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04-13-2012, 12:19 PM
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Original Barrel Throat
So, I was at the range the other day with my Colt O1918 when it dawned on me that I have been shooting hollow points, semi-wadcutters, and even really short button nose bullets out of my pistol with all feeding exceptionally smoothly (no malfunctions or "ker-chunk" feeling during cycling). I have been using the stock magazines exclusively to boot. So, what caused the original barrel throat dimensions to get a bad rap? Am I just lucky?
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04-13-2012, 01:21 PM
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The O1918 Replica doesn't use the dimpled feed ramp. It uses a similar, albeit slightly larger version of the narrow GI-style ramp. To be honest, ever since most JHP ammo began using a rounded bullet ogive malfunctions have been reduced, even in old mil-spec pistols with the narrow ramp. SWC and truncated cone ammo will probably still give problems, however.
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