Question on mags-
I purchased a Colt MKIV/Series 70 made in 1978 a little while back. I hadn't fired it until July 3rd, and it's a fricken laser; it shoots so well it's a shame .45 is so expensive. Anyway. The 7 round mag that came with it was a real POS. At first I thought the Colt was a lemon- when I inserted a mag and racked the slide, the round wouldn't chamber, but the round was loose and jammed the action
I had a Colt M1911 from 1918 with me, and I tried that original two-tone Colt mag in the Series 70. Flawless operation (just like the M1911 it goes to). I also tried a magazine that a lot of people hate- the mag that came with my Auto-Ordnance M1911A1. Bizarrely, that one worked too, and I fired over 150 rounds with that mag, and had zero malfunctions. But many people feel that mag with it's odd follower isn't a very good one, and while I'm happy it works well in SOMEthing (certainly not in the A-O), I wanted a good high quality mag to test
I've been told to try Checkmate mags, they have USGI type 7 rounders in SS which interest me. But I bumped into an 8-round Chip McCormick today, brand new. I figured I'd give it a whirl, they are supposed to be good mags
I'd actually prefer 7 round, and with a dimple on the follower, and the CMC is a flat follower with 8 rounds. But if it works...also it may help my Auto-Ordnance's reliability. Yeah yeah, I know; but I have two Colt 1911s so if the A-O isn't 100%...oh well
But my question: who uses CMC mags in their 1911 type pistol in .45 ACP, and how do you feel about them?
I purchased a Colt MKIV/Series 70 made in 1978 a little while back. I hadn't fired it until July 3rd, and it's a fricken laser; it shoots so well it's a shame .45 is so expensive. Anyway. The 7 round mag that came with it was a real POS. At first I thought the Colt was a lemon- when I inserted a mag and racked the slide, the round wouldn't chamber, but the round was loose and jammed the action
I had a Colt M1911 from 1918 with me, and I tried that original two-tone Colt mag in the Series 70. Flawless operation (just like the M1911 it goes to). I also tried a magazine that a lot of people hate- the mag that came with my Auto-Ordnance M1911A1. Bizarrely, that one worked too, and I fired over 150 rounds with that mag, and had zero malfunctions. But many people feel that mag with it's odd follower isn't a very good one, and while I'm happy it works well in SOMEthing (certainly not in the A-O), I wanted a good high quality mag to test
I've been told to try Checkmate mags, they have USGI type 7 rounders in SS which interest me. But I bumped into an 8-round Chip McCormick today, brand new. I figured I'd give it a whirl, they are supposed to be good mags
I'd actually prefer 7 round, and with a dimple on the follower, and the CMC is a flat follower with 8 rounds. But if it works...also it may help my Auto-Ordnance's reliability. Yeah yeah, I know; but I have two Colt 1911s so if the A-O isn't 100%...oh well
But my question: who uses CMC mags in their 1911 type pistol in .45 ACP, and how do you feel about them?
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