CR Speed mag pouches for P226

[NewColonial]

I was given CR Speed Versa Mag pouches for Christmas. I've tried all the adaptors and can't get them to fit for the P226 9mm mags. Does anyone use them? What mag pouches will work?

Thanks

Edited December 26, 2011 by NewColonial

[staudacher]

I use the CR Speed single Versa Mag pouches with my SIG magazines and have had no problems. I used the same inserts that work with the CZ mags. Can't tell you which insert that is off the top of my head though.

[NewColonial]

I tried that one too. It's too tight even with the thumb screw backed all the way out. I'm using the metal factory 15 round 9mm P226 mags.

Edited December 26, 2011 by NewColonial

[staudacher]

I use the 18 round mecgars but the body dimensions are the same. I'll get mine out and take a look at them in the morning and see if I can figure out what the problem might be.

[staudacher]

So you tried the glock insert also and it was still too tight? The Glock magazines are about a tenth of an inch wider than the SIG mags.

[NewColonial]

I tried the plastic base plate 18 round Mecgar mag and it will go in more loosely, as long at the tension knob is loosened all the way. Unfortunately most of my mags are the factory metal mecgar 15w. The Glock insert is much too loose, even looser than the pre-installed spacer. I guess technically the 15s work, I just lift the belt up as well trying to get the mag out. :-)

I wrote Chuck at Shooters Connection, may he has an idea.

Thanks for the replies

Edited December 26, 2011 by NewColonial

[staudacher]

tried the plastic 18 round Mecgar mag

No such thing as a plastic MecGar SIG mag.

[NewColonial]

Corrected: Plastic base plate. Trying to distinguish between the 15s that came with the gun, with the thinner metal baseplate.

Edited December 26, 2011 by NewColonial

[staudacher]

Corrected: Plastic base plate.

Ah...

[tigerkf]

I thought th CZ inserts worked for the 226 also!

[staudacher]

I thought th CZ inserts worked for the 226 also!

Yea, they work fine in my experience.

[staudacher]

Corrected: Plastic base plate. Trying to distinguish between the 15s that came with the gun, with the thinner metal baseplate.

The magazine tube for the 18/20rnd MecGar magazine is slightly longer inorder to provide clearance for the plastic baseplates. However, all other dimension remain the same.

[NewColonial]

I could make do with the new Mecgars I have, but most of my mags are the older style Mecgars (15 rnd) which are just too tight. At least we bought just one Versa pouch, not the 5 I wanted. :-)

[NewColonial]

Guessing I try a washer behind the default spacer. That might allow adjustment to work with both mag variants. A Google hunt shows the same suggested fit for XDM mags.

There's never a bad excuse for a trip to the hardware store!

Edited December 27, 2011 by NewColonial

[NewColonial]

removed for later followup

Edited December 27, 2011 by NewColonial

[NewColonial]

Just to complete the info, in case future folks come here via Google, the secret it seems when installing the CR pouches on the DAA belt is to push, not pull. :-) Those suckers are tight. I put it on, I'm assuming the washer trick will work!

Edited December 27, 2011 by NewColonial

[staudacher]

Well, I dug through my box of magazines and found some old 15rnd SIG 9mm magazines and they worked just fine in my versa mag puoches. They didn't fit any tighter than my 18rnd MecGars.

[RussellM]

I was running CR speed mag pouches with mecgar 226 mags with no problems. I think it was the CZ spacer. I switched to a Glock and had to swap them all over.