I find 22lr ammo is quite dirty and can gunk up a pistol fast.
The Mec-Gar 10rd 9mm mags with the baseplate are excellent aftermarket magazines. I sold my factory mags in favour of these.
I find 22lr ammo is quite dirty and can gunk up a pistol fast.
The Mec-Gar 10rd 9mm mags with the baseplate are excellent aftermarket magazines. I sold my factory mags in favour of these.
In all honesty I tried bulk federal when I first got the pistol (literally 1st time at the range) and was having problems with the gun failing to feed. Got on the interweb and talked to some people down south who recommended the CCIs. Worked without fail, never looked back. Maybe I should try the bulk again?
[QUOTEThe Mec-Gar 10rd 9mm mags with the baseplate are excellent aftermarket magazines. I sold my factory mags in favour of these.[/QUOTE]
I agree they work well. What makes you prefer them over the factory mags? I understand the price difference is considerable, but never thought of selling the factory mags for the half-plastic mec-gars.
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I hated the factory mags, as the springs were so tight that I could only get 8 rounds in them! After a few shooting sessions, I could get 9 in, then 10 after almost making my thumbs bleed (read other complaints about them). I sold them for pretty good money on the EE and picked up a bunch of the Mec-Gar 10rdrs with the appropriate spring tension. The bottom baseplate also looks better in my opinion when inserted in the pistol.
On the other note, the factory 40cal 226 mags 10/12 will fit and cycle perfectly 13 or 14 9mm rounds in your 226, legally. :D
On the other note, the factory 40cal 226 mags 10/12 will fit and cycle perfectly 13 or 14 9mm rounds in your 226, legally. :D[/QUOTE]
I love these legal loopholes, lar 10 rounders, sig 14 rounds... Are there others?
Haha This is my first pistol, and just kind of assumed the springs were supposed to be that tight! Kind of thinkin I was getting weak or something. I am now able to get 10 rds in them, but it's still tough. In fact I always thought the factory mags were of better quality BECAUSE the springs were so much stiffer than the aftermarket ones. Shows what the hell I know...
That's amusing about using the .40 mags for 9mm, will have to try that. Thanks for the info!
Those Mec-Gar's used to be the Sig factory mags until Checkmate Industries started making them... they are better in every way. Some people don't like the plastic base, but it's up to those to decide.
If Wolverine has the Mec-Gar 10rd mags with the baseplate, buy them. Good mags.
It's only the new factory 40 mags that work, read that the aftermarket ones do not...
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Willing to trade copious amounts of international award winning barbecue for ammo and/or training...
All this talk of the 226 and poking around on wolverine's website has got me thinking (never a good thing!). I bought the Sig so could shoot .22 and 9mm, but can't recall the last time I actually shot rim fire out of it. And as much as I like the pistol I never really had an emotional attachment to it. And l I've always had a more comfortable grip on the Walther P99. AND I noticed Wolverine has PPQ spare mags now, and there are some PPQs floating around some Canadian websites. Hmmm. Thoughts and advice from my educated (on this subject anyway!) Internet friends?