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AEA wrote:

G26ster wrote:Thanks Andy, I knew there was something. But how would that apply to using a full size (8 rd) mag in an Officer size (7 rd) grip?

A "Full Size" (Govt.) 7 or 8 round mag will not fit in a Officer's 1911.....no matter how much you jam it.......LOL

Of course it won't go fully in, but as it has no stop on the outside of the magazine like the modern 10 rounders, ensuring it is seated with too much force (palm of hand) will eventually damage the feed lips as Andy says.

AndyC wrote:

G26ster wrote:Maybe it's just my "old guy" memory, but I believe I recall from my 1911 days that driving a magazine home, with greater capacity than the original designed for the particular frame, with too much force could damage internal parts and/or cause other issues. Dunno.

It can bend the feedlips - newer-style mags have a "stop" on the front of the magazine-body to prevent this.

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Thanks Andy, I knew there was something. But how would that apply to using a full size (8 rd) mag in an Officer size (7 rd) grip? Wouldn't the magazine suffer damage to the feed lips if driven home with authority, or is it not enough size difference to be concerned with?

Maybe it's just my "old guy" memory, but I believe I recall from my 1911 days that driving a magazine home, with greater capacity than the original designed for the particular frame, with too much force could damage internal parts and/or cause other issues. Dunno.