Anyone use these mags? Any good?

[Tower43]

Considering grabbing a couple of these.... anyone ever use them vs the WC which are 4x the cost?

https://gunmagwarehouse.com/promag-...overnment-commander-magazine-blued-steel.html

 

[parttimer]

I have no experience with these mags. I have wasted money in the past on pro mags. I bought some for a few different guns I owned at a gun show one time. All of the pro mags I tried were unreliable and ended up in the trash. This was almost 20 years ago so maybe they are better now.

 

[joppaj]

I'd never trust a Pro Mag for anything other than range use. Every one I've tried has been junk.

 

[jef955]

I have tried a few over the years. The ONLY ones that have ever run with any degree of reliablilty, has been the .22 cal. Glock 44 Mags. All the rest were marginal at best - AR and I think 1911's come to mind off the top of my head.

 

[E.Shell]

Friends don't let friends buy ProMag.

 

[ohen cepel]

ProMags are never a "deal" unless you want lots of clearance drill practice.

 

[John from MD]

Considering grabbing a couple of these.... anyone ever use them vs the WC which are 4x the cost?

https://gunmagwarehouse.com/promag-...overnment-commander-magazine-blued-steel.html

Very hit or miss. Many times I have had to tweak them to get them to run. I only buy them for range toys.

 

[Tower43]

Very hit or miss. Many times I have had to tweak them to get them to run. I only buy them for range toys.

i rely on WC 8 rounders for carry/protection, I was looking at the 10 rounders for steel comps/idpa type stuff; IMO the 10 rounders would be too big to effectively conceal

 

[Tower43]

Like when I bought this operator 45 the previous owner had a kimber 10 round mag, it's trash, doesn't consistently cycle and never locks back on empty, so it sits in the safe.

 

[John from MD]

i rely on WC 8 rounders for carry/protection, I was looking at the 10 rounders for steel comps/idpa type stuff; IMO the 10 rounders would be too big to effectively conceal

I have had to put stronger springs in their 1911 mags to make them work. It doesn't pay if you have to buy both. Buy Chip McCormick mags when they are on sale.

 

[Tower43]

I have had to put stronger springs in their 1911 mags to make them work. It doesn't pay if you have to buy both. Buy Chip McCormick mags when they are on sale.

Ive heard some people have had issues with chip's followers locking back vs the polymer followers

 

[erwos]

Here's what I use for 1911 mags these days:
.45 Auto = Mec-Gar Competition 1911 Magazine
9mm = Brownells 9mm 1911 Magazine

I have plenty of Wilsons, CMCs, etc., but the above are the ones I trust for competition.

 

[outrider58]

Very hit or miss. Many times I have had to tweak them to get them to run. I only buy them for range toys.

I have a few 32 round 9mm (Colt) Promags I use in my 9mm SBR. Never had a problem with them, though their reputation has always been 'hit or miss'.

 

[Rockzilla]

Promags....meh...

McCormick, WC...
Mec-Gar.. gets the vote for my 1911's
The 14 rounder for the BBR 3.10 45acp
fits with no mods (locks in) got to have some place
to put the pinky finger. Got some really old
"Vega" mags stainless steel, no issues is "years"

ASC 32 rd "Colt" mags for the AR-9's

-Rock

 

[BurtonRW]

In my experience, a loaded ProMag makes a nice paperweight. Didn’t even try to sell the few I bought before I knew better - they went straight in the trash.

YMMV, of course.

-Rob

 

[Muleskinner]

There is a saying amongst some of us who have purchased and found out that promag mags are less than reliable..

No mag is netter than Promag.

Or another is friends don't let friends buy Promag...

Buy at your own risk..

 

[TI-tick]

LOL, I just tossed one out in the trash; never again.
Way out of spec on an AR-10; would not go into the magwell.

Lesson learned; again, never again.

 

[Dipstix6996]

ProMag has been hit or miss for me. I'd probably pass if it was for my 1911...

 

[Tower43]

So really it'll come down to; how important is that extended pad; for example.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019519433?pid=680255

vs

https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts.../1911-45acp-magazines-1295ceb8/?sku=100061272

 

[Blaster229]

So really it'll come down to; how important is that extended pad; for example.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019519433?pid=680255

vs

https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts.../1911-45acp-magazines-1295ceb8/?sku=100061272

Extended pads are important for many competition shooters because it allows for a better mag seating on a mag change. They don't fit flush so that your palm doesn't have to go flush to the mag well.