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sloppyjoe · 01-08-2008, 04:48 AM

I hear quite a bit about this mag and that mag, I was wanting to pick up some extra mags for the 1911 and wanted to hear which ones to get and which 1's to stay away from.... I guess I can order more from Kimber but thought there might be even better ones out there. Thoughts??

Thanks JOE>

ichy_trigger · 01-08-2008, 04:51 AM

Wilson 47D mags are easily the best mags on the market. Chip McCormick mags are second. Stay away from Novak mags, they will crack.

bigun · 01-08-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sloppyjoe

I hear quite a bit about this mag and that mag, I was wanting to pick up some extra mags for the 1911 and wanted to hear which ones to get and which 1's to stay away from.... I guess I can order more from Kimber but thought there might be even better ones out there. Thoughs??

Thanks JOE>

With a aluminum framed Kimber do not use mags with a split follower or it will damage the feedramp area, this includes the factory Kimber mags. Tripp Cobra mags, Wilsons or metalforms are my favorites with a aluminum frame. Steel framed guns are a differant story and just about anything short of the cheap chineese copies work great. Upgrade kits are available though so dont just throw away the factory mags.

Brickboy240 · 01-08-2008, 08:28 AM

Wilson 47Ds...there all you'll need.

I have a few of these mags that are going on 8-10 years of age and still function perfectly.

Pro-Mags, Mec Gars and others are too iffy...why bother? I have two Wolff mags that work well but I had to return one because the feed lips were so off spec it was scary. I will always stick with Wilson 47Ds...they're the best in the biz, no doubt.

Sure, they're more expensive, but you can buy the 14-16 dollar mags now ...cuss them and end up buying the 25 dollar Wilsons later on so how about skipping that middle step?

- brickboy240

bigun · 01-08-2008, 08:34 AM

Again the expensive mags are only needed in aluminum framed guns to protect the feed ramp. I have seen just about all mfg's have a bad product but the split follower mags have always been great in my steel framed 1911's and at $9-$10 the McCormics are hard to beat, I have a bunch of them. My CDP is fond of the Tripp cobra mags.

Krackels · 01-08-2008, 08:40 AM

IMO, stay away from SA factory mags. It's not that they don't work, it's just that there are better mags that cost the same.

I use McCormick's Shooting Star mags. I can find them at gunshows and on sale for less than $10 often.

jtkratzer · 01-08-2008, 08:57 AM

With factory mags, when you say upgrades are available, do you mean simply swapping out the followers?

I did notice when I got my 1911 that my XD mags felt like they were smoother to load. Maybe it's the polymer/plastic follower...

sloppyjoe · 01-08-2008, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bigun

With a aluminum framed Kimber do not use mags with a split follower or it will damage the feedramp area, this includes the factory Kimber mags. Tripp Cobra mags, Wilsons or metalforms are my favorites with a aluminum frame. Steel framed guns are a differant story and just about anything short of the cheap chineese copies work great. Upgrade kits are available though so dont just throw away the factory mags.

So let me get this right... I need to use a different mag than what came in it b/c it has an allum. frame??? I don't get it. Why would the 1's that came w/ it harm it? This is news to me, I thought they would at least be good to use. Any ways the Wilson ones r good then, and where do I get these. Wilson web site any special type of Wilson that I need for ALlum frame. Thanks JOE>

ichy_trigger · 01-08-2008, 09:41 AM

I use metal followers in my carry mags and I have an allow framed gun and have not had any issues. I have however heard time and time again that its a no no. I guess if I shot it more, I might head the warning. For my target/match gun, I use Wilson 47D mags. You can find them lots of places online if you do a search.

standerson · 01-08-2008, 12:19 PM

The McCormick Power Mags are supposed to be the new "gold standard" for 1911 mags. I have those and the Wilson Combat mags. Never had any isssues with either.

01-08-2008, 04:48 AM	#1
sloppyjoe XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 49	!911 Mags? I hear quite a bit about this mag and that mag, I was wanting to pick up some extra mags for the 1911 and wanted to hear which ones to get and which 1's to stay away from.... I guess I can order more from Kimber but thought there might be even better ones out there. Thoughts?? Thanks JOE> __________________ Kimber Custom Covert II 1911 VZ 58 w/ Czech folding stock gun kit "border patrol" Old .22 "pops" (gift from Grandpa, which he got when he was 14 yrs young.) Very Old 32,I think, revolver ("American Bulldog" is the only thing on this gun, top of barrel) Never shot 1890 to 1900 era. Cool though Last edited by sloppyjoe; 01-08-2008 at 08:55 AM.

01-08-2008, 04:51 AM	#2
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,478	Wilson 47D mags are easily the best mags on the market. Chip McCormick mags are second. Stay away from Novak mags, they will crack. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

01-08-2008, 08:28 AM	#4
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,198	Wilson 47Ds...there all you'll need. I have a few of these mags that are going on 8-10 years of age and still function perfectly. Pro-Mags, Mec Gars and others are too iffy...why bother? I have two Wolff mags that work well but I had to return one because the feed lips were so off spec it was scary. I will always stick with Wilson 47Ds...they're the best in the biz, no doubt. Sure, they're more expensive, but you can buy the 14-16 dollar mags now ...cuss them and end up buying the 25 dollar Wilsons later on so how about skipping that middle step? - brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

01-08-2008, 08:34 AM	#5
bigun XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern Iowa Posts: 2,693	Again the expensive mags are only needed in aluminum framed guns to protect the feed ramp. I have seen just about all mfg's have a bad product but the split follower mags have always been great in my steel framed 1911's and at $9-$10 the McCormics are hard to beat, I have a bunch of them. My CDP is fond of the Tripp cobra mags. __________________ Springfield Loaded Stainless,Kimber Pro CDP 2, Kimber Custom Target, Beretta 92D Centurions x2, 92FS, SIG 229 SAS, CZ75, and several other weapons that give Liberals nightmares.

01-08-2008, 08:40 AM	#6
Krackels XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 18,984 Blog Entries: 5	IMO, stay away from SA factory mags. It's not that they don't work, it's just that there are better mags that cost the same. I use McCormick's Shooting Star mags. I can find them at gunshows and on sale for less than $10 often. __________________ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin America's Third Parties --- Duping the Foolish and Idealistic since 1832. PA Roll Call .................... My Blog

01-08-2008, 08:57 AM	#7
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	With factory mags, when you say upgrades are available, do you mean simply swapping out the followers? I did notice when I got my 1911 that my XD mags felt like they were smoother to load. Maybe it's the polymer/plastic follower... __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

01-08-2008, 09:41 AM	#9
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,478	I use metal followers in my carry mags and I have an allow framed gun and have not had any issues. I have however heard time and time again that its a no no. I guess if I shot it more, I might head the warning. For my target/match gun, I use Wilson 47D mags. You can find them lots of places online if you do a search. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

01-08-2008, 12:19 PM	#10
standerson XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 659	The McCormick Power Mags are supposed to be the new "gold standard" for 1911 mags. I have those and the Wilson Combat mags. Never had any isssues with either. __________________ USN Retired, Life Member NRA, Eagle Scout

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