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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Ramped 1911 barrels Msg# 1209340
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| That's a good idea. (Actually when a round feeds in a 1911 it hits that ramp, then bounces up and hits the top of the barrel extension, then "bounces" back down into the chamber). | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I wanted a ramped barrel because the gun has an aluminum frame. As you know, when a round is shoved forward out of the magazine during a shooting cycle the bullet's nose comes in contact with the ramp that is machined into the top front of the frame's magazine well during the process that guides the round into the chamber: a kind of controlled careening...  ...that hits the frame ramp and the short ramp built onto the barrel on its way to the chamber.
Repeated bashing of bullet noses against the aluminum material can't be good for the frame and I have noticed nicks, tiny grooves and dents when inspecting this part of aluminum-framed 1911s in both 9mm and .45ACP. I figured the best way to shortstop such damage would be to use a ramped barrel which takes all the punishment on its full-length steel ramp surface. |
