Ahem ....
Gentlemen, are we not entering the realm of 'gamesmanship' when we resort to such measures? Exceeding the normal magazine capacity of a '97 doesn't quite seem right, but then, we tolerate highly internally modified pistols and rifles in our game, so I suppose it's acceptable. Odd though, when the rules restrict a 1911 to 5 rds in the mag, hammer down on an empty chamber.
Back in the days of one pistol in CAS, I recall my indignation at a US match in Idaho when an RO required me to remove the black felt tip pen colour from the rear of the front sight blade on my Ruger Vaquero. The range layout put the sun at our backs all day and it was difficult to acquire a sight picture with a bright, shiny blade. I had to scrape it off with a knife.
At the same time, shooters with highly tuned pistols were shooting 'pop gun' loads while we Canucks were shooting 240-250 gr bullets from our Colt SAAs and Vaqueros over stiff loads of Unique. One of our possee members had a Ruger .32 magnum shooting tiny pills over what must have been 1 1/2 grs of baby powder. It couldn't knock over 12" steel gophers beyond 10 yards. Others had custom .45 brass with 1/2 capacity and a lengthy flash hole.
I'm all for shooting CAS guns 'as issue', with regard for function and safety being paramount. A Cowboy earning a dollar and day and grub wasn't keeping gunsmiths employed with trick mods and tuning.