Updated Wilson Combat 1911 Mags Coming Soon

[TGO David]

Reposted from another forum...

As mentioned in the After Action Report for the Rob Haught Shotgun Course, Wilson Combat is planning on releasing a new and improved 8-round 1911 Magazine. Based on what little information we have, the magazine seems extremely promising. Wilson Combat has addressed many of the weak points of their ubiquitous 47Ds that had set the industry standard for so many years. These upgrades include:

1. Thicker magazine body/tube. No longer can you flex the body with just finger pressure. The witness slots have been moved toward the rear of the magazine, presumably to increase overall strength in the body.

2. Longer magazine body to accommodate a longer and more powerful magazine spring.

3. Longer, more powerful magazine spring has at least four more coils than the existing spring

4. New redesigned follower design holds the last round in position and is more stable than the original.

5. Updated basepad design to fit the longer body.

6. Numbered witness slots on the magazine body.

I am excited to see this new product come to market, since it addresses many of the concerns we have had with the 47D. Please don't call Wilson Combat inquiring when these will hit the market. They should be available sometime in September 2007, and we will keep you posted with up to date information as we receive it. Thanks!

[Guest EasilyObsessed]

Very nice. I was going to order some Chip McCormick Power Mags when I got home today, but I may have to wait a month and see how the reviews on these end up.

[TGO David]

I'm not a fan of CMC mags at all. Wilson Combat all the way for me.

[TGO David]

As you can see in that pictorial, CMC mags use split metal followers. The slide stop, being a blade-like leg of steel or other metal, presents a sharp metal on metal contact with the firearm that has been proven to damage the feed ramp or score the slide on some 1911 handguns.

The plastic no-tilt followers in the Wilson Combat mags prevent that.

[shaftbass]

I'll buy about 5 of them.

[Guest EasilyObsessed]

I'm not a fan of CMC mags at all. Wilson Combat all the way for me.

I have never actually used either, I was primarily going off reviews on CTD and Midway. Have you ever run into any problems with your Wilson mags?

[TGO David]

I have never actually used either, I was primarily going off reviews on CTD and Midway. Have you ever run into any problems with your Wilson mags?

Zero problems and I've used the hell out of them in USPSA single stack a few times.

[Guest Disney]

Well... You used the CMC mag last weekend. We can try it out again on Sunday.

I have never actually used either, I was primarily going off reviews on CTD and Midway. Have you ever run into any problems with your Wilson mags?