1911 Magazine in a Glock 21
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Theohazard
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Most of the people I've seen trying to buy .45 GAP don't realize it's not .45 ACP. So I once shot a box of .45 GAP out of a Glock 21 just to see if it would work. It functioned flawlessly; the extractor held the cartridge in place even though it couldn't headspace properly and there were no malfunctions. But I wouldn't recommend doing this, especially with any design less-robust than a Glock 21.
Bluestarlizzard
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*raises hand* I would be intrested in the backstory of why the flip someone would do that?
LOL, I know the feeling. I once tried to load a Cricket Lighter, that was in the same pocket as my shells, into a 20 ga. pump while my eyes were on the man eating critter I shot and wounded, and was still trying to get me. Thank god I still had my 2" Model 19 along, or that crazed squirrel would have gotten me for sure!
DLeeHarley
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WHY?
g.willikers
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Well, of course that didn't work so good.
You needed a double stack 1911 mag to try.
Just grease it up real good to start.
You needed a double stack 1911 mag to try.
Just grease it up real good to start.
Uncle Malice
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Yep. Similarly, I've seen people boasting about shooting .40S&W through a 10mm.
I don't understand why... just get a 40 conversion barrel. I have one for my G20... Cheap insurance to avoid catastrophic failure.
So I'm not the only one who's done that!
Nope, this wasn't a tactical reload. It was just a guy with two guns and two magazines on the bench, and well...if it doesn't seat, just give it a good slap.
Good question. Unfortunately, there isn't always a "why." Asking why just leads to hot chipotle tears of despair. There's just "how the heck do I pry this guy's mag loose?"
Sheeesh, they teach this in the first week of gunsmithing school, it's quite basic.
1) Field strip the Glock pistol, removing the slide and barrel
2) Take polymer frame and put it in the toaster oven, 450 degrees for 10 minutes
3) Carefully remove polymer frame from toaster oven
4) Push 1911 magazine down from the top
5) Allow parts to cool
6) Find packaging box
7) Address label to "Smyrna, Georgia"
Sevens, I've really got to question your advice. Nowhere in your procedural did you mention the use of a Dremel tool.
Besides, as we all know, Glock frames have a melting point of 120°. Couple that with the fact that the 1911 is incapable of feeding any sort of ammunition reliably, and I could have just left it on the dashboard of my car for an hour to render the whole thing inert and harmless.
That, or just yank really hard.
Besides, as we all know, Glock frames have a melting point of 120°. Couple that with the fact that the 1911 is incapable of feeding any sort of ammunition reliably, and I could have just left it on the dashboard of my car for an hour to render the whole thing inert and harmless.
That, or just yank really hard.
Theohazard
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This is one of the funniest things I've seen on these boards!