RUT
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>>I don't understand the problem. Metalform magazines have always worked for me. The Novak/Act Mag magazines also function flawlessly.<<
Same here... I don't have any problems at all.
Same here... I don't have any problems at all.
Promag 10 round(2): didn't feed at all(didn't expect it to work well, I got it for free)
Kimber(3): Would not stay in the mag well. I had to grind off about 1/8" from the catch for it to stay in(all 3)
Shooting Star(2): Locked the slad back every few rounds. It looks liked the rounds were canted to the side. Might be a feed lip issue)
??? hope you mean mag catch cut out on the mags and not the part in the pistol! Suggests something is seriously wonky! If the mag catch on the pistol protrudes too far into the magazine it can interfere with the rounds moving up causing feed failures, but this is pretty rare as the bullet curvature tends to leave plenty of room. OTOH weak mag springs and shorter than normal OAL rounds could let them move forward enough to interfere -- three things not quite right conspire to make a serious problem.
Looking at the design of the 1911 magazines its not that complicated, yet magazines are very hit or miss. I have a good 10-15 magazines that don't reliably feed, and they range in price from $15 - $40. What is it about the 1911 magazine that makes it so hard to reproduce?
wow6599 said:Probably safe to say that this is a problem with the Para, and not necessarily a magazine problem?
Potatohead said:Reading this makes me not very excited about getting my first 1911.
STLWaffles said:Para(2): works flawlessly
US surplus(4): 2 work flawlessly
STLWaffles has a Para G.I. Expert and which of 17 mags from seven sources work properly?
Promag 10 round(2): didn't feed at all(didn't expect it to work well, I got it for free)
Check-Mate industries(2): Follower kept hanging up with 3-4 rounds left. Sent it back and the replacement had the same issue.
Kimber(3): Would not stay in the mag well. I had to grind off about 1/8" from the catch for it to stay in(all 3)
Sig(2): Failed to feed every 3rd or 4th round
Shooting Star(2): Locked the slad back every few rounds. It looks liked the rounds were canted to the side. Might be a feed lip issue)
Para(2): works flawlessly
US surplus(4): 2 work flawlessly 2 failed to feed every 3-4 rounds.
I have almost 30 magazines including 7 round GI surplus, factory S&W, Colt, and Kimber mags, Chip McCormick, Wilson and probably a few others. About 1/2 are 7 rounders and the other 1/2 are 8 rounders and one is a 10 round magazine. All work just fine in all of my guns with FMJ, SWC, and HP bullets.
It's not hard to find quality 1911 mags.
Buy Chip McCormick Power Mags or Wilson 47Ds and you're done.
Didn't know Mr. Camp passed away. When did that happen? I liked reading his post for years.Because there are probably 20+ companies making 1911's and probably another dozen making magazines. They are all made a little differently.
I suspect if you found a mag that works with your 1911, you could buy more of that mag and they would work equally well.
I often link this blog post from the late Mr. Stephen A. Camp, when the subject of 1911 mags comes up. http://hipowers-handguns.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-is-best-7-or-8-shot-1911-45-acp.html
Didn't know Mr. Camp passed away. When did that happen? I liked reading his post for years.
I have a box stock Remington....I would say it is about a year-year and a half old. Every magazine I have ever given it has worked perfect.Reading this makes me not very excited about getting my first 1911.
I've always wondered about this 1911 problem. Seems to me that a design that has been around over 100 years ought to have had all the kinks worked out.
See earlier comments. The kinks were worked out 100 years ago. And then people put kinks back in by changing the design, using different bullet types than those the gun was designed around, etc.