Pro-Mag Woes

Ganderite

Ganderite

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I like to have at least 3 mags for each pistol, and preferably four or five. When I buy extra mags for a pistol, I prefer to buy original manufacturer, or, failing that, Meg Gar, which seem to be well made.

During the recent period when buying extra 9mm mags for the M&P 9 was difficult, I bought some Pro Mags. They were cheap. I just found out why.

Two weeks ago one of them flew to pieces when it hit the floor during an IDPA practice. Yesterday, it, or one of its siblings flew to pieces while it was still in the gun.

I doubt I will ever trust them again. However, I re-assembled it using some 5 minute epoxy on the bottom plate where it slides onto the mag body. And I used contact glue to glue a rubber pad onto the bottom of the mag, to take the hit on the floor.
 
I feel your pain..I learned long ago to never buy ProMags again. Some claim to have good luck with them but I certainly did not. Now they are just a source for emergency replacement springs..
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I ran HK USP .45 Pro Mags in IPSC for a few years, they worked OK for me (even with drops on concrete) but required constant tuning as the feed lips spread.
 
I'm fairly new to shooting but in any reading I've done on mags 'avoid pro mags" seems to be a recurring theme. So far I've always been able to find an alternative.
 
Compared to the factory M&P mags, these are made of thinner sheets of metal and therefore not as sturdy and prone to the feed lips opening up. Constant pre and post shoot inspection required.
 
Funny story: I had five magazines for my Beretta M9. Two factory magazines from Italy and three Pro-Mags. I shot a few matches of IPSC with them.

The floorplates of both Beretta factory Italian 92/M9 magazines cracked where they slip over the body of the magazine. The three Pro-Mags didn't have a single scratch or crack but the springs become weak quickly and could be felt every time I loaded them. Sometimes, when I slapped a fresh Pro-Mag into my M9 that had the slide locked open, the slide would automatically go back into battery without me touching the slide lock, which saved me time on my reloads. I have since then sold my three Pro-Mags. They worked very nicely and had zero damage in my M9 and didn't crack like my factory Beretta magazines. The spring became weaker but they still functioned 100% and were reliable 100% of the time I used them.

Food for thought.
 
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