[Joe A.]

What's the best magazine for the buck? I've had Colt, SA, CM, and some cheap GI contract which after tuning was great. I'm inclined that to think Colt magazines are a great value.

Tell me about the dimple on the followers. The magazines for my GM has the dimple. The ones that came with my GCNM does not have the dimple. The ones with the dimples feeds empty cases great in my GM. The ones without the dimple will not reliably feed empty cases in the GCNM. I did not try swapping the magazines since it was late and I was tired.

Would the "Colt" 1911 magazines from Midway USA be the same as the magazines from Colt?

Please educate me on the 1911 magazines.

Joe A.

 

[JohnnyP]

The dimple in the Colt magazine followers were part of the John Browning design. It gave added lift to the last cartridge out of the magazine.

I believe all the Colt magazines are now contract magazines and have been for some time.

 

[Colt-SL]

Among all of the better magazines for Colt's I have long been a fan of Chip McCormick's products, including the Shooting Star mags: Chip McCormick Custom, LLC?

 

[jrprich]

I stick with Colt mags for my Gold Cup. Hard to beat at $19.95 for an 8rd. SS at Midway.

 

[T.May]

I haven't tried their .45 mags…but for the money, these are the BEST 9 mm mags I have ever tried…like them better than my WC's.

Mec-Gar Mag 1911 Government Commander 9mm Luger 9-Round Steel Nickel

 

[kenhwind]

The Colt branded magazines work just fine IMO. The two major contractors are CheckMate IND "C", and Metalform "M".

The Colt magazines from Midway are fine.
I bought two Metalform .38 Super mags from them and one had the Colt marked baseplate, but without the "Rampant Colt," the other was stamped with the Metalform logo.

I'm partial to the Checkmate magazines but have some Metalform I've been using for many years without any issues. The MecGar mags that are similar to the standard pattern seem very good, we have two for the 10mm, and are reasonably priced.

 

[Colt-SL]

I haven't tried their .45 mags…but for the money, these are the BEST 9 mm mags I have ever tried…like them better than my WC's.

Mec-Gar Mag 1911 Government Commander 9mm Luger 9-Round Steel Nickel

I love Nec-Gar for all of my Beretta's. Did not know they made for Colt's - thanks!

 

[Major Dad]

All my magazines are Metalform. Flawless performance round after round, year after year. Never felt the need to change what has always worked as advertised.

 

[kenhwind]

CheckMate and Metalform make magazines that are the closest thing to original GI mags except they might have the Colt hybrid feed lips, but Checkmate does market GI type mags with the GI feed lips.

 

[Mcbrmicr]

I am a big fan of wilson combat mags. They are the smoothest to load and most reliable I have ever used. You get what you pay for with them for sure.

 

[T.May]

I love Nec-Gar for all of my Beretta's. Did not know they made for Colt's - thanks!

But I just saw a thread on another forum indicating that you can't find any of these anywhere..this is an old article but I just checked..everyone is out of stock :-(

Mec-Gar: We Have No Magazines. Zip. Nada. Nothing. | The Truth About Guns

 

[jrbman]

I am another Wilson fan. These have performed well for me over the years.