7+1 Capacity Possible in K9 ?

[Walter Rego]

I looked through my K9 Owners Manual and didn't see anything regarding the procedure to carry it with a round in the chamber and a full magazine. I understand that it should be loaded only by inserting a magazine with the slide locked back and then pressing down on the slide release, and also should not be loaded by dropping a round in the chamber and then releasing the slide. That's generally not a good procedure with most automatics anyway.

Any reasons that one should not load the gun according to the recommended method and then drop the mag, top it off and then reinsert it ? The supplied 8 round factory magazine negates the concealability in my opinion and will only be used at the range.

[King Rat]

7+1 more than enough in real world. If you are chasing internet Possibilities than you need twice as much and then carry extra magazines every day.

[yqtszhj]

Any reasons that one should not load the gun according to the recommended method and then drop the mag, top it off and then reinsert it ? T.

That should work work just fine.

[Bawanna]

Agreed. Many folks with lots of guns chamber a round and then top load the magazine. I've kind of gotten away from the practice although I used to do it all the time. Not sure why I no longer do.

[DavidR]

Buy a Magguts kit and you can have 8+1.

[Walter Rego]

I'm not one of those guys that needs to carry a hi capacity autoloader with two spare 15 round mags, a Surefire light and a Spyderco clipped to my pocket every time I leave the house for a milk run.

One spare mag is fine. I have at times carried a Lightweight Commander .45 with one in the chamber and a full seven round mag. I have never trusted the 8 round 1911 type mags and dislike any mags that have extended baseplates. Heck, I have even pocket carried a shrouded hammer 5 shot J frame without a speedloader at times when I just needed to grab a gun and go.

I was just curious if the friction of a full seven round mag under a chambered round in a K9 might pose a reliability issue since the owners manual didn't say one way or another. I'll have to try it a few times at the range just to be sure.

[DavidR]

I ran 7+1 and Magguts 8+1 in my P9 with no issues. You should be good to go and well protected.

[sorcerer]

I run my K9 in IDPA. Just because I can. From the 1911, barny load from a spare mag then load a fully charged mag. This coming Saturday I’ll be running my MK9 or my new to me PM9 in Bug. The start in bug is 6 only in the gun which is what each mag will hold. No Barny. In bug we get 3 reloads on the belt. It’s going to be interesting and challenging.

[kenemoore]

I do 7 +1 on my K9 all the time, no issues. I also do my 1911 CCO, 7+1 all the time, no issues.
However, I have found when I occasionally carry a double stack, I do not top off.
I guess in my mind 14 or 15 rounds is enough.

[Walter Rego]

Sorcerer, I had to look up what a "Barney mag" was. That's funny. I had not heard that term before.