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need info on a 1911 25rd drum 45acp

CHEVELLE427
no I'm not going to hang one off my 1911[:0]

but i do think it would be nice for my camp 45acp.[;)]

question is, do they work or are they junk.[B)]

nobody has them around here but i did find one for $65.

was just wondering
== yes == no == toss up ==
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  • mark christian
    The only .45 drums with any chance of reliability were those made by Taylor from Atlanta GA in the late 1970s and into the early 1980s. I believe that these were actually 30 round drums but loading more than 25 rounds was difficult and lead to malfunctions.
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  • Nwcid
    I am not suer how the mag catch on the .45 is but on the 9 mm I don't think it would hold up to the weight, there is not that much material there. Just a thought.
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  • yoshmyster
    I remember them being sold on Sportsman's Guide a while back. I thought they might be useful with the 1911 carbine kit they also sold. As for function? Without looking them over one at a time I'd say it's a mix bag of kittens. But for $65 I'd risk it since it shouldn't cost $65 to fix to make it work at 100%.
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  • beantownshootah
    Obviously reliable functioning .45ACP drum mags are possible (eg see the Thompson submachine gun), but I don't know of any currently available ones that actually function reliably.

    quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
    I remember them being sold on Sportsman's Guide a while back. I thought they might be useful with the 1911 carbine kit they also sold. As for function? Without looking them over one at a time I'd say it's a mix bag of kittens. But for $65 I'd risk it since it shouldn't cost $65 to fix to make it work at 100%.

    Well, this assumes that they are actually "fixable".

    While its possible to tweak mag lips or followers, or replace broken parts, if the magazine design is fundamentally unsound it simply may not be possible to get one of these to work well no matter what you do.

    To answer the original question, if you had the ability to return the magazine if it didn't work well, it could be worth taking a chance.

    If not, I personally wouldn't take the chance.
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