USPSA1911 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Great, I can use the 9mm 1911 for USPSA Single-Stack!!! What 10-round magazines do you use in your 9mm 1911? Thanks, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator11 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Dawson is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trouble Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I used to think Cobra Tripp were the only 10rd 9mm mag to own. Now its Dawson all the way. You can also order them with bigger base pads to fit your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 +1 Dawson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike21STI Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm still a big fan of the tripps, they have been flawless in my sti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizei1 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm using Dawson, absolutely love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes777 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Dawson Precision. Team Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
424D57 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I've only ever used Tripp Cobra; they've been flawless. Not knocking the dawson since I've never had any; I'm sure they're great too. -424D57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Dawson Magazines are polished Metalform with a Dawson base pad and I'm sure they will work great. Metalform worked fine in my Trojan but I Preferred Wilson. Had to remove two coils from the magazine springs to get them to work with light recoil and main springs. Stock mag spring would slow the slide with the lightened recoil and main spring. Mine were the first series out and are over four years old. I like the feel, length of the base pad. They are easy to clean and I polish them about once a year. The inside of my mag well is polished lightly and the mags will drop with just a slight push on the release at any angle that's a few degrees down. Once tuned, removed two coils haven't had any problems, gun runs 100%. I did replace the extractor with an Aftec soon after the pistol purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebwake Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I like my ETM's they have yet to fail me... That said if I were buying new again, i would go for dawson's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwm Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Dawson all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizei1 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Dawson Magazines are polished Metalform with a Dawson base pad and I'm sure they will work great. The Dawson mags are Metalform tubes, with Dawson spring, follower, and pad. And yes, they work amazingly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambluemax Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Tried them all, tripps are the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 wilson Combat 10 round mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker88 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I use Wilson ETM's for my Spartan 9 and they work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheers623 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Tried Wilson, Chip McCormick .38 supers, Wilson ETMS, and Dawson's. The first three worked but where inconsistent and needed tweaking. The Dawson's have been perfect from day one with no issues what so ever. They're spendy but worth EVERY penny. YMMV Cheers623 DVC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Hunter Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I think I've about tried them all. Tripp an the Metalform/Dawson 10s seem to seat easier on a closed slide with a full 10 rounds loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer1911 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 + Many 1s on the Metal forms and the dawsons. The cobras are excellent but pricey and the Wilsons nose dive when loaded to capacity in my Fusion but are awesome in my STI Ranger. BTW TGO likes Metalform and lets face it he's TGO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USPSA1911 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Thanks for all the advice! I'm going to give the Dawson's a try. Will there be any use for the (3) 8 round magazines I already have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Tripp cobra 10 rounders and Checkmate 38s 10 rounders both run great, in my STI spartan 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer1911 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Yes use them to Barney up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USPSA1911 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Yes use them to Barney up. Barney up??? What does that mean? (New guy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSteel Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) The extra round you chamber at make ready before the game mag goes in!!! I.e. Barney Fife ...... Edited March 10, 2013 by NoSteel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizei1 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Yep, Barney Fife reference to the 1 bullet. You load 1 bullet (or max), and at make ready, you load the chamber with that round. That way, you have one in the chamber, and a full magazine at the start, so you'll have 10+1. This means you can shoot 10 round arrays and will avoid going to slide-lock. What I do is load all 5 of my mags up full. At make-ready, I pull the number 1 mag, chamber the round, take the number 5 mag and put it in the number 1 pouch, and take that first mag and put it in the number 5 pouch. Doing this leaves me with 4 full magazines first, and then a 9rd. mag for my last one on my belt. I don't typically need that extra magazine, and if I do, it's rarely the full 9 rounds. Edited March 10, 2013 by polizei1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USPSA1911 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 I tried the Dawson mags, the design of the lips won't allow the slide on my RIA to close completely. It's kind of strange, the 9 round Metalforms I purchased for the pistol, and the one that came with it, have a completely different style feed lip than the 10 round Dawson/Metalform. The upper mag in the photo is the Metalform 9 round, and the lower mag is the Dawson/Metalform 10 round. There's clearly a difference in the design. The RAI's slide won't close completely on the 10 round mag. Has anyone experienced this? Is this a common anomaly with 10 round mags, or is there one out there closer to the design of the Metalform 9 round mag feed lips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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