Nearly finished my new custom rifle. I have a shot out Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III* (sporterised), 12" barrel blanks from 45/.410 NEF Handi-Rifles (where the action, chamber and stock were used for other things), and access to a full equipped machine shop. So I decided to make a .45 Colt carbine inspired by the WW2 British De Lisle carbine. 10" Barrel and 30.5" overall length.
Now I have a modified SMLE mag.thats good for 3 rounds. But I got to thinking it wouldn't be too hard to modify an SMLE magazine and a .44 Remington Magnum Desert Eagle magazine to work. (Desert Eagle as it's the "most common" semi auto .44 Remington Magnum single stack that comes to mind) So will .45 Colt fit in the .44 Remington Magnum magazine? There's bugger all in it in the SAAMI spec.*.but I just want to be sure I'm not ignoring anything stupidly obvious like the Desert Eagle magazine has a stop or something stupid. Are there any other "common" magazines that will take a .45 Colt?
Cheers
Nick
*Rim Diameter for .45 Colt, .512" Case length 1.285", OAL 1.6" For .44 Remington Magnum it is .514", 1.285" and 1.61" (Taken from the '93 Edition) So the .44 is bigger in those respects
Now I have a modified SMLE mag.thats good for 3 rounds. But I got to thinking it wouldn't be too hard to modify an SMLE magazine and a .44 Remington Magnum Desert Eagle magazine to work. (Desert Eagle as it's the "most common" semi auto .44 Remington Magnum single stack that comes to mind) So will .45 Colt fit in the .44 Remington Magnum magazine? There's bugger all in it in the SAAMI spec.*.but I just want to be sure I'm not ignoring anything stupidly obvious like the Desert Eagle magazine has a stop or something stupid. Are there any other "common" magazines that will take a .45 Colt?
Cheers
Nick
*Rim Diameter for .45 Colt, .512" Case length 1.285", OAL 1.6" For .44 Remington Magnum it is .514", 1.285" and 1.61" (Taken from the '93 Edition) So the .44 is bigger in those respects