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I thought I would share some recent experience with genuine Colt magazines. I had some difficulty with the pictures, so apologies in advance.
I have a Colt Gold Cup that had a history of three point jams. After adjusting the extractor, which helped a lot, there were infrequent jams. At the urging of 1911Tuner, I bought some 7 round Colt magazines from Brownells with the hybrid feed lips. What a difference. The gun fed everything well and was very smooth. That worked, so, I bought more and thought I would try a couple of Colt 8 round magazines. The 8 rounders won't hand feed at all well. So what is the deal?
See the first attachment-The 7 rounders have the tapered hybrid feed lips. The 8 rounders have straight wadcutter feed lips.
See the second attachment- look at how much higher the 7 rd mag positions the round. The round skips over the the barrel ramp with no hitches.
See the third attachment- The side profile also shows how much higher the round is positioned. A lot more brass shows with the 7 rd mag.
The fourth attachment shows the bases of the mags. I also received some 7 rounders where the horse is closer to the lettering.
Well the 8 rounders are being returned to Brownells and I am getting more 7 rounders instead.
Check Mate made these magazines for Colt. Check Mate also sells their own mags with hybrid feed lips.
All I can say it that the hybrid feed lips make a huge, huge difference for this gun.
I have a Colt Gold Cup that had a history of three point jams. After adjusting the extractor, which helped a lot, there were infrequent jams. At the urging of 1911Tuner, I bought some 7 round Colt magazines from Brownells with the hybrid feed lips. What a difference. The gun fed everything well and was very smooth. That worked, so, I bought more and thought I would try a couple of Colt 8 round magazines. The 8 rounders won't hand feed at all well. So what is the deal?
See the first attachment-The 7 rounders have the tapered hybrid feed lips. The 8 rounders have straight wadcutter feed lips.
See the second attachment- look at how much higher the 7 rd mag positions the round. The round skips over the the barrel ramp with no hitches.
See the third attachment- The side profile also shows how much higher the round is positioned. A lot more brass shows with the 7 rd mag.
The fourth attachment shows the bases of the mags. I also received some 7 rounders where the horse is closer to the lettering.
Well the 8 rounders are being returned to Brownells and I am getting more 7 rounders instead.
Check Mate made these magazines for Colt. Check Mate also sells their own mags with hybrid feed lips.
All I can say it that the hybrid feed lips make a huge, huge difference for this gun.
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