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Originally Posted by p.phresh
There's another reason you'll want to upgrade to a steel or metal mag-catch. Constant reloading of the mags will cause the plastic part to deteriorate and fail. This in turn reduces gas efficiency when the space between the gas output port and the loading nozzle increases and not delivering all the gas to the BB and BBU. The use of a larger/extended mag will only speed up this deterioration in stock plastic parts.
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While this i find to be true, its also worth noting that the metal based/steel based magazine catch can alternatively were down the magazine catch groove on your magazine. And thus causes the same effect as described above. The reason why the magazine catch is made of plastic is because its easier and more maliable when in contact with the magazine than the the aforementioned upgrade parts. Which means it will preserve that groove much longer.
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And also a quick question:
Does anyone know if the piston head/cup for the hi-capa/1911 will fit the G17?
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There are piston head sets that accomodate both hi-capa/ 1911 and G17's. Element makes one but its more geared towards the hi-capa rather than the G17 as the O-ring provides a tighter seal than ones made specifically for the G17 muzzle. Sorry I can't comment on the floating valve as I have not tried this experiment.