Aglifter Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 When dropped, or fully loaded. It's my new carry gun, or it will be, soon - I have finally accepted that the only thing I shoot decently is a double-stack 1911 of some kind. Are the Mec-Gar mags better? Which Dawson baseplate should I go with for maximum reliability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 The mec-gar mags hold 1 less round, so I never owned any. I think Dawson only makes base pads that increase capacity,which would make your carry gun heavier. But, then you would have 18 rounds of 45acp in a mag. The DP basepads are also very sturdy, I've dropped mine on concrete floors probably 1000 times with no damage or ever come open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhett45acp Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Hi, I don't know specifically about the hog, but I have several P16 limited pistols. I bought a bunch of Mecgar mags for the P16. They do hold one less round than stock. The DBP will not work with the Mecgars because the Mecgars are slightly shorter. Outside of this limitation, Mecgar has been the only 3rd party magazine for pistols I have been happy with. They are well made and I think they OEM mags for many different pistol manufactures. For my Para mags, the DBP have been awesome, very good product. RT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aglifter Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Well, I think Mec-Gar now makes the mags for Para - at least, the Para mag I just received from Dawson had "Made in Italy" on it, and the coating seemed the same... W. the 140MM Dawson base pads, I could only get 16 into the mags - both my old ones, and the new one - but the new one was reloadable w. 16, and the old ones were not. I tried filing any edges off the followers - should I try to actually remove material instead of just smooth some rough edges? Not really too worried, that's still quite a bit of 45 caliber BBs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhett45acp Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Aglifter, I think that is a good observation. Para factory mags cost me $50 in the past, 16 round or 10 round. I noticed that Midway has them for $30. Lower cost could explain Mecgar as new manufacture??? RT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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