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**KingAirDriver** · 05-22-2006, 06:13 PM

I feel a bit dumb for asking this, but......

How do you take apart a 1911 magazine? Does the base just slide off? Or do I need to push in on that small "button" on the center and then slide it off?? I've never taken mine apart to clean before, and it's LONG overdue.

Thanks in advance for the help.

**R Dub** · 05-22-2006, 06:47 PM

Push the button and slide base off.

**KingAirDriver** · 05-22-2006, 07:43 PM

Thanks R Dub.

Brickboy240 · 05-23-2006, 10:16 AM

Rdub has you covered.

Also, some lesser expensive 1911 mags do not have baseplates that slide off. For those, just press the follower down an inch or so and stick a phillips head screwdriver into the holes on the side of the mag body to keep the spring down and turn the follower slightly sideways and out she comes. Assemble in reverse order.

Also, while it is good to clean out the mag body, do not use oils to lube the follower. The best stuff is that graphite spray that dries to a powder. Cannot remember the name of it right now, but since it dries to a powder, theres no oil to collect more dirt.

good luck with them...yes magazines NEED to be kept fairly clean to work 100% all the time on a 1911. Best magazines? To me, the Wilson 47Ds and Chip McCormicks are the best - they're all I own.

- Brickboy240

**KingAirDriver** · 05-23-2006, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brickboy240

Rdub has you covered.

Also, some lesser expensive 1911 mags do not have baseplates that slide off. For those, just press the follower down an inch or so and stick a phillips head screwdriver into the holes on the side of the mag body to keep the spring down and turn the follower slightly sideways and out she comes. Assemble in reverse order.

Also, while it is good to clean out the mag body, do not use oils to lube the follower. The best stuff is that graphite spray that dries to a powder. Cannot remember the name of it right now, but since it dries to a powder, theres no oil to collect more dirt.

good luck with them...yes magazines NEED to be kept fairly clean to work 100% all the time on a 1911. Best magazines? To me, the Wilson 47Ds and Chip McCormicks are the best - they're all I own.

- Brickboy240

Thanks, great post and very helpful! I haven't tried to take em apart just yet, but I'm glad you told me about the other way to take some of them apart. I have a feeling mine might fall into the second category, because I don't think they're all that great; seem cheap to me. Although they haven't done it for quite a while, for a long time after I bought my 1911 the last round would jam- I believe it was because the mags didn't have enough "umpf" to get the last round up well enough. My gun's shooting really well lately, but I've been using reloads that my friend's been cranking out. Maybe it just likes the shape of the lead bullet instead of the jacketed.

SLCDave · 05-23-2006, 11:11 AM

The stock mags that come with the SA 1911's do not have a removeable baseplate, but they aren't cheap mags. IIRC, they are made by Metalform, and are built to original specs. I have 2 of the stock mags, and 2 Wilson 47D mags. Both have functioned well in my 1911.

You have to figure out what mags your gun likes/dislikes, and go in the direction it tells you to.

05-22-2006, 06:13 PM	#1
KingAirDriver XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: FL230 and KS Posts: 1,334	1911 mag question I feel a bit dumb for asking this, but...... How do you take apart a 1911 magazine? Does the base just slide off? Or do I need to push in on that small "button" on the center and then slide it off?? I've never taken mine apart to clean before, and it's LONG overdue. Thanks in advance for the help. __________________ "When life's on the line, we're in the air." Freight Dogs - Order of the Sleepless Knights.

05-22-2006, 06:47 PM	#2
R Dub XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Last Frontier Posts: 3,581 Blog Entries: 1	Push the button and slide base off. __________________ Need XD Accessories? Support the XDTalk Sponsors. They support us! Need some competition? IDPA / USPSA

05-22-2006, 07:43 PM	#3
KingAirDriver XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: FL230 and KS Posts: 1,334	Thanks R Dub. __________________ "When life's on the line, we're in the air." Freight Dogs - Order of the Sleepless Knights.

05-23-2006, 10:16 AM	#4
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 8,988	Rdub has you covered. Also, some lesser expensive 1911 mags do not have baseplates that slide off. For those, just press the follower down an inch or so and stick a phillips head screwdriver into the holes on the side of the mag body to keep the spring down and turn the follower slightly sideways and out she comes. Assemble in reverse order. Also, while it is good to clean out the mag body, do not use oils to lube the follower. The best stuff is that graphite spray that dries to a powder. Cannot remember the name of it right now, but since it dries to a powder, theres no oil to collect more dirt. good luck with them...yes magazines NEED to be kept fairly clean to work 100% all the time on a 1911. Best magazines? To me, the Wilson 47Ds and Chip McCormicks are the best - they're all I own. - 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!

05-23-2006, 11:11 AM	#6
SLCDave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,983	The stock mags that come with the SA 1911's do not have a removeable baseplate, but they aren't cheap mags. IIRC, they are made by Metalform, and are built to original specs. I have 2 of the stock mags, and 2 Wilson 47D mags. Both have functioned well in my 1911. You have to figure out what mags your gun likes/dislikes, and go in the direction it tells you to. __________________ We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Thomas Jefferson Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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