1911 Magazines

I have read the same on other forums.

Wilson Combat is the first choice, but spendy. MecGar is a close second.

I don't have any personal experience with Wilson Combat magazines. However, I have had excellent results with MecGar magazines and 3 other caliber pistols, .380, 9mm, 40S&W.

YMMV,
boomer

I use cheapo's TripleK, factory , Kimber , Colt.... never have issues with any in either gun...

Heard Wilson is the choice... I won't pay for the name though...

Hands down, wilson combat 47d mags are the best choice. I've got a good amount of different mags for my 1911's and my wilson combat is the first mag I go to every time. They do cost about $35 but are worth every penny.

I only use wilson after buying 2 with my kimber I went back and bought a couple more

I've used lots of the "less expensive" magazines and found that their only shortcoming is you might have to do some minor adjusting, cleaning, or lubing.

I bought a huge quantity of cheap, cheap, AR Mags. Only had to "adjust" one out of the bunch. In many cases the only difference in these "Up Market" magazines (besides the name which makes them more expensive) is the finish and extra attention to de-burring edges. Mec-Gar makes a great magazine. I have several for my Sig. But they don't work any better than those that don't have the shiny bluing and are only finished with a bead blast finish.

Just remember, the finest, most expensive magazine isn't any better than a cheapie if it isn't cleaned and maintained. All to often the "cheapies" are treated as such and allowed to get filthy.

Wilson combat followers are hands down better than any other magazine follower. That alone makes them the best. It has nothing to do with the color of the finish.

Just grabbed a few Wilson nylon followers... put them in my cheapo's my Colt and my Kimber mags..

Went out and tried them in my aluminum framed Kimber... every round fed no problems... $4.95 each... now I feel good about not damaging my gun...:top:

In addition to the Wilson's I have I also have some Chip McCormick Power Mags that work just as well as the Wilsons.

Steve

I go with the Chip McCormick mags. I have plenty of Wilson's and they work fine but they are prone to dirt and debris through the large slits in the side. The nylon follower also wears pretty quickly if you shoot regularly and you'll find it feeds fine but will soon begin to fail to engage the slide lock.

CMC mags deal with most of these issues and are more reasonably priced. The Power mag + also has a follower that won't **** up your lightweight frame but it is more expensive. This is the mag I use for work.

Brianaintright said:

I go with the Chip McCormick mags. I have plenty of Wilson's and they work fine but they are prone to dirt and debris through the large slits in the side. The nylon follower also wears pretty quickly if you shoot regularly and you'll find it feeds fine but will soon begin to fail to engage the slide lock.

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Well that explains it.... though I don't think I have *that* many rounds though one of many mags I have?

Pete,

Could be that you used that mag for dryfire or reload practice. It's not the actual number of rounds fired, it's the amount of wear on the notch that engages the slide stop.

Also, start checking the feedlips with a micrometer and compare old mags with a new one. A big problem with 1911 mags is feedlip spread, especially if we keep them loaded for extended periods. This can cause many of the same problems.

The 1911 mag was meant to be replaced frequently. Don't get married to your mags, if they start ******* up, throw them in a can for range practice and get a new one.