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Originally Posted by DonVoigt
Just a couple points, in regard to a couple statements made above-
1- All magazines will not fit all pistols and function correctly, some will not even insert completely.
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Yes. As an aside, the Erma KGP 69 (.22 lr) toggle pistols display this foible as well. It turns out that, even though they are cast, the grip frames can vary in their dimensions in their mag wells. There is also significant variation in the external dimensions of the mags themselves, regardless that they are well-made otherwise. Some mags will bind or refuse entirely to fit when inserted, and come can combine to create enough play so that they rattle when in place. I had to go through my collection and match them up with the pistols they fit, in large, medium, and small gradient. This was OK until my last two times I acquired them, which gave me three mags that won't fit into
any gun I have. To remedy this, I'll have my machinist hog out the well of a build project pistol, once I determine how much to have removed.
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2- There are NO "extruded steel" magazines. The mags often referred to erroneously as "extruded" are from the Haenel design and are folded , welded, and then the outside milled to shape; the feed lips are formed before folding. There is a page or two regarding their construction that completely blows up the "extruded" nonsense with drawings in Goertz and Sturgess.
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Yes, we've been through this all, rather recently. Unfortunately, misnomers like this tend to persist (e.g., "Black Widow," "1920 Commercial," etc.)