1911vm Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 there has to be a thread about this but i could not find it. i have a verity of mags . 1 Dawson that just does not drop free. 3 older Wilson's and a bunch of 9 round spring field armory mags. i want to switch to just one type. Trying to decide between. Tripp, Dawson and new Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 New Wilson's don't work in my hun- nose dives. Brownells a d Metalform do work. Believe Dawsons are Metaform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Thunder Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 This has been pretty well covered before. In the end you'll just have to find what YOUR gun likes with the load(s) it shoots best. No real easy way around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
223to45 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Dawson doesn't work in my STI, same issue wont drop free. but Wilson's work geat.Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911luvr Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I absolutely LOVE the new 9mm 1911 8-round mags from Metalform! They have a coating that helps them drop free and they run great both my Colt 70 Series pistols. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911vm Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, 1911luvr said: I absolutely LOVE the new 9mm 1911 8-round mags from Metalform! They have a coating that helps them drop free and they run great both my Colt 70 Series pistols. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 8rd 9mm mags ??? for compact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 3 hours ago, 1911vm said: there has to be a thread about this but i could not find it. i have a verity of mags . 1 Dawson that just does not drop free. 3 older Wilson's and a bunch of 9 round spring field armory mags. i want to switch to just one type. Trying to decide between. Tripp, Dawson and new Wilson I've had to lightly file the front loading lip of Dawson/Metalforms to get them to drop free. gone to Tripp's over all, Dawsons if I have to do a short reload, ie drop a mag and reload after a couple of shots, sometimes the tripps will hang slightly with 8 rounds in them. One of the top rounds gets striped forward hanging up on the feed ramp. As said before get one or two of each and then make a decision based on trail and error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911luvr Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 8rd 9mm mags ??? for compact?Sorry, I meant 10. They 8’s are .45. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911vm Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Spoke to dawson today. So I am taking this with a grain of salt. Asked what mags should I get from them. Was told that Tripp are great for things like steel challenge and USPSA but for IDPA where you reload from slide lock go with dawson. As Tripp loose the top round often . Said nothing about Wilson. Edited July 24, 2019 by 1911vm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louu Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Take the Dawson mag and cover it with sharpie marker, let it dry it may take a couple coats to get nice coverage. Carefully insert it and see where it's rubbing. Tap it with a brass hammer or gently squeeze it in a vice to make it work. Use calipers to monitor your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike21STI Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) I had good luck with the tripp mags out of my sti sentry. That particular gun did not like Wilson mags Edited July 24, 2019 by Mike21STI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911vm Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 I think jcc7x7 is correct i will have to get two of each and see which my gun likes . I have SA if that makes any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I've been using Metalform or Brownells 9MM mags. They are the same, except my Metalform are not coated. The Brownells can be bought in 3 packs for savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
223to45 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I think jcc7x7 is correct i will have to get two of each and see which my gun likes . I have SA if that makes any difference.My wife runs a SA Loaded, with Wilson's, works great.Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Tripp !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, Distant Thunder said: This has been pretty well covered before. In the end you'll just have to find what YOUR gun likes with the load(s) it shoots best. No real easy way around it. And make sure your gun has a 9mm slide release in it instead of a 45 slide release if it seems to bind on the follower. I know of a couple high end guns that did not. Other thing, if you go with Tripps and have issues be aware that some guns prefer their original (solid) follower and some guns prefer the current production split follower (you can still buy the solid follower from them if you call and ask for the part number, I think they changed because some guns were not locking back & then found that fixing that problem led to some guns binding). Edited July 24, 2019 by IHAVEGAS slide not mag dummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belus Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 22 hours ago, 1911vm said: 1 Dawson that just does not drop free. 20 hours ago, 223to45 said: Dawson doesn't work in my STI, same issue wont drop free. 18 hours ago, jcc7x7 said: I've had to lightly file the front loading lip of Dawson/Metalforms to get them to drop free. 17 hours ago, louu said: Take the Dawson mag and cover it with sharpie marker, let it dry it may take a couple coats to get nice coverage. Carefully insert it and see where it's rubbing. Tap it with a brass hammer or gently squeeze it in a vice to make it work. Use calipers to monitor your progress. I have around 14 of the Dawson/Metalform 9mm mags and they initially would not drop free of my STI either. I did the sharpie thing and couldn't find where they were stuck. Turned out to be the small ramp in the mag body in front of the feed lips. It projected just slightly too far. A small squeeze front to back in a vice cleared everything up and they all work great now. I also have 5-6 of the older plastic follower Wilson Combat ETM 9mm magazines. I can't reload them on a closed slide with 10 rounds, and people here have advised removing one or two coils from the spring. I haven't done that yet because the Dawsons are running fine. Sorry that I can't comment on Tripp 9mm mags as I never tried them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIREDgun45 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'm using Tripp mags and they work great in my Colt, SA, and single stack SV's. I've had Wilson's and STI branded ones and they work fine in my guns too. Hope the ones you ordered will be reliable with your SA. Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sc0 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Purchased some 10rd 9mm Metalform from Gregcote for my Springfield RO. They worked fine and didn't notice any issues dropping them with Dawson USPSA pads. I can't remember if I had to do it on my 9mm or my .45 but, I did have to file down the catch-lip of the magazine release button. (Prepped both guns at the same time...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHawkins Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I have a Kimber and an sti 9mm and found tripp to work best in both pistols. The Wilson nose dived the first round and I couldn't load to 10 rounds, the tripp work fine in both guns and can be loaded with a closed chamber. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911vm Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 3 hours ago, TimHawkins said: I have a Kimber and an sti 9mm and found tripp to work best in both pistols. The Wilson nose dived the first round and I couldn't load to 10 rounds, the tripp work fine in both guns and can be loaded with a closed chamber. Tim I keep on hearing that tripp mags loose top round on slide lock reloads. have you have you seen that at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadus123 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I like the metalform 10rd mags. They work fine in all my 9mm 1911s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHawkins Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1911vm, I haven't had any trouble with with either of my pistols, I haven't noticed it happening with any of the other shooters using tripp at our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911vm Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Forgot to do a report. Got Brownels 3 pack. In a gun that did not run any 10rd mag 100% reliably. Ran perfect going to order more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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