Country Boy
New member
I was at the gun show this past weekend, and I picked up some factory "standard capacity" (note: not "high" capacity, but "standard" capacity) 13 round Hi-Power magazines. After I had loaded one of them up, I noticed that there were 14 rounds missing from my ammo box. The last round wasn't difficult to load either. Is this a fluke? (If so, it's MY fluke now.) If you have a HP, would you load 14+1? Or would it create too much stress on the springs?
I recall reading an article some years ago where Mas Ayoob sent a BHP to Wayne Novak for some gunsmithing, and Novak returned the gun with a magazine that held 14 rounds. I don't remember all of the details, but I do remember ol' Mas stating that he pulled out his pocketknife and scratched a 14 into the baseplate.
Any ideas? I've heard of 17 round South African magazines (which was what I was originally looking for), but "these ain't them".
I recall reading an article some years ago where Mas Ayoob sent a BHP to Wayne Novak for some gunsmithing, and Novak returned the gun with a magazine that held 14 rounds. I don't remember all of the details, but I do remember ol' Mas stating that he pulled out his pocketknife and scratched a 14 into the baseplate.
Any ideas? I've heard of 17 round South African magazines (which was what I was originally looking for), but "these ain't them".