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I own a half dozen 1911 Smiths both E Series and older 1911s. I have found them extremely reliable with one notable exception which is the choice of a magazine. The full size 1911s I own will run Wilson Combat magazines (my magazine preference) with an occasional exception consisting of a failure to feed. Several of the commander length 1911s act like Wilson Combat magazines are poison. I have also tried, McCormick, Metal Form and Kimber magazines. So far the only magazines that will reliably run in any of my Smith & Wesson 1911s are factory OEM magazines which are all manufactured by ACT. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Is there another brand of magazine out there that will run reliably in a Smith & Wesson 1911?