{"id":74833,"date":"2022-11-07T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=74833"},"modified":"2022-11-06T09:55:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T14:55:57","slug":"ask-ian-single-feed-vs-double-feed-pistols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/11\/07\/ask-ian-single-feed-vs-double-feed-pistols\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Ian: Single Feed vs Double Feed Pistols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/brVYI4-NILA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Jul 2022<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Tyler on Patreon: &#8220;Why are there so few double stack\/double feed handguns? I can only think of a couple off the top of my head. It makes the worst part of handgun shooting (loading the magazines) a complete non-issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are a series of interacting considerations when choosing between single feed and double feed. <\/p>\n<p>Single Feed:<br \/>\n &#8211; Magazines are less reliable; constricting from two columns to one adds friction (this is magnified as capacity increases)<br \/>\n &#8211; Firearms are easier to design; the cartridge is always presented in the same place<br \/>\n &#8211; Pistol slides may be slightly narrower<\/p>\n<p>Double Feed:<br \/>\n &#8211; Magazines are more reliable (also less susceptible to a bit of dirt fouling them)<br \/>\n &#8211; Guns are harder to design; must accommodate two different feed positions<br \/>\n &#8211; Guns must be a bit wider (immaterial in rifles)<\/p>\n<p>These elements taken together lead to predominantly single feed magazines in pistols and double feed magazines in rifles, although exceptions exist to both.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3BYbUg4bGowdi15TWdVVUV3NkQxWmtYdm9IUXxBQ3Jtc0tsb2g5WDFxWlh4MzBxcl9uTkR0MTRpaE41Y1Nlcjg4bnp6czdVM216ZzhXZ0E4Wk43RmJDUklQU0I0QlZVbWJlSmtQeEVJU0ItTHVPSWE3MnIyWl81MHljZ1lsTEtpQlFGRW9Fc09ralUzWU9MNEUyZw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=brVYI4-NILA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. 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