Posted by Rich S on February 12, 1999 at 19:04:42:
In Reply to: 45acp OAL? posted by Nekron on February 11, 1999 at 21:14:16:
Here is what I discovered not too long ago. One of my loading manuals says SAAMI std OAL for autoloaders is 1.275". However, ammo that length would not go into my mags. I got down to 1.260". That would go into my mags. Next problem: the nose of the bullet would catch the slide lockand activate it. So, I went to 1.250". This works perfectly. This is for a 1911 style pistol with 185 Hornady XTP bullets. Hope this helps.