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Thread: Magazine news from Wilson Combat

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    Magazine news from Wilson Combat

    Over the weekend I had occasion to try to answer a question about 1911 magazines and somebody chimed in with "Wilson Combat mags are the best." When I said "Which ones, they offer three different lines?" I was rewarded with a typical deer-in-headlights look.

    I went to Wilson's web site to get links to the 47Ds, the ETMs, and the Service Plus mags, and I couldn't find the Service Plus on the site. For those who aren't familiar with them the Wilson Service Plus magazines are stainless steel, 7-round magazines with the original, Browning-designed follower and GI feed lips.

    I sent in a "Contact Us" inquiry to Wilson Combat, and I just received a reply:

    Hawkmoon, Currently discontinued the Service plus magazines as the 47 series magazine is our best series of 7 round magazine. We do apologize for this. Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with. Thank you
    So we have lost another source of proper, Browning-designed GI pattern magazines. Fortunately, Check-Mate still offers them.
    Hawkmoon
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    Those Wilson Service mags were always CheckMate 7 round, hybrid feed lipped mags.

    The Wilson Rep on another forum explained the reason for dropping them, was inconsistent delivery from the manufacturer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JTQ View Post
    Those Wilson Service mags were always CheckMate 7 round, hybrid feed lipped mags.

    The Wilson Rep on another forum explained the reason for dropping them, was inconsistent delivery from the manufacturer.
    Yep. A stainless Checkmate. Like them both.

    Some of my magazines w/ assorted lips / followers:

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    Regarding CheckMate sources, I typically buy my CheckMate mags from Top Gun Supply, and love doing business with them. They are a superb retailer.

    While I haven't ordered from them, Thunder Mountain Custom is another that retails CheckMate mags, and parts. The latter is somewhat of a big deal as many have reported problems ordering directly from CheckMate, and Top Gun Supply typically hasn't carried replacement parts for CheckMate mags, other than bumper pads. The ability to now get replacement springs, followers, etc., from somebody other than CheckMate direct is a good thing.

    Thunder Mountain Custom http://shop.1911parts.com/CheckMate-...zines_c101.htm

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkmoon View Post

    So we have lost another source of proper, Browning-designed GI pattern magazines. Fortunately, Check-Mate still offers them.
    My SR1911 came with a 7 and a goofy looking 8 rounder. The 7 is like the GI version and it has the dimple.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick M View Post
    My SR1911 came with a 7 and a goofy looking 8 rounder.
    Most likely CheckMate's 8 rounder with their CheckMate Patented Follower (CMF). It is similar to the Devel follower McCormick uses, but has a front leg to keep the follower in the tube after the last round.

    https://www.topgunsupply.com/check-m...m45-8-b-h.html

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    The 8 rounder had the dimple too. I read the sticky, and the original with replies.

    But since this is WC, one of my two had a ftf a couple of times while burning through some AE hardball to loosen up my new toy. A part of me wanted to toss them. It did exactly as I read here in the last round. And only on the last round did it fail. I popped the base plate off and the one spring was an inch shorter than the other. So for a very good deal I decided to buy WCs 47 series replacement springs. Pushing the follower with the new spring is stiffer than when new. Some of you already know this. I knew I could from the debacle that is low cost AR mags.
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