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Posted: 2/4/2020 12:59:13 AM EDT

I'm on the lookout for Colt 20-rounders and keep seeing listings that say "Colt Sporter 20-round magazine" and "Colt 20-round Magazine."

I took the two to be synonymous, but I keep seeing enough of the first one to cause some hesitation.

Is there any difference of is it just branding?

Thanks.

Posted: 2/4/2020 7:47:53 AM EDT

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Mags are all the same afaik. There may be some difference in how the floor plate are marked based on the age of the mag

Posted: 2/4/2020 8:32:57 AM EDT

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Some of the older colt 20 rounders came with removable U type inserts that limited round count to 5. Hunting purposes). But they are full 20 rounders

Posted: 2/4/2020 9:07:57 AM EDT

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Some of the older colt 20 rounders came with removable U type inserts that limited round count to 5. Hunting purposes). But they are full 20 rounders

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Yep. I got one of those a few decades ago. I pulled out the insert and it functioned just fine.

Posted: 2/6/2020 9:28:35 PM EDT

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Thanks all, I appreciate it. I thought that was the case, but I'm never surprised to learn things are different than what I thought when it involves the gun industry.

Posted: 2/8/2020 8:12:45 PM EDT

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Thanks all, I appreciate it. I thought that was the case, but I'm never surprised to learn things are different than what I thought when it involves the gun industry.

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Nobody mentioned the rivet in the floorplate to keep you from removing the floorplate to take out the 5 round spacer. That is a Sporter mag.
My Colt SP1 that I bought in 1981 came with 2 20 round magazines with the 5 round spacer in them.

Posted: 2/10/2020 11:16:40 PM EDT

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Nobody mentioned the rivet in the floorplate to keep you from removing the floorplate to take out the 5 round spacer. That is a Sporter mag.
My Colt SP1 that I bought in 1981 came with 2 20 round magazines with the 5 round spacer in them.

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@tnw50cal, so you're saying that it would hold 25 rounds without the spacer (and with the right spring)?

Posted: 2/11/2020 12:03:54 AM EDT

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20 (Twenty)

Posted: 2/11/2020 8:28:51 AM EDT

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@tnw50cal, so you're saying that it would hold 25 rounds without the spacer (and with the right spring)?

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20 rd capacity with the limiter removed.

Posted: 2/13/2020 2:12:31 PM EDT

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OKAY makes Colt's magazines. Buy with confidence.

Posted: 2/13/2020 5:28:37 PM EDT

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Nobody mentioned the rivet in the floorplate to keep you from removing the floorplate to take out the 5 round spacer. That is a Sporter mag.
My Colt SP1 that I bought in 1981 came with 2 20 round magazines with the 5 round spacer in them.

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The rivet was only present on the later magazines. I don’t know what year they started to place the rivet. The 5 rd mag that came with my 1964 SP1 was certainly not riveted.

Posted: 2/13/2020 9:09:29 PM EDT

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^^^ Good point.

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