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All single stack 1911 magazines are interchangable (with one exception of a company whose name I dont remember who jacked with their design and none of their parts fit anybody elses). So are the parts, unless you REALLY get an oddball pistol made by some off the wall company (see above) who claims it is a 1911 but isnt. My milspec Thompson will swap parts from dads springfield, an original singer, a colt, etc etc. That is the beauty of a 1911 it is a platform gun. You can make it as complicated, or as simple as you want it, and you can do it all yourself (with a few VERY minor exceptions if you are all thumbs) from "over the counter" parts.
My thompson has a titanium springfield firing pin, a set of wolff springs, a videki trigger, etc etc.
a 1911 (generic term used for the 1911a1) can actually also exchanged parts with an original 1911 (non a1 variation). Now with colt and a few companies there is a difference in firing pins and extractors in 70 series vs 80 series. This was done because some people cannot figure out how to safely handle a 1911a1 without companies adding extra safties, etc to keep them from hurting themselves. The same folks probably shouldnt use anything other than a butter knife, and should never be allowed to use a fork. It should be noted that the magazines on the 70 and 80 series are interchangeable. IE you cans use da same ones
In point of fact all of the magazines in my thompson 1911a1 have been used in my dads springfield (and I have used his) and one of them was originally purchased for a ballister molina 1911 (not a1) that I owned for a very short amount of time until it was discovered the previous owner had tried to recut the feed ramp and had botched the job.
The only other noteable exception is the 1911a1 commander models. They take a different magazine (which wilson combat ALSO makes. . . .)
wonder if some people only shoot the same brand of ammo as the name of their gun? Must be a bear to find Marlin branded ammo for a Marlin rifle chambered in 30-30 winchester. . . . . . know what I mean?
GoodOlBoy
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