Post by "DoubleAction" on May 24, 2005 12:01:38 GMT -5
......Many of us learn from our own mistakes, one of those lessons are acquired with the purchase of magazines.
..... For many who are starting off with shooting gear and accessories for a newly acquired 1911, the purchase of magazines can leave a deep hole in the expense account, especially with the added cost of range fees and ammunition. The temptation to save a few dollars on magazines often results in those problems we might hear of with the single stacking reliability issues.
....Magazines of inferior quality will be manufactured to the lowest of standards, resulting in stretched feed lips, causing double feeds and jams, poor quality followers, resulting in bullets nose diving the feed ramp funnel, poor quality springs, resulting in feed problems, and the worse part of this is many will blame the pistol for the problem.
.....A semi-auto pistol is only as reliable as the magazine which feeds it's ammunition
.....I've used Colt Factory magazines in my 1911s for years but I began to develop a high respect for the Wilson- Rogers #47 D magazines during the last 13 years. The #47D offered by Wilson Combat has a strengthened stainless tube, which provides added strength to the feed lips.
...... One thing I am fond of is the removable base pads; I once had the welded base plate on a factory Colt mag get caught on a seat belt as I was existing a vehilcle. The ammunition popped out on the floor of a restaurant shortly afterwards, and I never could get the base plate to weld back on. The removable base pads also makes for easier maintainance and replacement (if ever).
......The follower on the #47 D magazines are of a self lubricating fiber-fill nylon material, which feeds ammunition consistantly at the proper angle for the feed ramp funnel.
......The Wilson #47 D magazine is well worth the price to pay for maintaining the shooting reliability of a single stack 1911. The #47 D also has a no risk service policy ( If it breaks from normal use, Wilson replaces it)
..... For many who are starting off with shooting gear and accessories for a newly acquired 1911, the purchase of magazines can leave a deep hole in the expense account, especially with the added cost of range fees and ammunition. The temptation to save a few dollars on magazines often results in those problems we might hear of with the single stacking reliability issues.
....Magazines of inferior quality will be manufactured to the lowest of standards, resulting in stretched feed lips, causing double feeds and jams, poor quality followers, resulting in bullets nose diving the feed ramp funnel, poor quality springs, resulting in feed problems, and the worse part of this is many will blame the pistol for the problem.
.....A semi-auto pistol is only as reliable as the magazine which feeds it's ammunition
.....I've used Colt Factory magazines in my 1911s for years but I began to develop a high respect for the Wilson- Rogers #47 D magazines during the last 13 years. The #47D offered by Wilson Combat has a strengthened stainless tube, which provides added strength to the feed lips.
...... One thing I am fond of is the removable base pads; I once had the welded base plate on a factory Colt mag get caught on a seat belt as I was existing a vehilcle. The ammunition popped out on the floor of a restaurant shortly afterwards, and I never could get the base plate to weld back on. The removable base pads also makes for easier maintainance and replacement (if ever).
......The follower on the #47 D magazines are of a self lubricating fiber-fill nylon material, which feeds ammunition consistantly at the proper angle for the feed ramp funnel.
......The Wilson #47 D magazine is well worth the price to pay for maintaining the shooting reliability of a single stack 1911. The #47 D also has a no risk service policy ( If it breaks from normal use, Wilson replaces it)
