Ammunition Magazines for The 1911 Pistol

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....The .45 acp cartridge :


......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)

....There are reasons why the Wilson - Rogers magazines are preferred over some of the others. The stainless tube of the Wilson is .027" thick, compared to .025" thickness of the Colt tube. The self lubricating follower, manufactured from DuPont Zytel, provides a positive engagement with the operation of the slide stop. The added strength and improvement of the feed lips enhances the reliable service of the 1911 pistol. These are only a couple of features about the Wilson magazines that I like. One other feature is Wilson Combat's no risk guarantee to replace a magazine if it breaks.

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The Colt 1911 Factory Ammo Magazine's Base Plates

....Snagging on seat belts :

....The Colt 1911 Factory Ammo Magazine's Base Plates are welding on, and permanently attached to the ammo magazine.....I have my opinions about these magazines.


....Take special notice to the protruding lip, on the base plate, with the Colt factory magazines :

....One day; My brother and I finished shooting at our local Gun Range, and we was riding in my brother's car, and we usually stop off at a restaurant afterwards. I wear my holster on the right side of my pistol belt, and I was riding on the passenger side of my brother's car......this meant that the seat harness would retract to my right side, and have the potential of snagging the lip on the magazine. Reminder; The design of Colt Factory magazines was made for the military many years ago, long before civilian vehicles was required to have seat belts with shoulder harnesses.....When we went into the restaurant, we sat down at the counter, waiting for our orders to be call, when I got up, cartridges from my ammo magazine fell on the floor. The magazine's base plate had dislodged from the magazine.

..Take Notice, how the lip of the factory magazine protrudes from the bottom of the grip :

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I am using the Wilson Combat mags for my 45apc at this time. For my Norinco they seem to work very well. Just as well as the factory mags I got with it but do look much nicer. Better finish by far.