Colt 1911 45 ACP Government Magazine

[KnotRight]

If you take the WIlson and McCormick magazines out of the question, what brand would you buy?

 

[Beef15]

Tripp Research.
Have been wanting to try some Ed Browns.
No complaints with factory Springfield Armory, someone here knows who makes those.

 

[wvsig]

Tripp Research.
Have been wanting to try some Ed Browns.
No complaints with factory Springfield Armory, someone here knows who makes those.

I think Metaform or Checkmate makes the SA mags. I have had good luck with a lot of different mags. My go to are still Wilson and Tripp but I have use factory mags from a lot of manufacturers in a lot of different 1911s. Wilson now owns Chip McCormick but it was my understanding that they would continue to make their 45 ACP mags.

 

[KnotRight]

This is the first time I have ever had a base plate weld break. They were only stamped COLT 45 ACP. I would guess they are 20 to 25 years old.

 

[wvsig]

This is the first time I have ever had a base plate weld break. They were only stamped COLT 45 ACP. I would guess they are 20 to 25 years old.

Why not buy Wilson or Chip McCormick?

 

[CZfool68]

Tripp all day long.

 

[NCFubar]

Tripp here also ... about 2 dozen and a big box of rebuild parts. That’s basically a new spring and follower with an occasional base pad ... clean and reassemble for a 95% new mag.

 

[KnotRight]

Why not buy Wilson or Chip McCormick?

I have a couple Wilson and McCormick for my 3.5" 45 (they are ones that I grabbed by accident today) but for range work and just playing around with paper I can not see spending $25+ for the magazines. I have a few magazines to take to the range but getting leary about the ones that are tacked welded.

 

[fieldgrade]

Dawson with Dawson metal basepads. (rebranded Metalforms, with Dawson basepads)

 

[MacEntyre]

Checkmate, and Ed Brown, which are made by Checkmate