responses; perhaps I'll try a .38 super magazine or two to see if anything works.

 

[conan]

Nobody makes 10 round 9mm magazines.

I think ckeckmate made some. I saw some at a gunshow but did not get them because I purchased Colt mag's instead.