1911 Magazine in a Glock 21

**Tom Servo** · June 22, 2013, 09:41 PM

So, yes, it is possible. Here's proof:

It seated and locked. And there was much gnashing of teeth during the removal process. Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done.

Fortunately, the gun was unable to chamber a round.

Theohazard · June 22, 2013, 11:12 PM

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Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done.

Most of the people I've seen trying to buy .45 GAP don't realize it's not .45 ACP. So I once shot a box of .45 GAP out of a Glock 21 just to see if it would work. It functioned flawlessly; the extractor held the cartridge in place even though it couldn't headspace properly and there were no malfunctions. But I wouldn't recommend doing this, especially with any design less-robust than a Glock 21.

Bluestarlizzard · June 22, 2013, 11:20 PM

*raises hand* I would be intrested in the backstory of why the flip someone would do that?

Navy joe · June 23, 2013, 09:45 AM

Wrong reload on the belt. You're not living until you try to load your flashlight.

AK103K · June 23, 2013, 11:55 AM

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Wrong reload on the belt. You're not living until you try to load your flashlight.

LOL, I know the feeling. I once tried to load a Cricket Lighter, that was in the same pocket as my shells, into a 20 ga. pump while my eyes were on the man eating critter I shot and wounded, and was still trying to get me. Thank god I still had my 2" Model 19 along, or that crazed squirrel would have gotten me for sure!

Venom1956 · June 23, 2013, 03:40 PM

pssh my 21 fires just fine from 1911 mags.

Oh wait thats a taurus 1911 mag. There's your problem right there!

Old Stony · June 23, 2013, 03:52 PM

Now I know that in an emergency I can get another kind of mag in my Glock...If I can just find a hammer close by. Why even try something like this? How about wrapping a .40 in duct tape and trying it to see if it fires okay in your .45.

vladan · June 23, 2013, 04:00 PM

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How about wrapping a .40 in duct tape and trying it to see if it fires okay in your .45.

It has been proven that 40 fires in .45 just fine even without the duck tape :-)

DLeeHarley · June 23, 2013, 04:12 PM

WHY?

g.willikers · June 23, 2013, 04:20 PM

Well, of course that didn't work so good.
You needed a double stack 1911 mag to try.
Just grease it up real good to start.

Uncle Malice · June 23, 2013, 05:29 PM

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Most of the people I've seen trying to buy .45 GAP don't realize it's not .45 ACP. So I once shot a box of .45 GAP out of a Glock 21 just to see if it would work. It functioned flawlessly; the extractor held the cartridge in place even though it couldn't headspace properly and there were no malfunctions. But I wouldn't recommend doing this, especially with any design less-robust than a Glock 21.

Yep. Similarly, I've seen people boasting about shooting .40S&W through a 10mm.

I don't understand why... just get a 40 conversion barrel. I have one for my G20... Cheap insurance to avoid catastrophic failure.

**Tom Servo** · June 23, 2013, 08:07 PM

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You're not living until you try to load your flashlight.

So I'm not the only one who's done that!

Nope, this wasn't a tactical reload. It was just a guy with two guns and two magazines on the bench, and well...if it doesn't seat, just give it a good slap.

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*raises hand* I would be intrested in the backstory of why the flip someone would do that?

Good question. Unfortunately, there isn't always a "why." Asking why just leads to hot chipotle tears of despair. There's just "how the heck do I pry this guy's mag loose?"

Sevens · June 23, 2013, 09:13 PM

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There's just "how the heck do I pry this guy's mag loose?"

Sheeesh, they teach this in the first week of gunsmithing school, it's quite basic.

1) Field strip the Glock pistol, removing the slide and barrel
2) Take polymer frame and put it in the toaster oven, 450 degrees for 10 minutes
3) Carefully remove polymer frame from toaster oven
4) Push 1911 magazine down from the top
5) Allow parts to cool
6) Find packaging box
7) Address label to "Smyrna, Georgia"

**Tom Servo** · June 23, 2013, 10:13 PM

Sevens, I've really got to question your advice. Nowhere in your procedural did you mention the use of a Dremel tool.

Besides, as we all know, Glock frames have a melting point of 120°. Couple that with the fact that the 1911 is incapable of feeding any sort of ammunition reliably, and I could have just left it on the dashboard of my car for an hour to render the whole thing inert and harmless.

That, or just yank really hard.

AZAK · June 24, 2013, 01:09 AM

Now if you would have done this with a Wilson Combat mag...

You could have a Son Clock! (You know, a sundial...)

eddyb74 · June 24, 2013, 01:17 AM

Loading a flashlight? I can beat that. My buddy shoved a granola bar into his shotgun while trying to bust up a flock of turkeys one year...

Theohazard · June 24, 2013, 01:41 AM

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eddyb74 posted
Loading a flashlight? I can beat that. My buddy shoved a granola bar into his shotgun while trying to bust up a flock of turkeys one year...

This is one of the funniest things I've seen on these boards!

Locoweed · June 26, 2013, 11:37 PM

Way long before the internet there was a guy who loaded a pack of Lifesavers into his shotgun.

**Tom Servo** · June 27, 2013, 12:48 AM

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My buddy shoved a granola bar into his shotgun while trying to bust up a flock of turkeys one year.

Must be that environmentally safe ammunition I keep hearing about.

June 22, 2013, 09:41 PM	#1
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	1911 Magazine in a Glock 21 So, yes, it is possible. Here's proof: It seated and locked. And there was much gnashing of teeth during the removal process. Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. Fortunately, the gun was unable to chamber a round. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

June 22, 2013, 11:20 PM	#3
Bluestarlizzard Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 347	raises hand I would be intrested in the backstory of why the flip someone would do that? __________________ Mal: "If anyone gets nosy, just...you know... shoot 'em. " Zoe: "Shoot 'em?" Mal: "Politely."

June 23, 2013, 09:45 AM	#4
Navy joe Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,804	Wrong reload on the belt. You're not living until you try to load your flashlight. __________________ FY47012

June 23, 2013, 03:40 PM	#6
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 3,656	pssh my 21 fires just fine from 1911 mags. Oh wait thats a taurus 1911 mag. There's your problem right there! __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph. -Smaug

June 23, 2013, 04:12 PM	#9
DLeeHarley Member Join Date: March 11, 2012 Posts: 17	Re: 1911 Magazine in a Glock 21 WHY?

June 23, 2013, 03:52 PM	#7
Old Stony Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,705	Now I know that in an emergency I can get another kind of mag in my Glock...If I can just find a hammer close by. Why even try something like this? How about wrapping a .40 in duct tape and trying it to see if it fires okay in your .45.

June 23, 2013, 04:20 PM	#10
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Well, of course that didn't work so good. You needed a double stack 1911 mag to try. Just grease it up real good to start. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

June 23, 2013, 10:13 PM	#14
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	Sevens, I've really got to question your advice. Nowhere in your procedural did you mention the use of a Dremel tool. Besides, as we all know, Glock frames have a melting point of 120°. Couple that with the fact that the 1911 is incapable of feeding any sort of ammunition reliably, and I could have just left it on the dashboard of my car for an hour to render the whole thing inert and harmless. That, or just yank really hard. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

June 24, 2013, 01:09 AM	#15
AZAK Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2008 Location: the object towards which the action of the sea is directed Posts: 2,123	Now if you would have done this with a Wilson Combat mag... You could have a Son Clock! (You know, a sundial...) __________________ The lowest paid college major/degree in this country after graduation... Elementary Education. Now, go figure...

June 24, 2013, 01:17 AM	#16
eddyb74 Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 222	Loading a flashlight? I can beat that. My buddy shoved a granola bar into his shotgun while trying to bust up a flock of turkeys one year...

June 26, 2013, 11:37 PM	#18
Locoweed Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 661	Way long before the internet there was a guy who loaded a pack of Lifesavers into his shotgun.