SHinck82 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Does anyone know of any good Para Ord P14 45 hi-cap magazines other than the stock para mags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) I believe MEGAR makes some. Their 10 rounders are better than Paras. I have not tried the 14 rounders. FWIW Richard Edited October 7, 2009 by chirpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittbug Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I use the stock para mags with wolff springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhett45acp Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I am currently using Megar P16 mags and they hold 15 rounds as designed by Megar. They are made pretty well except I had to sand the followers right around the slide stop area. Else they were slow to drop when empty and the slide down. I have 9 of them, 5 nickle and 4 blue. The one thing that stinks is they are slightly shorter that factory Para's. So I have not found aftermarket bases or extentions that will work. The only reason I am using them is to meet New Jerseys's silly 15 round mag limit, else I would use geniune Para tubes. For many years I shot Megars for my Browing HP. Never had any problems with them. Others I tried were junk (ProMag USA K Mag). Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufDog Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 You might look to see if there are aftermarket spring/follower kits &/or basepads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufDog Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=623472 there is stuff out there, you will just have to determine what is legal for your purpose. You are probably restricted to 140mm tubes in most things you will shoot. -Ruf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=623472there is stuff out there, you will just have to determine what is legal for your purpose. You are probably restricted to 140mm tubes in most things you will shoot. -Ruf those are probably a no-go for USPSA. When I was running a P-14 using Para tubes and the now out of production Grams pads, I could only get 18 rounds in. The Dawson pads could possibly work. Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I have 3 different versions of Para factory mags and w/Dawson pads and any type spring I get 18 in the mags but not re-loadable. FWIW Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+16 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I believe MEGAR makes some. Their 10 rounders are better than Paras. I have not tried the 14 rounders.FWIW Richard In the past I have used these (14 rn mags) with the dawson pad and trimming one coil from the spring and gotten 18 rounds reloadable, but the springs seem to wear out faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMS42 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I use the Para mags with the Dawson Para pads and get 18 in the mags. I bought some Megar mags but couldn't get them to work. I haven't tried the Dawson pads on them, I probably won't as they only held 13 and I had lots of malfunctions with them. Recently I bought an SVI .45 mag. just to see if it would work. It does but the bottom of the mag catch hole is just a touch to low and allows the mag to go in just a bit too deep. No problem so far though as the mag pops down and runs good. But they are more expensive than the factory mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Mec-Gar. Not Megar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhett45acp Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Holy Poo, He is so right. It'smec-gar.... Check their site at http://www.mec-gar.com/ On the P16, the base-pad stuff does not work because the original Mec-Gar base pads are just folded metal. look at me, using Mec-Gar - I feel sooo grown up....never mind, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I have 3 factory Para mags with original factory springs and followers with Dawson Precision extentions and they hold 18 rounds reloadable. I have another Para mag I bought from CDNN for $30 and hace not had a single problem out of it. If you do order from CDNN they have the same shipping rate for 1 mag or 20 mags so buy in quantity if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmccrock Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I get 17 (not reloadable) in Para P14 mags with Dawson extensions, Para body and follower and Wolf 140mm spring. With an ISMI spring, 16 and reloadable. I picked up 2 ACT-MAGs to try out, and they work. Made in Italy, if that matters. Could only load 12 at first, now they hold 14. I have not tried a Dawson extension on them. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHinck82 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 Thanks for the healp guys. I think I'll stick with just getting the para P14 mags for now and when I go to upgrading the mags put on some dawson pads and 140mm springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufDog Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Hinck, Are you holding an AK with teddy bears in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHinck82 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) nope, it's a house in Iraq, it's their gay ass floral design for everything. But I am wearing my secret squirrel patch :-P Edited October 9, 2009 by SHinck82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunther Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 STI made para mags, not sure if they still make them. Very good mags though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I don't knowabout the MecGar P14 mags however, the Mecgar P16 and P18 mags function reliably but do not allow the slide to stay open after firing the last round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufDog Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I don't knowabout the MecGar P14 mags however, the Mecgar P16 and P18 mags function reliably but do not allow the slide to stay open after firing the last round. I would think guy could fix that with a follower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 There are no Para magazines out there that work better than the factory mags, factory followers and wolff springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHinck82 Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thanks everyone. i have the mag situation sorted out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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