1911 Magazines

[drking2]

Which 1911 magazines do you use? Which have been great and which have been dogs?

I just bought 2 1911's and need to pick up a couple of magazines for each.

 

[herr.baer]

I only use the Wilson Combat mags as well as the factory ones that came with the pistol.

 

[chale127]

Colt or Chip McCormick with no issues

 

[JMintzer]

Colt or Chip McCormick with no issues

Wilson Combat and Chip McCormick. Both work great!


Jamie

 

[MauiWowie]

I've been told Wilson's are the best
I have a few but haven't used them yet since I'm still waiting on my 1911 to come in


BTW you're close to 1K Karma "I'm in"

 

[swinokur]

I use Wilson 47D's, and Tripp Cobra mags.

all excellent as well as McCormick Power mags. Don't have those but they have a good rep.

 

[c-03003]

What 1911's do you have? I have a Remington R1 and bought Chip McCormick Shooting Star Classic mags and for some reason the slide doesn't lock after the last round.

 

[jimbobborg]

Wilson, Chip, Colt. Mecgars are okay, no great shakes. Kimber Tac-Pro is decent from what I've heard, but I don't like their standard magazines. Anything else is a gamble.

 

[swinokur]

What 1911's do you have? I have a Remington R1 and bought Chip McCormick Shooting Star Classic mags and for some reason the slide doesn't lock after the last round.

Dan Wesson Heritage

 

[chale127]

Kimber Tac-Pro is decent from what I've heard, but I don't like their standard magazines.

I don't know if it is currently true but Kimber's factory mags were made by Chip Mccormick at one time, i never had any issues with mine when i had it

 

[Brychan]

I've had occasional problems with Mecgars.

 

[jimbobborg]

I don't know if it is currently true but Kimber's factory mags were made by Chip Mccormick at one time, i never had any issues with mine when i had it

Not mine. But the Kimbers I have are 10mm magazines I've bought WC mags for my RIA 1911, they feed hollow points better than the cheap mag it came with.

 

[swinokur]

I don't know if it is currently true but Kimber's factory mags were made by Chip Mccormick at one time, i never had any issues with mine when i had it

me neither. They worked fine as well. They were regular Kimber mags

 

[chale127]

me neither. They worked fine as well. They were regular Kimber mags

I should have made a clearer statement...the older Kimber stamped mags were produced by Chip McCormick, i do not know if this is still the case today, it's been a few years since i had mine but i think the follower was the dead giveaway as to the source

 

[swinokur]

Mine were less than 3 years old. They worked fine in my TLE.

 

[drking2]

I bought 2 Springfield 1911's stainless

 

[Biggfoot44]

I haven't use the complete mags , but the Tripp followers are even more betterer than Wilson.

 

[Boats]

This gentleman did the most in depth eval of 1911 mags I have ever seen. Based on my experience he is absolutely correct.

http://how-i-did-it.org/magazines/
http://how-i-did-it.org/magazines2/

I currently use Checkmate 8-rd Hybrid mags and Colt 7-rd factory mags for all of my 1911s. Also use Checkmate and Colt for the Delta Elites.


Others I have tried:
The good:
Novaks
Act-Mag
Wolff (BTW these are actually all the exact same, ACT-Mag makes them all the caveat is that you have to run Wolff XP springs in these mags for optimal feeding.)
Tripp

The Bad:
Wilson 47D (nylon follower sticks sometimes, lets round loose early)
Para-Ordinance (Para Mags SUCK!)
Mec-Gar (feeds ok but sides of the mag are thin and bulge when fully loaded so I was constantly having to strip mags from the magwell instead of them dropping free)

 

[LimaVictor]

Good info in this thread.
I'm in the market meself as I am still waiting for my 1911.

 

[powder in the air]

Tripp is what I use with mine

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