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I genuinely would like to know what makes the 1911 primitive?

Pretty sure Staccato owns the 2011 brand

American workers are doing what their American bosses and companies are directing them to do.

I had a moon clip customer, probably 15 years ago requested moonclips for 38 AMU. He must have felt there was some advantage to be had, but never divulged the reasons and never requested more.

DAMN logic 😉

Simple once you know.

Harder and harder to find!

If memory serves, Case is rated for higher pressures.

If you live in California, you can't receive ammo shipments at home, you are subjected to a background check for every single purchase, and pay 11 percent tax on top of local sales tax. Yes, yes I know california is a toilet and you are glad you left.

The tolerance for extractor groove is quite generous. I often made moonclips exclusively for specific brass. Customers would supply a dozen samples of their brass and I would cut clips to suit. Thanks!

I made a very limited number of gap moon clips. There was a buzz at first because they were a shorter length. Never materialized into anything.

CCI Blazer.

It seems to me that you might be the one being dismissive of other's opinions and knowledge. I think my question of "how many handguns have you encountered with many 10s of 1000s of rounds?" is relevant to the conversation. Your response is that I don't respect your 37 years of experience. You...

It's a free country.

With all due respect, how many handguns have you observed with MANY 10s of 1000s of rounds?