P14 45 mag capacity

[JDMarshall]

I'm only getting 13 rds loaded in without really cramming and I mean leaving a small dent in the top of 13 when I try and squeeze 14 in. These are relatively new 4 mags with about 1000 rds run through. I leave em loaded with 13 hoping the spring will settle. Any experience with this situation? I've got a maglula loader to help somewhat but I'm a little concerned there is so much force on the number 14 round and mag lips with 14 that I'll have loading issues or feed problems.

[Bearcave]

Para P14-45 magazine with the flat factory base pad will only hold 13 rounds. Para defines P14 magazine as 13 + 1 = P14.

Put a Dawson pad on the same magazine and you will get 16 rounds in the magazine. With a Dawson base pad you will also have to get longer magazine spring. I get 170mm length springs and trim as needed.

[ChuckS]

One of my open guns started life as a P-14. The Canadian high capacity flat wall tubes would hold 14 rounds with the factory flat basepads. I seem to recall that the mags would hold 16 rounds with the Arredondo basepads and a tight 18 with the now unavailable Grams pads. This was before Dawson had introduced their Para pads.

Later,

Chuck

PS: I took a look at an old catalog that I had and they listed the capacity for the P-14 as 14+1.

[JDMarshall]

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One of my open guns started life as a P-14. The Canadian high capacity flat wall tubes would hold 14 rounds with the factory flat basepads. I seem to recall that the mags would hold 16 rounds with the Arredondo basepads and a tight 18 with the now unavailable Grams pads. This was before Dawson had introduced their Para pads.

Later,

Chuck

PS: I took a look at an old catalog that I had and they listed the capacity for the P-14 as 14+1.

Yep everything I have on paper says 14+1 as in 14 in the mag and one in the pipe. Hence my original curiosity in only able to load 13 in the mag.

[chirpy]

I have at least 3 generation of Para P14 mags and some will only hold 13. Others will hold 14.

FWIW

Richard

[Bearcave]

Yes, there are several generations of Para magazines, no idea of how many.

I have a new Para frame in the original box and the box is marked 13+1. The 2 magazines in the box will only hold 13 rounds and have original flat Para sheet metal pads installed.

[ParaGunner]

My p-14 would hold 14 in all the mags . Then i put DP basepads on and I had 18+1.