S&W Oldtimer
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Do they manufacture them or are they farmed out?
Who makes S&W magazines?
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S&W Oldtimer
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Do they manufacture them or are they farmed out?
00Buckshot62
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M&P mags are made by Mec-Gar, can't say about the others. Mec-Gars are outstanding mags & are the only non-factory mags I'll buy (excepting 1911s).
torrejon224
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All the S&W 1911 mags are made by ACT and are made in Italy but the earliest models came with Wilson's.
bwh
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I've been told that all 3rd Generation magazines were made in-house by S&W.
They must be real proud of their work, cuz' they sure price them like they are!
They must be real proud of their work, cuz' they sure price them like they are!
sw4566
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I was told that the M&P mags were made by checkmate (hence the problems w/the early ones?)
29Wheelgunner
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My 1911 mags are from ACT as torrejon224 said.
I did not know about the early models coming with Wilson.
I did not know about the early models coming with Wilson.
gmchenry
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SW99 mags are Mec-Gar. Many are in-house. The ACT-MAGs that came with my 1911SC are now my favorite 1911 mags.
torrejon224
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29wheel, the original silver billboard models are the ones that came with a set of Wilson 47d's, S&W discontinued when they realized that they had a winner with the 1911. I'm sure cost had a lot to do with but then again the originals had a very impressive set of parts compared to todays models!
cxm
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There have been a number of makers of S&W mags... S&W has made their own... Mec-Gar has made them, ACT has as well...
From what I understand there are several makers and who makes them depends on who offers the best deal for the order to be manufactured.
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Chuck
From what I understand there are several makers and who makes them depends on who offers the best deal for the order to be manufactured.
FWIW
Chuck
29Wheelgunner
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Thank you sir.
I had a bad (I damaged it)1911 mag, customer service had me send it back, they promptly sent a new one. The ACT Mags are very good quality and as stated earlier, made in Italy. The Mags are also branded and sold as NOVAK mags.
gmchenry
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I bought several, but not enough, when CDNN had them for around $7 each with an ARMSCORE logo.
The only failure I've had with my 1911SC was a nosedive with a Wilson 47D.
The only failure I've had with my 1911SC was a nosedive with a Wilson 47D.
rollback88
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ACT-MAG magazines are good stuff. My Dad's 1911PC came with a couple as did my Rock Islands (talk about two ends of the spectrum). I bought some that are stamped for Nighthawk Custom, too.
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MecGar makes some (like Third Gen pistol mags) and ACT-Mag makes the 1911 for S&W and Novaks. I am not sure who makes the others. Original 1911s came with Wilson mags.
My SW99 LE hicaps are mecgar mags, I had read somewhere that mecgar makes alot of factory mags for certain companies, until I bought my SW99 I didn't know they did this for S&W... great mags tho, I had some for my taurus pt92 and they functioned flawlessly, mecgar is good stuff.
Whoever makes them they must be behind in production, just like ammo makers. I have been waiting for over a month for extra mags for my CS45. I realize that a CS45 is not the most popular model S&W has ever made. I'm just impatient.
oldRoger
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My 1911PC came with ACT-MAG magazines, in fact one was a used mag without the S&W logo, evidently they used the pre-logo ones in the shop. Customer service sent me a new one so I have 3 now.
ACT-MAG makes OEM mags for SIG as well; I have a couple of P220 mags of their manufacture.
Very high quality mags in my opinion.
ACT-MAG makes OEM mags for SIG as well; I have a couple of P220 mags of their manufacture.
Very high quality mags in my opinion.
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