Swapping 1911 Clips

[ductape]

So my son-in-law says "Can you use other 1911 clips in that Kimber?" We were shooting down in the bottom of the farm, and I had my new Kimber Ultra blah blah and my new Ruger SR1911. I reached down and grabbed one of the Ruger clips, shoved it in and BAM! BAM! BAM! "Yup" I said, "apparently you can." I must admit. I love them 1911's.

 

[Hoosier45]

Correct. Your Ruger mags will work in your Ultra. But your Ultra mags won't work in your Ruger. (Officer vs full size)

 

[SERparacord]

Clips........

 

[danielson]

I know a guy who knows its wrong, and still wont say it right.

 

[Hoosier45]

I know a guy who knows its wrong, and still wont say it right.

How about the "CLIPS" vendor at the 1500. How many times do you think he is corrected at EVERY show he goes to, by "experts" like us?

 

[SERparacord]

How about the "CLIPS" vendor at the 1500. How many times do you think he is corrected at EVERY show he goes to, by "experts" like us?

 

[Sainte]

 

[chezuki]

 

[ductape]

Shopping cart or buggy
Supper or dinner
Motor or engine
Geeeezzz

 

[danielson]

A buggy is only a shopping cart if you refuse to acknowledge you lost in the 1860s
Supper and dinner are NOT the same
A motor and an engine are not QUITE the same

Much in the same way that a clip and a magazine are not the same in the firearm world.

Just because youve spent so long using incorrect meanings for various words, doesn't mean the definitions changed.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Shopping cart or buggy
Supper or dinner
Motor or engine
Geeeezzz

What ever you do, for the love of all creatures, great and small--do not call Indiana's LTCH a permit.

 

[SSGSAD]

Shopping cart or buggy
Supper or dinner
Motor or engine
Geeeezzz

BUT, there IS a difference, between a motor, and an ENGINE .....
a motor takes an OUTSIDE source of power, ELECTRICITY to run.....
an ENGINE, produces its OWN power via gas..... or diesel .....

 

[Disposable Heart]

To the OP: you make take huge umbrage to their ribbing, but believe me, it's for the best. Technical terms are that: technical. If I came up and began talking to one of these guys, it wouldn't matter if I was Jerry Miculek or some other god of our shooting community: The instant I use a term out of whack, I'm automatically discredited.

If someone comes up to me and the first thing they say is "clip" when meaning magazine or refers to their highly inaccurate weapon (or poor shooting style and subsequent poor groupings) as a "tack driver", I subconsciously discredit their conversation with me. It's not done with malice or even consciously, it just happens. Someone who calls something the wrong term or uses terms incorrectly isn't seen as being knowledgeable or skilled.

As stated before: You may take umbrage to that fact but it's a stark reality and I'm sorry you had to learn it this way. You seem like a smart fella' and I am willing to put money that you are. But the shooting community is like any other: It has sticklers and people that have been shooting for decades, there are terms that need to be right.

 

[danielson]

For the record, I dont think most shooters think ill of someone for using the wrong term. We just like to bust peoples chops about it. Dont get me wrong, the definitions are what they are, and they should be used accordingly. But who says we cant all have fun with it...

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

For the record, I dont think most shooters think ill of someone for using the wrong term. We just like to bust peoples chops about it. Dont get me wrong, the definitions are what they are, and they should be used accordingly. But who says we cant all have fun with it...

Pretty much. In fact, if I know it bothers you, I've been known to use the wrong term just to aggravate.

 

[danielson]

HAHA! completely understandable.... I do that with the grammar Nazis...

 

[mammynun]

I bet people who use the word "clip" when talking about a magazine pay more for their firearms at their local gun store. WWII veterans may be an exception.

 

[danielson]

I bet people who use the word "clip" when talking about a magazine pay more for their firearms at their local gun store. WWII veterans may be an exception.

I bet they wait till it closes, and they dont pay anything at all...

 

[WebSnyper]

So my son-in-law says "Can you use other 1911 clips in that Kimber?" We were shooting down in the bottom of the farm, and I had my new Kimber Ultra blah blah and my new Ruger SR1911. I reached down and grabbed one of the Ruger clips, shoved it in and BAM! BAM! BAM! "Yup" I said, "apparently you can." I must admit. I love them 1911's.

Just wait until you break out the ARs. He'll really be impressed with magazine interchangeability.

 

[Trigger Time]

Well yeah. They're the same model of gun. As long as the caliber is the same the mags will work. If you have a flared mag well then you will have to use your finger tips to fully seat your mag. I love shooting a good 1911. Nothing else compares in my opinion and I've shot many many types of pistols old and modern.