Best "GI style" 1911 mags?

[SingleStacker45]

You should probably get some reliability work done to your gun. Try sending it to EGW. Those guys are great to work with and very resonable price wise. Your gun shoud run on any of the mags you listed. Also, I'm assuming you tried different ammo.

Mule

[Bob Reed]

Hello,

Check-Mate Industries makes mags for Colt. Any Genuine Colt® mag that has a "C" stamped on the base came from Check-Mate and they offer a true GI mag w/fully tapered-lips & dimpled follower. It's Part No. CM45-7-B-GI for Blued, and Part No. CM45-7-S-GI for Stainless. http://www.checkmateindustries.com/handgun.htm

Metalform also makes mags for Colt, there the ones that have a "M" stamped on the base.

[Sam]

Greg:
I think you said you're taking the Vickers 1911 operator class at the end of this month. If so, that is the best time to get Larry to diagnose your magazines and feeding issue.

An easier way to fix this problem is to send me all of your 1911s and I'll shoot them a few years and work out the bugs for you, I won't charge you anything. I'm sure my Wilson magazines will work.

[ralph]

What about Meggar's Has anybody used their 1911 mags? I see CDNN has a pretty good price on them...

[dwhitehorne]

I had a Charles Daly EMS that came with 2 Mecgars. They worked fine and looked exactly like the ACT/Novak mags I have. David

[BUBBAGUNS]

If you insist on GI "style," then go with Metalform.

+ 1, I bought some metalforms at a gun show a few years ago. Never had a problem with them.

[Frens]

got some MecGar 7rnd mags from Midsouthshooter.com
finish looks really nice and have been 200% reliable with my SA MilSpec.

I also got a couple of cheap mags from Sherluk.com but I dont know the manufacturer of those. They look like USGI mags and have been reliable so far. Nice mags for 7$.

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

Italy rocks!

[HolyRoller]

Holy,

I tried following the advice from the 10-8 forum. I have 2 trips 8 and 2 trips 7 round converted mags. Both of them introduced FTF issues that didn't exist with my 7 rounders or my ACT style mags. I would run the ACT mags, but the feed lips are too damn fragile. I found two with cracked feed lips today!!

I have had good luck with the McCormick mags though.

GHB

Oh. Now I'm glad that I said it worked for ME! My TRP was gently used when I got it, and it still had the two factory mags. One of them didn't drop free, which I thought must mean something bad, but didn't know what it was. Only after I saw the picture of the cracked feedlip base (if that's the right term) at 10-8 did I check my mag and that's what it was. In the trash it went.

If you're taking LAV's 1911 Operator class, I'm sure he'll set your gun straight.

[OD*]

Guys,

Who makes the best 7 round GI type mags? I seem to have NO luck with the fancy schmancy 8 round mags from Tripp and Wilson. I always have great performance from a bunch of old Springfield GI syle 7 rounders. I want to stock up, where do I get the best 7 round GI mags?

GHB

Greg,

If you read through this thread, you'll find a great deal of information on 1911 magazines (and some to stay away from).
http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=28256