Talk:Para-Ordnance 1911 Series

Additional Variants

Screen Used

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A pair of Para-Ordnance SSPs (.45 ACP) as used in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. The weapons pictured here were the actual screen-used guns handled and fired by Clifton Collins, Jr. in the film; note the custom grips, golden suppressors, and "El Jefe" engraved into the slides. (Big thanks to Al Vrkljan at Movie Armaments Group for this IMFDB Exclusive image!)

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A Para-Ordnance Nite-Tac (.45 ACP) used in Shoot 'Em Up. The weapon pictured here is one of the actual screen-used guns from the film; note the engraved Hammerson logo. (Big thanks to Al Vrkljan at Movie Armaments Group for this IMFDB Exclusive image!)

Discussion

"Double-Stack"

What exactly does that mean? - User: 2wingo

It means that the magazine staggers the rounds contained within, increasing the capacity while keeping the same relative size. Jeddostotle7 (talk) 21:43, 18 December 2012 (EST)

Well, double stack magazines tend to be wider than single stacks. --Funkychinaman (talk) 01:28, 19 December 2012 (EST)

Yeah, I thought me saying "relative" would cover that. Jeddostotle7 (talk) 01:34, 19 December 2012 (EST)

Follow-Up Question

Are double-stacked magazines more prone to jamming than single-stack, or are they about the same? - User: 2wingo

Nope. Most high-capacity 9mm handguns use double-stack magazines (The Beretta 92 series, all 9mm Glocks and SIG P22etc's). Some .45 pistols, like the H&K MK23 and the Straier Voight Infinity, also do. I'd assume with .45, because it's such a fat round, it's preferable to have single-stack magazines as it makes the profile of the pistol slimmer and easier to hold for all the non gigantically-handed among us. Phalanx (talk) 12:30, 22 December 2012 (EST)