Recommendation Carry holster and 1911 mags

Waco Waltz

Can anyone recommend a carry holster for a Walther p1? OWB for concealed carry.

Can anyone recommend good 1911 magazines for a Remmington 1911 R1? What is better factory mags or military contract mags or other?

tsr1965

While I cannot advise you on a holster for a P1, I can advise you on magazines, from experience. The most reliable magazines out there for a 1911, come from Wilson Combat, period!

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charliemeyer007

The magazines need to work with the pistol and the ammo, it's a system. I think I have 30+ magazines for my 1911's. They range from WWI issue to likely counterfeit Colt stainless ones. I made them all work with my pistols and re-loads.

Last year I gave a buddy several boxes for his R1 as a Christmas gift. Lyman 452374 on top of Winchester 231 is a reliable feeder.

rufe-snow

P 1 is a good sized pistol. Had a couple years back. Not often carried concealed. Strikes me, you will either have to make do. With either one of the Uncle Mikes generic plastic cheapies. Or go the custom holster, $$ route.

CapnMidnight

I'll go with Tim on Wilson Combat 1911 magazines. Far and away the most reliable on the market, period.
W.D.

v35

Brownells hardened steel mags hold their shape.
I would also look at Meg gar for hardened mags.
I modified a bunch of Colt marked carbon and stainless and some mags carrying Govt part numbers and they were all soft.
Modifications were slight to enable fitting a light Kahr TP45.
While they all functioned, heavy bullets in a lightweight gun dimpled the soft steel mag fronts under recoil except on the Brownell hardened mags.
While this is a phenominon on lightweight pistols, I feel better about hardened feed lips holding their shape on any pistol.

pulsarnc

been running Meggar mags for 20 years with no problem

62fuelie

I have run about every brand and type of 1911 mag in more than 35 years of carrying one on and off duty. The Mec-Gars are good, the Wilsons with the plastic/polymer follower with the ball bearing in the center are good until the slide hold open step wears out. I have finally settled on Chip McCormick for both the full-size and OM pistols.

Waco Waltz

thanks guys. I am going to go with the Brownells when I can afford a three pack. Wilson combat mags seems a little like adding a BMW grill/bumper to a Datsun hahaha.

I don't know why 1911 mags are so pricy since they are not high cap.

ruger41

Wilson Combat or Mec Gar for the mags.
For the holster
www.epsaddlery.com
www.ccsgunwear.com
www.mitchrosen.com
I've used holsters from all 3. Great holster makers.

machine gun moran

quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
The magazines need to work with the pistol and the ammo, it's a system. I think I have 30+ magazines for my 1911's. They range from WWI issue to likely counterfeit Colt stainless ones. I made them all work with my pistols and re-loads.

Last year I gave a buddy several boxes for his R1 as a Christmas gift. Lyman 452374 on top of Winchester 231 is a reliable feeder.




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I use G.I., all being WW2 Scovill/Risdon/M.S.Little, or the postwar Check-Mate contract (1M291). I also have a couple of 1927 Argentine mags that are identical, except for the pinned base plates. These are all of the original Browning design, which he designed with tapered feed lips to enable the base of the cartridge to rise against the breech face while the slide moved forward, lessening the feed angle.

There are fakes out there, many even complete with fake G.I. packaging, that have a contractor number that was pirated from a Federal Highway bridge-repair company. These have parallel feed lips, rounded followers, notoriously poorly-welded seams, and are made of real soft metal.

Not to set anyone off, but I never viewed McCormick or Wilson as knowing more about the feeding dynamic of 1911's than John Browning did.