glocklover Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 MBX magazines are they worth the money? A 170mm would cost $165. For one mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKJD Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 They were for me. In my CK Arms open gun they ran 100% from the start. The older version STI tubes I bought took extensive tuning to get to work so add the cost of the tuning kit, grams followers and springs. I've bought one of the newer versions STI mags and it has worked 100% so far but don't have a lot of rounds through it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acsr Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 +1 on the new style STI mags, 38 super comp for me but in the lady three months, not a single malfunction, i run grams guts and your choice of base pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I prefer the MBX mags. They run 100% and are sturdy. I drop mine, including the big stick all the time on gravel and the feed lips stay tuned. My next fav is the Gen 1 SVI mags. I run TTI guts in them. The feed lips require more frequent adjustment. My least fav are the STI mags. It seems that if I look at them crooked I have to adjust the feed lips. I got so tired of it I now use them only for Classifiers if I have to drop in dirt or dust. Otherwise they are for dry fire practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteQwill Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Best time to buy mags is Black Friday. I use MBX mags primarily. Love em so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNunemaker Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Just got my new MBX mags a few weeks ago and they run 100% right out the box (bag technically). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&W686 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 For me the MBX magazines have worked very well in my CK Arms Hardcore Open 9 Major. I could not be happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc68cal Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I have the MBX 170s for Caspian/Tangfolio and they are much more reliable than the 140mm K-9 stamped tubes (Made by Mech-gar) and followers that came from the factory with my gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvc4you Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Do MBX magazines work with SVI signature grips? SVI frames?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonian85 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Have run them in my CK Hardcore with the stock stil plasitc grip and an PT Evo steel grip. They have worked great since day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBolt Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 We run them in a Limited and two Open guns. They are flawless. I have tried STI, Grams, SV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeet Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 3 hours ago, dvc4you said: Do MBX magazines work with SVI signature grips? SVI frames? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Yes they do. I've used them on my Limited and Open guns with the signature grips. No problems at all with feeding or dropping out when I want them to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalRex Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 After messing around with several STI mags for my .40 Edge I went to MBX (tubes and guts) and have not looked back. Also, use them in my Match Master open 9mm and, knock on wood, they've been running like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jliew08 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Several threads on this. Most seem to be positive with the occasional, "these are junk, don't ever buy". I cannot speak for any other of their mags but the STI/SV 2011 mags. When I shot limited last year I had 4 of them in 40 that ran flawlessly in two different guns and never needed to be tuned. I am currently using them in open, 170s, 155s, and 140s. All of them are great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glocklover Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Ok. I think I will give them a try. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 If you need the extra capacity then the MBX mags may be worth the money. I've had great luck with the new style STI mags for IDPA. For Limited 40, I added Grams guts and TTI base pads. So you start to get close to the cost of an MBX mag. In short, if you don't want to dick with buying other parts and you have to have max capacity, go with MBX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnlinebacker Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I have the MBX 170s for Caspian/Tangfolio and they are much more reliable than the 140mm K-9 stamped tubes (Made by Mech-gar) and followers that came from the factory with my gun seen them work like a gem in his Caspian Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knguyen1904 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Have mbx mags and they work just fine but I’ve also been running the new sti mags and they have been flawless without any tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlrock Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 For me the MBX magazines have worked very well in my CK Arms Hardcore Open 9 Major. I could not be happier.Same here. I had issues with the STI ones in my CK Hardcore Open and went to MBX. They have never needed tuning and work with either the poly or steel grips. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdh821 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I switched to Mbx mags a while ago. Haven't had any issues at all! I recently sent all of them back to Mbx to have an ambi cut made in them to work in my new custom build that has SVI signature series metal grips. Stupid lefty... I can't wait for my custom builds to be complete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonian85 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 To be fair on my limited gun I use STI (old style) tubes, grams spring/follower and TTI base pads. They have worked perfect from day one with no tuning just as my MBX did. They may have been a bit cheaper but it seems worth it to me to just get something that is done when it shows up to your door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moloch38 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 MBX have run trouble free for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeski Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I have run them in both Limited and Open guns without fail. I changes springs out after a year and never an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glocklover Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Well, I ordered one. It should arrive in a couple days. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glocklover Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 I put the mag to the test tonight. It ran perfect in all four stages. I'm a believer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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