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Are 1911 ramped barrels really an improvement?

April 26, 2017barrels improvement ramped

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Are 1911 ramped barrels really an improvement?

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I’m reading one of the Sweeney gunsmithing books, and he passingly mentions the ramped barrel. (“Wilson-Nowlins” ramp.) To me, it looks like a worthwhile reliability mod for guns that will be shooting hollowpoint ammunition, but that’s just a knee-jerk reaction.