Robo finally did it!

[Robocop1051]

GAWDAMN!!! It took me long enough. I grabbed two more mags (6 total) while I was at Cabelas last week.

Crazy thing.... I removed the internal floorplate from inside the magazine and was able to fit 15 inside. I'm going to play around with one of the mags and see if I can reliably overload them (Normally they hold 14)

 

Sig P227 TacOps .45ACP (Alongside my P220 Elite Carry Stainless)

[Sisco]

Congrats! From the looks of it they fit your P220 as well. Two awesome pistols there man! I thought about saving a couple of more months for the P227, but patience has never been my strong suit. How do those extended mags handle?

[Robocop1051]

I'm ditching the stupid "shoe" thing on the bottom of the mag. I'm going to try to replace it with a Magpul SMG "Mag Pull" and see if that helps any.

I'm a little miffed at the plastic mag bottoms. I'm a mag tosser during reloads, and a little rough on my gear. When empty, the mags don't feel like they'll take much damage when tossed. However, if I accidentally drop a full mag with 14 rounds of 230gr .45's, I'm wondering if the plastic will hold up against concrete or a rock.

[Robocop1051]

I'd like to point out that this is a combined 3,220 grains of hollow pointed lead, loaded into a single magazine. With a total of 6 magazines, and one in the pipe, that comes to a whopping 19,550 grains of hot, plant-their-dick-in-the-dirt, expanding, day-ruining, chaotic, mayhem!

 

A 1 oz. 12 gauge slug is equal to 437.5 grains.... Just sayin'

[planeflyer21]

SCORE!!

Range report! Range report! Range report!

[jtallen83]

You might have to look into some tactical suspenders with all that lead hanging on the belt!;)

[98Z5V]

DEFINITELY!!!  His third leg certainly won't be able to hold that weight up! 

[slugger43]

So just a RCH more than 7 and a third 12 gauge slugs?  Damn, that puts things in perspective!  Mayhem may be too soft of a word.  Wow!

To quote Mr. T, "I pity the fool........."

[Toolndie7]

Nice. Looks like the bigger hole vs capacity argument is a little closer to best of both worlds.

[MikedaddyH]

I wanna see a drop test on concrete ! Video with and without ammo. Do it first on a wood floor.

Edited September 1, 2015 by MikedaddyH
48" drop and 1 meter drop

[Robocop1051]

My new magazine base plate inserts came in the mail today.

Here's a comparison between the P226/P229 (American version) and the P227 inserts.

I installed the part easily. Although, I did have to slap the mag a few times to get the little lock/nipple to fit properly. Once in place it wasn't budging. 

I was able to fit 15 rounds of .45ACP with very little effort. The mag on the left is unmodified with 14 rounds. The mag on the right has the new insert and 15 rounds. If you look at the mag on the right, in the #14 hole, you can see the top of round #15.

I'll try this out at the range next week. If it works, I have enough inserts to finish off all my mags. Just hand cycling seems to be working just fine.

Even with 15 rounds in the modified mag, I was still able to push down slightly  (maybe 1/16") on the top round. I was also able to slam a fully loaded mag into the magwell on a closed (in battery) slide.... it was definitely stiffer than the 14 round mag, and a deliberate (some force) reload was required.

[planeflyer21]

Sweet!