Why 5 rounds in the 1911 magazines?

[Thomas (Tom) Horn aka James Hicks]

Roscoe,

I am not an expert on the "Why's".  I suppose (common sense) WB was a spin-off from CAS. The rules were in place and most of the folks were already familiar with CAS, so they (WB committee) did not "rock the boat" and therefore, WB was born. Still "infant" and growing. You will find different views from all the different clubs within SASS.  But one theme seems to be present country wide. There is a STRONG DESIRE from members to go to the 7 round mag (tis the way JMB designed it) and I will venture to say, I suspect folks will see this happen within the next year or so. The '97 in its original form I believe will take 6 rounds in the mag. You will see a lot of '97 reproductions (China). They will only take 5 rounds. There are ways around this... use the shorter 12 gauge rounds; or use a modified spring and follower. In most WB bunch matches... the rifle is not that important, as in CAS. The rifle is mainly a transitional weapon.  Some clubs do not use the rifle at all on some of their stages. The "key" firearms for WB is the 1911 and the '97.  As stated... Wild Bunch is in its "infancy stage" and changes are occurring (see SASS Wild Bunch).  THERE WILL BE CHANGE and with that change, some will love it and some will not.  But whatever the change will be, there is one thing you will love, you shoot more, and there is usually more movement. It is not unusual to shoot 20+ rounds 1911 and 6+ '97 SG on a stage.  And with that in mind you can see if you shoot 5 or more stages at a match you are going to eat up some bullets... BUT THAT IS WHAT WILD BUNCH IS ALL ABOUT. WB is not Cowboy (even though some think it is)... but there are those who want it to be cowboy because for some... Change is hard to accept. But that is my opine. Try WB and you will love it.