1911 Magazines

[808@515]

Looking to pick up my first 1911 in the upcoming weeks. Which magazines should I look for? Which should I avoid? Capacity? School me please?

[watevers1]

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wilson combat 8rnd mags and Chip McCormick 10rnd mags.

[JS41989]

Wilson Combat mags are the best. I personally use the 7 rounders, but everyone has a preference.

[aspenvalley]

[SSOUNN]

I’ve been happy with the Wilson 8rd #500.. People I Shoot with like the Wilson 47D

[L-2]

There are many good 1911 mags & brands. Everyone will have a favorite. Perhaps start with telling us which 1911 you're getting.
-caliber
-size (Government (full-size), Commander (also has a full-size grip); and various smaller gripped models under various names)
-other info. Being specific can help

[The 4th born]

My favorite magazines for my 1911s are the wilson combat 8 rounders. HOWEVER, I do really really like the MECGAR 1911 magazines, even better than Chip McCormick. (nothing against Chip McCormick, also good magazines)

That being said, I would rather have 2 MECGAR magazines than 1 Wilson Combat magazine. The MECGAR price is much lower too.

[gimlet421]

I use Wilson Combat and Tripp Research Cobra Mags. You can’t go wrong with neither one. I have one of the new Chip McCormick RPMs but haven’t run it to see how it performs.

[SarcoBlaster]

I've had good experiences with Wilson ETMs and Tripp Cobra Mags.

[Jimmy's]

Colt 8's

[Barbell909]

I like Wilson 8 rds or Tripp research.

[lexanidubs09]

I have a few of the Chip McCormick mags and haven't had any issues with them. If I were to buy some more I'd probably try the Mec-Gar to save a little bit of money.

[Mute]

Wilson ETM are good mags. I primarily use either Tripp Research or CMC Powermags.

[keith1911]

Wilson Combat ETM 8 rounders.

[hermosabeach]

I have only thrown away 1911 mags.... other mags seem to last longer but the feed lips spread on my mags..... insert a loaded mag and everything is good.

When empty, the follower spreads the feed lips and they rub on the trigger bow.

I had a batch of 1911 mags that would not insert if empty as they hit on the trigger BOw. The bow looks fine.



So cheap mags work for com block but not the 1911


So chip McCormick or Wilson are what I purchased the last time around.

Capacity. - either 7 or 8 rounders

Base plate- drilled for the base plate pad is nice. But learning how to flatten- fully open your palm in the loading procedure prevents the pinch and also does not have the over insertion potential problem of the buffer pads.