Single stack .40s&w 1911 magazines

tripp research

not sure about which basepads you should get, I'm upgrading to alloy basepads soon, I'll see if it's worth it then
 
Thanks for the replies, but where are you actually buying these from? Do you know any Canadian dealers or is it easy to get them shipped from the states(US export laws are tough i remember)
 
The two brands of magazines that I'd recommend are the Tripp Research Cobramag and the Wilson Combat Wilson-Rogers47CB. (Yes, the 47CB, a magazine designed for .45ACP, works perfectly in .40S&W too. With no modification either. It's the best of both worlds.)

Tripp, you can buy directly.
http://www.trippresearch.com/

Wilson, you can get from Brownells
http://www.wilsoncombat.com/

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=16398/Product/1911_AUTO_WILSON_ROGERS_MAGAZINE

While I like some Metalform magazines, I don't recommend the Metalform for .40; for me they were all jam-o-matics, but, if you want them, you can get them from any STI dealer or our STI importer, Freedom Ventures.

http://www.freedomventures.ca/

See these BrianEnos Forum topics:

Best mag for .40 single stack, Which brand is best?

1911 Magazines For .40

Single Stack 40 Mags
 
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sevoman said:
X2 for Tripp research mags.I prefer them to the Wilsons.They ship to Canada and are great to deal with.
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I was at the range yesterday and the whole base plate gave way and the spring flew out on my Ed Brown magazine I had.

Perfect timing as I just ordered one from Tripp. I have been having problems with that magazine anyway. DLASK told me the shortened neck that hold the casing that was the problem as it was designed for the shorter .45apc.


Thanks for your replies!
 
I read that .45 magazines could be used with .40. I tried that with Norinco mags and found this is not so. Maybe five rounds could be loaded or jams. Reason, anyone? Skip the blanket Chinese comments though - technical reasons please.
 
Deckard said:
I read that .45 magazines could be used with .40. I tried that with Norinco mags and found this is not so. Maybe five rounds could be loaded or jams. Reason, anyone? Skip the blanket Chinese comments though - technical reasons please.
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The follower, for one.

The round-top follower found in the seven-round Wilson and the seven-round Metalform is generally less problematic than the traditional follower style that is still the most commonly seen in most eight-round magazines and the (traditional) Norinco seven-round magazine.

But the geometry of the feedlips is markedly different too. The seven-round .45ACP Metalform works virtually as well in .40 as does the .40S&W-marked Metalform. Which is to say, with less than 100% reliability. The designed-for-.45ACP Wilson-Rogers 47CB works well enough in .40 that Brian Enos did, in fact, recommend it.

Wilson Combat now makes a dedicated .40 magazine (rated for both 10mm and .40S&W).
It is available from Brownells (part#965-047-190).

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Deckard said:
Not really, because some .45 magazines (as stated in this thread) work fine and some don't. Why? Why would it feed five shots, not seven?
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There are two aspects to consider. The feedlips are designed to hold the top round in a certain position. Swap out a different round, and a mag that might work fine with the origional round might not work at all. The second is the OAL. The shorter OAL, combined with the profile of the feed lips might have the shorter round pointing nearly straight up at the wrong time.

When I shot a custom single stack 1911, I had the gunsmith throat the barrel so I could load 200 gr electroplated bullets out to 1.235. I used 9 round 10mm mags with great success. I tried the 10 round CMC 45 mags, but feeding was poor.
 
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