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    Spare Mags

    Hi to all,

    i´m looking for some spare mags for my Springfield Armory 1911 Trophy Match. Has anyone some experiences or an good maker/dealer? The original ones are very expensive over here (76 Euros/$57) and i think that it will give some well made "No Names" too.

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    Hi. CDNN Sports Inc in Abilene Texas has been my best resource for 1911 mags. I believe they only sell to license holders here in the United Statesicon though. I took a couple of pictures of two pages in their latest catalog but I am new with this forum and did not have any luck posting the pictures. You may be able to contact them for more information. Try Download Catalog

    to see what they have. Bill.

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    Thanks Bill,

    to get those Mags wouldn´t be a problem. Do you have experiences with such Mags? I bought some from an maker over here but i always have feeding problems with them because they do not fit properly.

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    Mags for all my 1911 variants are, how do I want to say this? I have to match mags to pistols to get them to fall out as intended. I very rarely have a feeding problem with any of them. That said, I seem to have the best results overall with Chip McCormick and Novak mags. Your experiences may vary. Good luck. Are you German, BTW, or a GI who decided to stay? I have known a few of those. I spent four extra long tours in Germanyicon between '68 and '91 when I retired. My wife of 40+ years is from the Ramstein area, or just north of there to be exact. I love the country and try to get back for a visit every 3 or 4 years. We were supposed to go back last year but the volcanic ash scared my wife. Anyway, good luck with the mags and if I can be of any legal help let me know. Bill.

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    Hi Bill,

    many thanks for your answer! I haven´t heard off the mags you told me. But i´ll try to get them. I´m a Germanicon and glad that you liked to stay at here for your service. Thanks for that. So i suppose you will make an visit next year? I found an dealer who will import those mags from McCormick are $22 per one mag a real price? Thanks for your offer to help me, may be that i´ll need it.

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    Wilson mags are very good, but a little pricey. They used to all have detachable metal base plates, but now there are plastic bottomed ones for less money as well. I use them for carry or competition. No dramas, ever.

    BTW, I was wondering what happened to you, gunner. Hadn't been on site for a while. I was fixin' to call out the search and rescue dogs...

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    Hi Gunner. No, considering shipping $22 per mag is a reasonable cost for Chip McCormick mags. I hope you have good luck with them. Feeding problems are usually related to the shape of the magazine lips. I have never had to reshape any for a 1911 but have for the Romanian 69 Trainer .22 caliber rifles. There are probably people on this forum, including Arkyboy, who can help you with that particular problem. Arkyboy is a lot more knowledgeable about solving 1911 problems than I. He is the one who coached me through building several of them. Send him a private message and I am sure he will be pleased to help. Bill.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmoore View Post
    BTW, I was wondering what happened to you, gunner. Hadn't been on site for a while. I was fixin' to call out the search and rescue dogs...
    Hi jmoore its good to see you! Thanks for the advices on the mags. I sticked in the search of my Grandpa´s wartime. And i´ve been very busy with work. But if you will send the Swissicon Rescue dogs with their little barrels of Rum, i´m sure that i will let rescue me

    All the best

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    Hi Bill,

    Thanks for the help! I´ll try the McCormick ones and if i have troubles i´ll try the PM to Arkyboy

    Best Regards

    Gunner

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    If you wish to do a little comparision shopping, here's a link to Wilson Combat's site. There's even more mags to choose, but this ought to get you an idea. Don't know if they've a distributor over there!

    .45 ACP-Wilson Combat

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    Thanks jmoore, i found an dealer who can purchase them directly in the States.

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