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Old 05-26-2014, 03:13 PM
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Yes? No? Maybe?

Looks like it ought to work the same as a 1911 mag in an Officer's Model, but...

And no, I have NO idea why I'm jonesing for a 4516 when it would really be filling the same spot in the carry duties that the 3953 is filling....
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It might work, but it can over travel since its single stack. If you had a spacer to keep it from over traveling and locking up the pistol, it might make a good spare mag for carry.
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I have a 4506-1 and 4516-1, the longer magazines works fine and don't seem to be any different than using an extended magazine in other semi-auto pistols like the 1911 or Glock.
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+1 to Gunhacker. I too have both. The 4506-1 magazine just sticks out of the well of the 4516-1 just a little.
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+1 to Gunhacker. I too have both. The 4506-1 magazine just sticks out of the well of the 4516-1 just a little.
Any of the overtravel issues Shorty talks about? I know with the 1911s that if you slam the mag in like a Manly Man, of the Manly Man Persuasion, you can (potentially) push the mag up too far and jam things up.
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I have heard of overtravel of a full size mag while being used in a compatable compact pistol, but IIRC it was with a 1911 pattern pistol. I've not seen or experienced it with a 3rd gen pistol.

I carried a full size 8 round mag as a reload for many years while carrying my 4516-3. Never experienced a problem or malfunction while using an 8-round mag in the 4516-3. Hope this helps! Regards 18DAI
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Ditto to what 18DAI experienced, no problems.

I guess we all shouldn't be too surprised... after all, we're talking about guns that will feed empty cases without a complaint.

It looks like the ejector sticking out over the left side of magazine limits its travel.
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Never experienced a problem or malfunction while using an 8-round mag in the 4516-3. Hope this helps! Regards 18DAI
No, because up to now I could at least tell myself that the lack of magazines was a good reason to not get/carry a 4516.

You have removed that excuse from my playlist.

Fortunately I can fall back on the "nobody's really making holsters for 'em any more" one.
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Thanks 18DAI and Gunhacker. I'll need to start looking for some 4506 magazines.
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Glock 23 and Sig 228/229 holsters work well gunhobbit.
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No, because up to now I could at least tell myself that the lack of magazines was a good reason to not get/carry a 4516.

You have removed that excuse from my playlist.

Fortunately I can fall back on the "nobody's really making holsters for 'em any more" one.
Plenty of holsters still being made for them

Don't look now, but I might have just listed one in the classifieds.
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