If you’re buying from FFL dealers, I’d say stop! Rotten stinking filthy money grubbing ba$tards willing to pi$$ all over the 2nd Amendment in the name of making a few bucks...I refuse to buy from an FFL dealer. ANYTHING.
For about the past ten years, I’ve purchased most of my pistol magazines from Brownells and Midway USA. They both have good prices, a good selection, and excellent customer service.
If you are buying 1911 magazines, they are notorious for being very finicky. Stick with good name brand, brand new magazines like Chip McCormick or Wilson Combat.
If you’re buying magazines for Glocks, they should work just fine. I’ve bought a few beat up old Glock 9mm magazines and they always work in my G26.
I lucked out last year at a garage sale by a guy that works in security. Bought 40 30round 5.56 mags still in plastic, all stamped “For law enforcement and government use only”.
Work flawlessly and a steal at $2 each.
When it comes to tools, there is a saying:
Only cry once.
When I don’t follow it, I usually remember it later.
I have some Wilson combat mags for my 1911 Commander.
They are like butter. Smooth and creamy. Who doesn’t like butter?
I thought this was going to be about Gun Magazines having like too many ads and not enough meaty articles or something.
Low and behold OP is talking about CLIPS!
OMG!
:) /s
Santa brought me enough Wilson Combat 1911 mags to replace most of my entire set, some of which were apparently stamped out of tuna cans. Big, big difference. Eight is better than seven anyway - this way I have to miss the bugger eight times before I beat him to death with the barrel.
Actually, I have bought practically nothing from a gun show in the last 10 years... I guess I'm paying to go in and look at decrepit milsurp boltguns, piles of cracked antique cop gunleather, mystery sausage/jerky and reloads that I'd trust as much as a Democrat senator.
Mr. niteowl77