Well actually a couple of questions,
I bought my 1911 from a local dealer it was the one in the case and was the last one he had. The bad side of this is that somehow it didnt come with mags. He tried to make it right by giving me some that he had on the shelf for sale (kimber mags) I know that technically they should work and the do fit in the gun and I can cycle all 8 through the chamber but I can't load a full 8 rounds into the mag and then slide the mag into the gun without the slide being open so that it chambers one of the rounds when you disengage the slide stop. Basically my questions are as follows
1. Should i be able to insert a fully loaded clip into the gun without having to chamber a round? I would assume so
2. I am assuming that I have to manually engage the slide stop when there is no magazine in the gun, I cannot disengage the stop with an empty mag inserted but neither will it lock into place without a mag in the gun is this normal operation?
3. do you think that these mags will pose a problem and if so how do I go about getting the correct mags I don't think my local dealer stocks them so I assume I could give taurus a call for some unless anyone knows of some alternatives that would work
any and all suggestions are appreciated
I bought my 1911 from a local dealer it was the one in the case and was the last one he had. The bad side of this is that somehow it didnt come with mags. He tried to make it right by giving me some that he had on the shelf for sale (kimber mags) I know that technically they should work and the do fit in the gun and I can cycle all 8 through the chamber but I can't load a full 8 rounds into the mag and then slide the mag into the gun without the slide being open so that it chambers one of the rounds when you disengage the slide stop. Basically my questions are as follows
1. Should i be able to insert a fully loaded clip into the gun without having to chamber a round? I would assume so
2. I am assuming that I have to manually engage the slide stop when there is no magazine in the gun, I cannot disengage the stop with an empty mag inserted but neither will it lock into place without a mag in the gun is this normal operation?
3. do you think that these mags will pose a problem and if so how do I go about getting the correct mags I don't think my local dealer stocks them so I assume I could give taurus a call for some unless anyone knows of some alternatives that would work
any and all suggestions are appreciated