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hogger129 · 11-29-2009, 09:21 PM

I am wondering what kind of magazines I can get for my RIA. It only came with one, 8-round magazine. I am wondering if I can just get any old 1911 magazine that has an 8-round capacity. I see they sell Kimber mags at Gander Mountain. I would just like to have more than one mag. Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.

oscarmayer · 11-30-2009, 05:04 AM

i see i made you a convert john i know you'd like the checkmate mag

TheGunClinger · 11-30-2009, 05:05 PM

Try a Wilson combat.

hogger129 · 11-30-2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGunClinger

Try a Wilson combat.

I actually was just surfing the net trying to find some more information on it. I guess you can by Novak magazines for it. I'm not sure off hand if that's what the pistol comes with. But yeah, everyone who wrote a review on it recommended Wilson Combat mags. I bet they're expensive.

I'd like to see if anywhere local sells the WC or Novak mags. I hate ordering things through the internet. Do you think most gun stores carry a wide variety of magazines?

TheGunClinger · 11-30-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hogger129

I actually was just surfing the net trying to find some more information on it. I guess you can by Novak magazines for it. I'm not sure off hand if that's what the pistol comes with. But yeah, everyone who wrote a review on it recommended Wilson Combat mags. I bet they're expensive.

I'd like to see if anywhere local sells the WC or Novak mags. I hate ordering things through the internet. Do you think most gun stores carry a wide variety of magazines?

Some do some dont. I just order online. I use Midway.com for most stuff, but there are many more companys that deal in stuff. I find it much easier to order on the net than driving to a local store that doesnt stock that which I covet.

oscarmayer · 12-01-2009, 04:36 AM

and john yes it's the dimple . having to much time on my hands i once had a junk magazine with soft lips and a weak spring and no dimple that wouldn't feed anything worth a darn ... i replaced only the follower with a dimpled oneand it now worked fine.it was still junk but i was bored and wanted to see if the folks at m1911.org were right

oscarmayer · 12-01-2009, 05:42 AM

. now as for magazine dimples it's odd that john browning had it right after over 100 years of trying to improve the design. proper magazine function comes down to a simple little thing like a bump on the follower.

ElrodCod · 12-01-2009, 09:24 AM

I have MetalForm, Springfield, Act, Wilson, and Baer mags. All work perfectly in all of my 1911s.

40CalJoe · 12-01-2009, 03:13 PM

John, for what its worth, I have been using McCormick mags for years and love them. In fact I just ordered 2 10rounders from Midway.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=178343

hogger129 · 12-01-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 40CalJoe

John, for what its worth, I have been using McCormick mags for years and love them. In fact I just ordered 2 10rounders from Midway.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=178343

I don't know if that's too much or what, but I was on that site and looked up the 8-round Wilson Combat 1911 magazines. It says they are $38.49. Doesn't seem like a lot. But looking at the reviews and from what I've heard from people, they seem to be the best ones out there for what I'm looking for.

Are the Wilson Combat mags made with the dimpled follower?

techoca · 12-01-2009, 04:40 PM

Say what you will, Wilson magazines work; with any ammo.

rocklinskier · 12-02-2009, 07:55 AM

The thing I like about the Wilsons are the long leg followers. If you push on the nose of a standard follower, it will dip down signifigantly against the spring. The wilsons will only go straight down, not letting the nose of the cartridge dip forward. This just seems like a good design to me. I also like the self lubricating feature of the design. Thus far, the wilsons i have purchased have worked perfect. Hard to argue with that.

As said here, others are of quality as well, but that's just my take. Here locally, Wilsons = $30 ($32 with tax), McCormicks = $25 As I buy mine one at a time, it's cheaper to buy local w/tax rather than pay the ridiculous shipping. Seems like everyone wants $10 to ship a small item these days.

oscarmayer · 12-02-2009, 08:31 AM

i've had great luck with the shooting star series of magazines from chip mccormick and from the wilson model 47d . but for a original type magazine with a dimple i like the checkmate magazine, metlaform mags are good too but no dimple. beyond that i wont compromise my safety with anything not proven..... when i buy a 1911 i toss the factory mags in a range bag and replace them with anyone of the above listed magazines i know they work and i'll never have to wonder or worry. now of this is only if i feel like packing a 45 which is rarely but when i do i want to know i can count on it to not fail me if needed. when headed to a range i load up what ever i have laying around , including gun show junk and usa magazines.....

11-29-2009, 09:21 PM	#1
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,078	Mags I am wondering what kind of magazines I can get for my RIA. It only came with one, 8-round magazine. I am wondering if I can just get any old 1911 magazine that has an 8-round capacity. I see they sell Kimber mags at Gander Mountain. I would just like to have more than one mag. Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you. -->

11-30-2009, 05:04 AM	#2
oscarmayer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Contributor Posts: 2,387	Re: Mags i see i made you a convert john i know you'd like the checkmate mag

11-30-2009, 05:05 PM	#3
TheGunClinger Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SW Florida Contributor Posts: 2,399	Re: Mags Try a Wilson combat. __________________ New England Patriots Rule Next year.

12-01-2009, 04:36 AM	#6
oscarmayer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Contributor Posts: 2,387	Re: Mags and john yes it's the dimple . having to much time on my hands i once had a junk magazine with soft lips and a weak spring and no dimple that wouldn't feed anything worth a darn ... i replaced only the follower with a dimpled oneand it now worked fine.it was still junk but i was bored and wanted to see if the folks at m1911.org were right

12-01-2009, 05:42 AM	#7
oscarmayer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Contributor Posts: 2,387	Re: Mags . now as for magazine dimples it's odd that john browning had it right after over 100 years of trying to improve the design. proper magazine function comes down to a simple little thing like a bump on the follower.

12-01-2009, 09:24 AM	#8
ElrodCod Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Mags I have MetalForm, Springfield, Act, Wilson, and Baer mags. All work perfectly in all of my 1911s.

12-01-2009, 03:13 PM	#9
40CalJoe V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: In the middle Posts: 421	Re: Mags John, for what its worth, I have been using McCormick mags for years and love them. In fact I just ordered 2 10rounders from Midway. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=178343 __________________ *I will give hussein obama exactly the same respect liberals gave George W Bush: NONE.*

12-01-2009, 04:40 PM	#11
techoca V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 329	Re: Mags Say what you will, Wilson magazines work; with any ammo. __________________ techoca "The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range." Col. Jeff Cooper

12-02-2009, 07:55 AM	#12
rocklinskier V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 295	Re: Mags The thing I like about the Wilsons are the long leg followers. If you push on the nose of a standard follower, it will dip down signifigantly against the spring. The wilsons will only go straight down, not letting the nose of the cartridge dip forward. This just seems like a good design to me. I also like the self lubricating feature of the design. Thus far, the wilsons i have purchased have worked perfect. Hard to argue with that. As said here, others are of quality as well, but that's just my take. Here locally, Wilsons = $30 ($32 with tax), McCormicks = $25 As I buy mine one at a time, it's cheaper to buy local w/tax rather than pay the ridiculous shipping. Seems like everyone wants $10 to ship a small item these days. __________________ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free ~Ronald Reagan.

12-02-2009, 08:31 AM	#13
oscarmayer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Contributor Posts: 2,387	Re: Mags i've had great luck with the shooting star series of magazines from chip mccormick and from the wilson model 47d . but for a original type magazine with a dimple i like the checkmate magazine, metlaform mags are good too but no dimple. beyond that i wont compromise my safety with anything not proven..... when i buy a 1911 i toss the factory mags in a range bag and replace them with anyone of the above listed magazines i know they work and i'll never have to wonder or worry. now of this is only if i feel like packing a 45 which is rarely but when i do i want to know i can count on it to not fail me if needed. when headed to a range i load up what ever i have laying around , including gun show junk and usa magazines.....