horhey232 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 So with ammo costs getting wild I can across a steal of a deal of .45 ACP at .20 a shot and I bought a fair amount. My 1911 hasn't been shot since I got a stage DQ when I had a sear slip mid reload. I was transitioning for one target to another and doing a reload. RO physically saw my finger out of the trigger guard (I usually ride it high where it is pretty much on the slide) and when I slammed my magazine home the sear slipped and the hammer fell. The gun went off into a berm so it wasn't crazy but very embarassing. Fortunately a friend had the exact same gun (just bone stock) and I was allowed to shoot the rest of the match with his gun (this happened on the first stage of the day!). When I got home I threw the gun in the safe and started shooting Production and slowly ordered replacement parts. So far I have a Stan Chen magwell and EGW Koenig Ultimate Trigger kit and will be having it installed by someone more competent than myself LOL. The point is I was shooting Limited 10 just because at the time with Wilson 10 rounders because that was what I was carrying through the Police Academy. I now want to use the gun in Single Stack Major and I know that has a 8 round capacity and I was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on magazines. I am thinking Wilson 47Ds but I am curious if there is some new hotness that is out that I should be aware about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NETim Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Tripp CobraMags have served me well. Robust and will fit in the box if your rear sight isn't too tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) The best running mags in both my 1911 45s are the Original Wilson ETM 8-round. Much better than the 47Ds. Tripp Cobras would not feed in my guns. Edited August 31, 2020 by zzt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I’ve used Tripp and Wilson’s and both served me well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 In my SS guns; Tripp, CMC, Wilson mags all work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Hello: I like Wilson 47D's, Metalform Elite and Tripp mags. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertg5322 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Got an old Les Baer that feeds from any magazine I put in it, from $7.00 Chip McCormick Shooting Star mags bought at the Del Mar Gun Show in 2002 to Wilson, Ed Brown, or Checkmate. Got a boatload of various manufacturer mags, when shooting Single Stack, I just put eight in the mag sleeves, and go shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rieckman Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I have one CMC and the rest are Sig Sauer magazines. All run great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 18 hours ago, horhey232 said: So with ammo costs getting wild I can across a steal of a deal of .45 ACP at .20 a shot and I bought a fair amount. My 1911 hasn't been shot since I got a stage DQ when I had a sear slip mid reload. I was transitioning for one target to another and doing a reload. RO physically saw my finger out of the trigger guard (I usually ride it high where it is pretty much on the slide) and when I slammed my magazine home the sear slipped and the hammer fell. The gun went off into a berm so it wasn't crazy but very embarassing. Fortunately a friend had the exact same gun (just bone stock) and I was allowed to shoot the rest of the match with his gun (this happened on the first stage of the day!). When I got home I threw the gun in the safe and started shooting Production and slowly ordered replacement parts. So far I have a Stan Chen magwell and EGW Koenig Ultimate Trigger kit and will be having it installed by someone more competent than myself LOL. The point is I was shooting Limited 10 just because at the time with Wilson 10 rounders because that was what I was carrying through the Police Academy. I now want to use the gun in Single Stack Major and I know that has a 8 round capacity and I was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on magazines. I am thinking Wilson 47Ds but I am curious if there is some new hotness that is out that I should be aware about. I had used 47D's for about 15 years. They were getting tired (Wilson had replaced some tubes already) so I ordered an octet of ETM mags and had them dropped shipped to my friends house in Scottsdale. I unpacked them and went to the Western States Single Stack Championship. Zero problems and no issue getting full mags into the gun. The tubes are about 1/8" longer than the 47Ds. They seat much easier than the 47D's. Great choice for a .45 mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 i haven't found magazines that won't feed in my 45's (both sti trojans). my competition mags are tripp and CMC, and I have some wilsons i use for practice. the tripps are super easy to clean, but the plastic follower needs cleaning whenever it hits the ground in the dust. otoh, the CMC's are a bit harder to clean, but with a metal follower they are much more forgiving of a little dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootin-blanks Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Tripps and have them change out the hybrid followers for the all metal ones. Plastic and Florida sugar sand don't play together in skinny tubes. Edited September 2, 2020 by shootin-blanks added content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 19 hours ago, motosapiens said: i haven't found magazines that won't feed in my 45's (both sti trojans). my competition mags are tripp and CMC, and I have some wilsons i use for practice. the tripps are super easy to clean, but the plastic follower needs cleaning whenever it hits the ground in the dust. otoh, the CMC's are a bit harder to clean, but with a metal follower they are much more forgiving of a little dirt. I have had zero issues with feeding with any mags as long as I run round nose bullets, I did try a small box of semi wad cutters loaded a little too long or short (honestly not sure I just went back to RN bullets) once and that managed to turn the gun into a jamb-o-matic. I can see semi wad cutters being much more finicky with feed lip geometry so a OAL and bullet profile that runs in one mag may not run well in another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkapot Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Focusing on the important element here.....who's selling cheap ammo? And do they have more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horhey232 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 11 hours ago, konkapot said: Focusing on the important element here.....who's selling cheap ammo? And do they have more? I made sure I bought all of it lol. It was from a buddy that had a UMP so he bought a ton of ammo for it. One thing led to another and he ended up selling the UMP and selling me the ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkapot Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 There is no emoji to adequately express my sadness. I need buddies like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Chip McCormick Power Mags in 45, Tripp in 9. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) I've been running CMC in .45 Springfield Loaded for over 5+ years no mag issues Edited September 8, 2020 by terrydoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I use Wilson 47D mags for my Dan Wesson PM45. No issues. Brownells usually has them on sale at least once a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien_pickles Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I love my 10mm Tripp Cobras. If your current mags fit in the box, I'd just load them to 8 and go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakobi Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I use CMC with Tripp followers in my .45 and Tripp Systems in my .40. CMC, Tripp, and Wilson will all do you right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranoel Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Been using CMC Shooting Star for .45 for 25+ years, never had an issue with any of them. Just got 6 of the CMC Railed PowerMag, they functioned every bit as flawlessly as my Shooting Stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigzeke Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Been awhile since I shot SS in 45, the mags I used when I was were a mixed bag of 47ds, Tripp, and Kimber Pro-Tac. All worked fine. If I were buying all new mags today, I would lean heavily towards the ETM mags. I have heard nothing but stellar reviews about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpnav Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 My favorite mags are the Wilson ETMs and ETM Vickers...they are what I use for EDC. For comp and practice I tend to run the 47Ds because they are cheaper. Truthfully though, over the years I've run a boat load of CMCs and never had any problems with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Tripp or CMC, both work well for me in 9mm and .45ACP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horhey232 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 So to follow up on this thread a buddy of mine who doesn't shoot USPSA wanted my 10 rounders and offered a one for one trade for black Wilson ETM magazines. Now to see if any more pop up for sale. I usually like having 10 mags in my possession (not all on my belt but in case I need to rotate one in). If anyone knows someone off loading any (I will make a separate post in the Classifieds about this) black 8 round Wilson ETM magazines please let me know! Also I saw someone selling some 8 round Wilson ETM for a compact 1911 and it looks like the only difference is in the basepad? Can someone confirm that if I just switch out baseplates if this will work in a standard 1911? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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