Grognard Gunny
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I picked up a Taurus PT 92 (9mm) just recently, (no papers with it, 2nd hand deal, good price) bought a third mag for it right off the bat. Wife likes it because it is the singular auto we own that she can "rack" with no sweat. (Go figure. She finds the "Cannon" easy, but her 9mm Beretta and my .32 Tomcat she finds impossible.)
Anyway, I take it to the range and we can both pop x ring hits with it, repeatedly. No problem.
Here's the kicker. The two mags that came with the weapon AND the one I bought extra ALL have 17 rounds marked on them. Clear as day. I would assume from that I could pack in 17 rounds. Yes?
Nyet! They will only hold 16, all three of them. Go figure. No matter how much I push and shove, that spring and follower will NOT compress that little tiny bit to allow that last round to go in there. I gave it up as a lost cause.
A plus: I can load all three mags with a box of ammo, rather than having to find another round somewhere to finish the job with 17 per. (Do the math! LOL!)
Whoa, someone will say, you are losing firepower there. True, but if I am still in the heat of battle after expending 48 rounds, I figure I am in deep kim chee anyway. LOL!
Anyway, this is but a long story way to see if anyone else has noticed that 16/17 discrepancy, or am I completely losing it?
GG
Anyway, I take it to the range and we can both pop x ring hits with it, repeatedly. No problem.
Here's the kicker. The two mags that came with the weapon AND the one I bought extra ALL have 17 rounds marked on them. Clear as day. I would assume from that I could pack in 17 rounds. Yes?
Nyet! They will only hold 16, all three of them. Go figure. No matter how much I push and shove, that spring and follower will NOT compress that little tiny bit to allow that last round to go in there. I gave it up as a lost cause.
A plus: I can load all three mags with a box of ammo, rather than having to find another round somewhere to finish the job with 17 per. (Do the math! LOL!)
Whoa, someone will say, you are losing firepower there. True, but if I am still in the heat of battle after expending 48 rounds, I figure I am in deep kim chee anyway. LOL!
Anyway, this is but a long story way to see if anyone else has noticed that 16/17 discrepancy, or am I completely losing it?
GG