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Paul B. · July 20, 2014, 09:08 PM

IIRC, back in the late 60's or into the 70's when handgun hunting was just starting to get popular (Think that was the time frame but it could have been later) that some outfit came up with a kit to convert a 1911 into a sort of bolt action single shot handgun that would take rounds as hot as the .308 Win. You removed the slide and magazine, inserted a block into the magazine well, slid the rest of the kit onto the frame and inserted the slide lock pin and there it was. Your nre single shot hunting pistol. I can't remember what gun rags showed that set up and I'm too damn lazy to go through gun rags I have stored up but never cataloged. Roughly somewhere between one and two thousand magazines from 1936 on to the present date. IIRC, that block that went into the mag well also served as a recoil lug.
Paul B.

July 20, 2014, 09:08 PM	#6
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,802	IIRC, back in the late 60's or into the 70's when handgun hunting was just starting to get popular (Think that was the time frame but it could have been later) that some outfit came up with a kit to convert a 1911 into a sort of bolt action single shot handgun that would take rounds as hot as the .308 Win. You removed the slide and magazine, inserted a block into the magazine well, slid the rest of the kit onto the frame and inserted the slide lock pin and there it was. Your nre single shot hunting pistol. I can't remember what gun rags showed that set up and I'm too damn lazy to go through gun rags I have stored up but never cataloged. Roughly somewhere between one and two thousand magazines from 1936 on to the present date. IIRC, that block that went into the mag well also served as a recoil lug. Paul B. __________________ COMPROMISE IS NOT AN OPTION!