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buddyd157
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great, now i feel good knowing the salesman was not lying. (or just trying to make a sale)
Loaded Magazines?
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Jim Rau
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MegGar makes many of the 'original equipment' mags for those who make the 'guns', the only difference is the 'markings' on the mag!!!
Deus Machina
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Yup, MecGar is golden. In fact, when I had my CZ if you bought a CZ 75 magazine, from CZ's warehouse, it was MecGar. They just used a different stamp on them. Not sure if that's changed. I hope not.
Glock has a lot of aftermarket support. I'm not familiar with the manufacturers there, but the magazine design is good.
Stay away from ProMag. They make magazines for everything and try to sell them everywhere, and it's rare I hear about them being trouble-free. That may be 'reporting bias' in which we only hear about the bad ones, but it's definitely a higher rate of failure.
Glock has a lot of aftermarket support. I'm not familiar with the manufacturers there, but the magazine design is good.
Stay away from ProMag. They make magazines for everything and try to sell them everywhere, and it's rare I hear about them being trouble-free. That may be 'reporting bias' in which we only hear about the bad ones, but it's definitely a higher rate of failure.
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buddyd157
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mine from MecGar, has a CZ 75 9 MM MecGar stamped into it.
thanks for the heads up on the ProMag.!
Trunk Monkey
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Buy more magazines. I like to have at least twelve.
I've worn out a recoil spring on an ar, but no P mag springs yet. I usually leave a few loaded for it. No issues in 10 years.
I have had issues with cheap 1911 mags.
I have had issues with cheap 1911 mags.
I've only had a few MecGar magazines, but I never had any problems with them. From everything I've seen and read over the years, you should be good to go, except for one thing. You're gonna need more mags. If you have to pay the range by the hour, you're gonna want to spend your range time shooting, not loading mags. I keep at least a half a dozen extra mags on hand for every semiauto pistol, more if I can get a good deal.
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yes, and thank you. given that others have said to buy more mags as well, i will most certainly consider that. they are cheap enough
i have a membership, so i get 1.5 hours range time, no extra charges, unless i wish to rent out a gun, and of course, buy MORE ammo...!!
here in my state, when we transport from our home to the range, mags MUST be empty at all times. (so i cannot transport with loaded mags.)
they can be stored with the guns, BUT all cartridges MUST be kept away from both, so for me, guns in trunk, cartridges ride up front with me.
i had bought one of those maglula's? and now i need to practice using that, as i am kinda slow using it right now.
as it is, i am still under 1 hour shooting times, when i take my second gun, it'll be close to the full 1.5 hours.
danez71
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I have a maglula for loading Colt 9mm stick mags. It's a slick little tool.
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oh and yes, avoid promag
IME, a good quality manufacturer, like CZ, has good springs. Aftermarket mags, not so much. With the caveat "IF the spring is good quality", then, it should be fine. I like to test mine out,
and order Wolff replacements, for any which are sub-par.
As such, it seems like I do wind up making a Wolff order, from time to time, for questionable mag springs. But always try cleaning the mag, before you blame the spring.
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