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    Mag extension compatibility for CZ S2 /w LOK short grips and LOK magwell

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    23 minutes ago, Seanzky said:

    The Mec-Gar is the one that's also stamped "Made in Italy". One of the links above says it's for the 17-round magazines and the other says it's for the 18-round magazines but will also work for the 17-round magazines. In the pictures, the one for the 18-round magazines is clearly shorter.

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    The magazines pictured both look to be both 17 rounders.  One is factory CZ the other mec-gar.  The 18 rounds mags I have came with my sp-01 and they are labeled 18 rounds and have a longer mag body.

    Lok brass vs G10 grip friction

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    On 1/27/2023 at 2:28 PM, Covfefe said:

    Question for shadow 2 brass lok grip users.

     

    What is your gun weighting in at with a mag? 
     

    If you reply please note:

    Standard or palmswell? 

    Full vs hollow grip?

    Optic?

    Palm swell brass no optic.  

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    Springfield prodigy-a short-term review

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    10 hours ago, RJH said:

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    Springfield finally got around to getting my plate, limited optics gun is a little bit closer. I'm going to hold off on buying a magwell until I know they're not going to just put Sao guns in carryops. Going to shoot it at a match this weekend hopefully it keeps working LOL 

     

    If it does keep working be time for a trigger job. Everything else will wait till rules are finalized

     

    What screws did you use to mount the SRO? Been hearing the ones that come with the optic won’t fit

    Thinking about a 2011/1911 from a Glock

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    2 minutes ago, Jfitz427 said:

    My SPS arrived. I’m pissed, it actually got delivered to my FFL yesterday, and I was there picking up mg wife’s new p320sc beford going out to the range to try it out. So I could have shot it already.  It shipped yesterday morning Apparently from my FFL preferred distributors real close,, but they didn’t know it was mine. They saw it came from there distributor and thought it was one of theirs. But I got it now. 

     

    Im really impressed, fit and finish is outstanding. The slide to frame fit is so friggen tight it’s unbelievable. The barrel lock up is also about as tight as it gets. I’m brand new with 2011s, so I don’t know what else to really look for. The slide/action is buttery smooth. Took me like 10 mins to figure out how to get the guiderod out. That’s a pain in the ass. Gonna be looking for a tooless one real soon. Sights look really nice. Who knows if the mags will function, will see. Gonna pick up some sti gen 2 mags soon. Seems like they only offer them with followers that lock the slide back, so you lose a few rounds. And the mbxs are way more money. SPS sells 140s that hold 20-21 for only 62 bucks, but I don’t know how reliable they’ll be. 

     

    Anyone know know if they make baseplate kits to turn these 126s into 140s? I’d hate for these to go to waste. I can’t belive how much heavy this is compared to my Glock, even with the comp and everything. I’m sure it’ll handle the recoil of the 40 much better. 

     

    Anyone know how to upload pics? It keeps saying mine are to big. 

    Congrats dude!!  Glad your impressed so far. Can't wait until you shoot it. I can't help you with the stock mags but hopefully someone can chime in. 

    Thinking about a 2011/1911 from a Glock

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    11 hours ago, Jfitz427 said:

    Ya I’m excited, it definitely looks great. I’m hoping it shoots as well as it looks. I hope the mags atleast work. Or at the very least the tubes are ok, and i can rebuild them with new springs and baseplated to bring them up to 140mm. Is there Sti like +2 baseplates that will bring a 126mm to 140mm? I’d hate to have to buy 5 mags at 75-140 dollars each. 

     

    No pics yet, I ordered it late last night, so I was hoping it would ship today. Haven’t gotten any shipping confirmation yet. But all guns ship via 2 day I think, so hopefully that means I get it by this weekend. 

    Good luck with your Pantera, gun runs great out the box so, I think you will enjoy. I will say your best bet is to purchase a couple of tuned mags (your choice) or as others have recommended the Gen 2 STI mags. Will save you frustration so you can enjoy the 2011 platform. BTW, my Pantera had tons of shipping grease so first give it a good cleaning and lube. 

    Thinking about a 2011/1911 from a Glock

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    26 minutes ago, jchris4769 said:

    The MBX mags work very well. But just to be clear, The Gen 2 STI mags work 100% out of the box. They hold up to being dropped on the ground without getting deformed. I know the first generation magazines had issues, but the generation two magazines are completely redesigned. You do not have to do anything to them for them to run. You can add a Taran tactical flat base pad or others like it and get extra capacity if necessary. And again, those bags are only $75 and would be an extra 30 or so if you decide to add a base pad. Which is still $30 less than an MBX. Don’t waste any money trying to get the factory Pantera mags to work if that’s what you ended up buying.

     

     

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    How many rounds (re-loadable) do you get in the gen 2 STI mags?

    Thinking about a 2011/1911 from a Glock

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    2 hours ago, jchris4769 said:


    I can tell you that the factory mags that came with the Pantera did not function well at all. I changed out the guts and adjusted feed lips but was still not 100%. I only used the Gen 2 STI mags. They run 100% out of the box. No tuning needed.


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    That's good to know.  Based on the build quality (thin metal), I figured they would be problems.  So I just use my gen 1 STI and MBX mags from my Edge.  I've been hearing good reviews about the gen 2 STI mags, may buy a couple to test out, I have a few grams kits laying around.

    Thinking about a 2011/1911 from a Glock

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    4 hours ago, Jfitz427 said:

    Ya I think if I bought the pantera I’d change out all the Fire control parts. Try and over time swap all the MIM parts with better stuff. But if it shoots well I’ll probably leave it alone for a while. How many mags come with the pantera? I’m debating Bertram the pantera and a used 2011 with 3 mags, for about 200 more then the pantera. Used gun, but hopefully turned and running nice with 3 mags or new gun, and save some money. Hard choice.

    Two mags came with mine. They are the 126mm. Can't tell you how they function because I've yet to use them.  Main reason I switched the MIM parts is because I'm a lefty and needed a wider right side thumb safety. 

     

    Thinking about a 2011/1911 from a Glock

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    Have both an STI Edge and SPS Pantera in 40 S&W.  Out of the box the SPS had a very nice 2lb 9oz trigger, very tight barrel to slide lockup, tight slide to frame fit, deadly accurate and was very reliable using MBX mags.  Biggest downside is MIM ignition parts, MIM safeties and the finish wear kind of fast.  Also the grip has molded in magwell so it cant be switched to a different brand of choice.  Most parts easily swapped with my Edge although grips needed slight modification and replacement screws (SPS too big).  I have about 5000 rounds through the Pantera and it has been quite a shooter.  I've swapped ignition parts to Brazos kit and EGW safeties and I'll recommend this gun any day of the week.  As with most 2011 guns a fair amount of tuning and tuned magazines will save you tons of frustration! New SPS black/ hard chrome is about $1400 new edge (blued) is about $2000.  Hard to go wrong either way coming from a Glock.

     

    Shadow Mag Catch Screw

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    Posted

    Thanks all.

     

    I used a heat gun to loosen the screw. Still took quite a bit of effort after applying a generous amount of heat. Changed position and applied blue threadlocker.  All done on gun. 

    Shadow Mag Catch Screw

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    What is the best way to loosen the mag catch screw on shadow 2 to make a 2 o'clock adjustment?  I have tried a torx wrench with no success, almost have stripped the screw.  Please help

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