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Old 08-21-2005, 10:35   #23
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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
To answer your question:

I cannot recall, seeing, or having a double feed while using a .45 that could not be cleared by using the method I've described. (A .45, most of them anyway, do not actually and cannot actually "double feed", they're too damn big a bullet to do that. Not really the same as a real double feed on an M-4. Damn, might some defensive tactics instructor be using/instructing a malfunction drill used for a M-4 and thinking it will also work on a .45 handgun????? Say it isn'so )

It may not work for every handgun on the market ,but then I only use handguns I'd bet my life on.......

TS

BTW, I'm happy to see you can "take the beating" we dish out. I like LEO's and it is my desire to make you guys better at what you do.
I was thinking exactly the same thing.

There is not enough room in the feed area of any .45 ACP handgun I have ever used, to hold two .45 rounds at the same time.

I suppose that if you had a complete extractor failure, then a round (or case) could remain in the chamber while another was on the feed ramp, but I do not think that it would completely leave the feed lips of the mag.

TR
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