[MarkL]

I really like the PT99, it's a fun gun to shoot. The FireStar, not so much. It's quite literally a pain to shoot - Not comfortable at all. For those who haven't seen one, it's about the size of a .380 semi-auto, similar to a Colt Mustang, and like the Mustang, it's a single action semi-auto. It's made out of steel, so it's heavy, and while that does help a bit with the recoil, it's so narrow, it bites into the base knuckle of my thumb, and after about 20 rounds practicing, it's just too painful to continue shooting that handgun.

Thanks again!

Mark

[JMS]

Not advertising for them but you might try MidwayUSA.

[papertyger]

Would a spring change fix your problems? Seem they would be much easier to replace.

[CurlyDave]

If at all possible, buy magazines from a store near you rather than over the internet or at a gun show.

Less than 50% of the magazines I have purchased have worked properly. Reputable, brand-name magazines from gun shows and internet sources (Ruger factory mag, and a Browning from Cabelas), as well as no-name and off-brand mags from gun shows.

So, buy locally, and then test them promptly.

I went out shooting with a friend yesterday who had a new 9mm carbine. The factory magazine worked perfectly, but one of the spares he purchased had 2 failures to feed out of 10 rounds, and the other had 3.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

A spring replacement would be first order of business to pursue - if needing replacement or extra mags Mec-Gar is OEM manufacturer for a number of brands of boomsticks, so you would be good to go with them - have never had any probs with the Mec-Gars.

 

 

[Cobra64]

Here is a typical example of the magazine assortment for my 9mm Sig Sauer X5 Allround in stainless Steel:

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MecGar is an EOM for a substantial number of well known pistol manufacturers. Pro Mags are iffy in terms of reliability.

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. You can never have enough mags, and you should always carry at least one spare mag. Not necessarily for capacity, but due to a possible feeding malfunction where you have to dump a mag and replace it with the spare to get back in self defense situation.

[Cobra64]

All of my 1911s including this S&W in .45 AUTO and Performance Center in .38 Super, are fed with Cobra mags from Tripp Research.

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https://www.trippresearch.com/store/store_1911.html

[Skybird]

Check out Brownell’s for replacement parts.

[midway1]

http://www.gun-parts.com/magazines2/

[taxcontrol]

Piggybacking on this thread.

I have recently inherited a Ruger LC9, but no magazine was found. Rather than collecting dust, I’d like to get a mag and get it working.

Thoughts?

[Vaquero]

http://m.ebay.com/itm/TAURUS-PT92-PT99-9mm-10-ROUND-MAGAZINE-/201477830719?nav=SEARCH

http://thehandgunmagazinestore.com/pgroup_descrip/24_Taurus+Magazines/353_Taurus+PT92PT99+9mm+Magazines/?return=%3ftpl%3Dindex%26category_id%3D24%26_Taurus%2BMagazines%2F

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/1429340.htm

[niteowl77]

As others have pointed out, Mec-Gar actually makes the "original equipment manufacturer" mags for a number of big-name gunmakers, and they are good to go.

Mr. niteowl77

[piroque]

http://www.cdnnsports.com/

[NorthMountain]

Mec-Gar magazines are really solid.

I have not been impressed, in the past, with Triple-K.

YMMV.

[archy]

Factory magazines are simply no longer an option for either. The most commonly available magazines for both are Meg-Gar or Promag. In the case of the Firestar, it appears that the only choice IS Promag, though I've seen references to "Tripple-K" but haven't actually

Triple K, located [or they were] in San Diego, iwas at one time really, really bad, and primarily existed as a supplier for Star, Llama and M1911 magazines intended for the Mexican market. No big surprise that much of their labor force, from the San Diego area, was Mexican as well.

They added a holster line in the early 1970s, some of which wasn't too bad. And they got some contracts for the Mexican military, whose inspection/rejection criteria was reasonably stiff, and their entire line improved as a result. Nowadays I wouldn't reject the idea of sourcing from them out of hand, but it's pretty much a last-possibility choice for me.

However, you're in luck with the Firestar. Magazines for them and most other Star/ FI Imports handguns are available from High Standard/IAC.

And if you can't get them from HS, give Joe Lowe a try.

The FireStar, not so much. It's quite literally a pain to shoot - Not comfortable at all.

Concur. I always thought the Firestar was okay to carry, less fun for practice- so I shot it enough to be familiar and confident with it, and that was about it. I traded it to a cop who found a Glock 30 was WAY too big for his hand...and really, too large for mine as well, but I gave it a tryout.

The old Star PD .45 worked well for me, but they're not common and pricy when found.