ds1 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 I got bored so…..A quick dive into 2011 pistol magazine terminology. The two pistols are made by STI / Staccato (same company but rebranded as STI has another meaning). They are single action only pistols of John Browning 1911 design. The smaller one Staccato C (think Colt Officer / Commander) has a single feed magazine of 8-10 rounds of 9mm. Technically a 1911 design (although Staccato still call it a 2011). 2011 is trade marked to STI / Staccato and denotes 1911 design pistols with wider bodied double stacked magazines. As the pictures show the magazines are wider and come in various lengths - 140mm, 170mm being common (interestingly the length is given in metric mm units). The magazine design is fat originally to accommodate 45acp rounds although 9mm / 38 Super Auto Comp is the main stay of IPSC / USPSA Open Class which was the reason for developing a high capacity 1911 in the first place. You end up with a separate frame and grip module ( grips are commonly plastic, aluminium or stainless steel ). Frames are billet cnc machined steel. Limcat Stainless grip module on my STI Costa Carry Comp pistol replacing the original STI plastic grip module. The high capacity magazines were originally unreliable until Staccato developed a Gen 2 version and highly quality magazines from MBX became available. Now Staccato have released a CS pistol aimed at concealed carry with a 16 round magazine but thinner than their 2011 magazines - if your not stuffing 45ACP into them, they don’t need to be that fat. It will be interesting to see if the market will change to a new magazine format or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david harvey Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 Nice write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellboy Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 19 hours ago, ds1 said: I got bored so….. get the kettle on and get ready for a visit very soon .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSG Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 Good write up! They look a bit complicated for a S&W model 10 trained shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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