c products 1911 mags (Page 1 of 4)
Posted: 5/24/2010 1:16:21 AM EDT
| anyone have any reviews on the c produtcs 1911 mags? i have 30 of their m16 mags that are good to go. any advice? |
| I'm wondering this myself. I asked the same question awhile ago and never really got an answer. They certainly are inexpensive. I know there was a problem with the first run of them but CProducts was suppose to have fixed the issue. |
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Less than stellar past reviews from several members here. I won't be buying any of them. |
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They have not had very good reviews so far. Chad from CProducts gave out a couple that were passed around to a lot of us and the reviews that came back were less than promising. I kinda want to get one since they supposedly re-adjusted everything, but considering how important the magazine is to any semi-auto weapon it wouldn't be smart to rely on one.
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| In about 20 years, I may decide to look at C Product's track record. In the mean time, there are several reliable magazines that already have that kind of history. I'd rather buy something proven. Then again, I don't buy their AR-15 magazines for the same reason. |
| There AR mags are good but I'm not a fan of the 1911 mags. I pretty much stick with the Wilson Combat's or the Mec-Gar. I wish the Mec-Gar mags still came with the Kimbers. I'm not to high on the Chip McCormicks also. |
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| I bought a couple of the C-Products stainless 8 rounders from Palmetto State Armory in Feb or March, and they've been flawless in my TRP , they function just as good as the factory mags. I'm very pleased with them. I can't say that about the McCormick 8 rounder I have. |
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First 5 people from this thread that email me I will send out a free 1911 magazine for T & E. We have made the changes to the .45's and I would love to send out some samples so people know they are a great magazine at a great price.
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
First 5 people from this thread that email me I will send out a free 1911 magazine for T & E. We have made the changes to the .45's and I would love to send out some samples so people know they are a great magazine at a great price. [email protected] Chad Email sent. Your spam filter is bouncing them back |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
First 5 people from this thread that email me I will send out a free 1911 magazine for T & E. We have made the changes to the .45's and I would love to send out some samples so people know they are a great magazine at a great price. [email protected] Chad Sent, thanks. I tried to order a couple from Palmetto a couple of months ago and found them out of stock. |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
First 5 people from this thread that email me I will send out a free 1911 magazine for T & E. We have made the changes to the .45's and I would love to send out some samples so people know they are a great magazine at a great price. [email protected] Chad Sent as well |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
First 5 people from this thread that email me I will send out a free 1911 magazine for T & E. We have made the changes to the .45's and I would love to send out some samples so people know they are a great magazine at a great price. [email protected] Chad Sent ETA: sent twice, but bounced back. |
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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting fella's. I was supposed to get a couple of the original mags to T&E and I'm still waiting.  I no longer have any interest in doing a T&E on them at this time. |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
First 5 people from this thread that email me I will send out a free 1911 magazine for T & E. We have made the changes to the .45's and I would love to send out some samples so people know they are a great magazine at a great price. [email protected] Chad Email sent |
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Originally Posted By SGB:
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting fella's. I was supposed to get a couple of the original mags to T&E and I'm still waiting.
I no longer have any interest in doing a T&E on them at this time. I am sorry to hear that. But to tell people not to "hold their Breath" is a little out of line. I personally have sent several people free magazines to T &E I am sorry if you got missed before. IM me if you would like one. Chad |
| I've got two black ones that I picked up at the 2010 shot show. They don't fit in either of my Kimbers, or my Colt. They won't take more than two rounds before they hang up. I didn't spend much, so I figured I wasn't out much. |
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Originally Posted By jsteih: I've got two black ones that I picked up at the 2010 shot show. They don't fit in either of my Kimbers, or my Colt. They won't take more than two rounds before they hang up. I didn't spend much, so I figured I wasn't out much. That was my experience with my T&E black one as well. The stainless one has been good, so far. |
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Originally Posted By jsteih:
I've got two black ones that I picked up at the 2010 shot show. They don't fit in either of my Kimbers, or my Colt. They won't take more than two rounds before they hang up. I didn't spend much, so I figured I wasn't out much. Sir, we had some major issues with the original black 1911's. IM me your address and I will take care of you. No matter how much you spent on the magazines you should have ones that work. Chad |
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Originally Posted By Monkey_Wrench:
Originally Posted By jsteih:
I've got two black ones that I picked up at the 2010 shot show. They don't fit in either of my Kimbers, or my Colt. They won't take more than two rounds before they hang up. I didn't spend much, so I figured I wasn't out much. That was my experience with my T&E black one as well. The stainless one has been good, so far. Sir, IM me and I will send you out one of the new black mags, it has a complete different finish. Chad |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad: Originally Posted By SGB: I wouldn't hold my breath waiting fella's. I was supposed to get a couple of the original mags to T&E and I'm still waiting. I no longer have any interest in doing a T&E on them at this time. I am sorry to hear that. But to tell people not to "hold their Breath" is a little out of line. I personally have sent several people free magazines to T &E I am sorry if you got missed before. IM me if you would like one. Chad It's not out of line, it's my opinion based on personal experiance. You only get one chance at a first impression. And no thank you. |
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Originally Posted By SGB:
Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
Originally Posted By SGB:
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting fella's. I was supposed to get a couple of the original mags to T&E and I'm still waiting.
I no longer have any interest in doing a T&E on them at this time. I am sorry to hear that. But to tell people not to "hold their Breath" is a little out of line. I personally have sent several people free magazines to T &E I am sorry if you got missed before. IM me if you would like one. Chad It's not out of line, it's my opinion based on personal experiance. You only get one chance at a first impression. And no thank you. Sir, we sent out a bunch of free magazines for people to test, I am sorry if yours did not get sent. If not getting free magazines from a company ruins your "impression" of them then you must be very hard to please. Chad |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad: Sir, we sent out a bunch of free magazines for people to test, I am sorry if yours did not get sent. If not getting free magazines from a company ruins your "impression" of them then you must be very hard to please. Chad While I'm sure that some here are thrilled at the prospect of getting something for nothing the last thing I need is a free magazine of dubious quality. I did not contact you requesting to T&E your product, C products contacted me with the offer. I agreed, which would have lead me to invest my time and ammunition to evaluate the product (which I would have returned upon completion) and never heard another word from C products. While I look forward to the T&E reports that may be posted in the near future by others I'm not holding my breath. |
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Originally Posted By SGB:
Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
Sir, we sent out a bunch of free magazines for people to test, I am sorry if yours did not get sent. If not getting free magazines from a company ruins your "impression" of them then you must be very hard to please. Chad While I'm sure that some here are thrilled at the prospect of getting something for nothing the last thing I need is a free magazine of dubious quality. I did not contact you requesting to T&E your product, C products contacted me with the offer. I agreed, which would have lead me to invest my time and ammunition to evaluate the product (which I would have returned upon completion) and never heard another word from C products. While I look forward to the T&E reports that may be posted in the near future by others I'm not holding my breath. Sir, now here you are bashing our product while admitting you have never tried one yourself. The original magazines had some issues, the issues have been resolved and I am offering some magazines to people to try out so people can see first hand without having to spend the money themselves and take a gamble on a product. Maybe I am wrong but I think it does a dis-service to people on this site when you claim a product is of "dubious quality" yet admit you have never tried one yourself. Now all that being said, my offer still stands if you would ever like to try one down the road. (Just so everyone is aware, I do not want the magazines back that I send to people to try, it is more than fair that they get to keep the magazine for doing some testing for me.) Chad |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad: Sir, now here you are bashing our product while admitting you have never tried one yourself. The original magazines had some issues, the issues have been resolved and I am offering some magazines to people to try out so people can see first hand without having to spend the money themselves and take a gamble on a product. Maybe I am wrong but I think it does a dis-service to people on this site when you claim a product is of "dubious quality" yet admit you have never tried one yourself. Now all that being said, my offer still stands if you would ever like to try one down the road. (Just so everyone is aware, I do not want the magazines back that I send to people to try, it is more than fair that they get to keep the magazine for doing some testing for me.) Chad I'm hardly bashing anything Chad, simply stating my opinion. You are correct in that I've never used your product as I've obviously stated. I base my opinion on the experiance of those members here who've posted and reported about their experiance with your product. Dubious is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as 1 : giving rise to uncertainty: as a : of doubtful promise or outcome <a dubious plan> b : questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality <the practice is of dubious legality> 2 : unsettled in opinion : doubtful <I was dubious about the plan> My statement "magazine of dubious quality." isn't bashing, it's my opinion based on reported problems with your product. I do not need or want anything free from C Products. As I've already stated I look forward to the T&E reports that may be posted in the near future by others. |
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Chad,
How do your mags work in RIA 1911s. I have been very hit and miss with only having a GI and ACT-MAGs work. Yeah I want a real 1911 like a TRP, but I think that will be my wedding present; so please don't laugh.
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I just don't feel there is any going back to trust a product once that trust has been exhausted. Two of your black magazines have had their time in my Ed Brown. In my book, my time was wasted, and will never be recovered. Not to mention an unpleasant time that day at the range.
I was originally told that those mags were widely tested and proven. In my case, they were not. My experience was the definitive testing. Wild horses couldn't convince me otherwise. |
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Originally Posted By KingC:
I just don't feel there is any going back to trust a product once that trust has been exhausted. Two of your black magazines have had their time in my Ed Brown. In my book, my time was wasted, and will never be recovered. Not to mention an unpleasant time that day at the range. I was originally told that those mags were widely tested and proven. In my case, they were not. My experience was the definitive testing. Wild horses couldn't convince me otherwise. Sir, if you have C Products magazines that do not work I would be more than happy to replace them. I understand from your post that C Products wasted your time and caused you an unpleasant time at the range and that you do not believe in product improvement but I would like to try and make it right. Chad |
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Originally Posted By mean_sartin:
Chad, How do your mags work in RIA 1911s. I have been very hit and miss with only having a GI and ACT-MAGs work. Yeah I want a real 1911 like a TRP, but I think that will be my wedding present; so please don't laugh. IM your address and we will find out!!!! Chad |
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Two things:
1. Every product deserves a second chance. If we kept the same impression of Dan Wesson pistols that we had a few years ago no one here would have V-Bobs and Valors, and that would be a shame. 2. Every person deserves the right to their opinion. SGB has every right to say that he doesn't feel like spending $100 of his own money on ammo to test a $15 magazine that he got for free. If you really care that much, send him $100 in ammo and your magazine. Since I want to give you another chance and since I don't mind spending money to test a cheap magazine, IM sent. |
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Originally Posted By CProductsChad:
Guys I thought my email situation was fixed, apparently not. IM me here on AR15 with your address and I will send them out. They are in stock so they will ship today. Sorry, Chad The problem I saw was the link didn't work. I got no return notification so do you still want an IM or did you get mail? |
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I'll be buying a few eventually. I've had nothing but good experiences with C-product mags in my ARs. I know 1911s are a different breed of production, but I am comfortable risking less than 40 bucks for a couple mags.
My only question is- what type of follower is in place? some of my 1911s get really picky on what hollowpoints they will and wont feed depending on the follower. |
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Originally Posted By trickyasafox: I'll be buying a few eventually. I've had nothing but good experiences with C-product mags in my ARs. I know 1911s are a different breed of production, but I am comfortable risking less than 40 bucks for a couple mags. My only question is- what type of follower is in place? some of my 1911s get really picky on what hollowpoints they will and wont feed depending on the follower. These questions would most likely be best answered in the C Products Industry Forum. |
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| I bought some black CPRoducts 1911 mags (3 of them) after they first came out. I bought them direct from CProducts if I remember correctly. When I received them, I took them directly out of the box, I inserted them into my Kimber Warrior and they stuck hard, they were very hard to even pull them out of the magazine well. I then pushed the follower down with my finger and the follower would stick down in the magzine body. This was the case with all 3 magazines, so I didn't even get to the range with them. I sent all of the magazines back for a refund and it took a VERY long time to get my money back, I mean it was like nearly 2 months or more. So, even though I have heard very good things about CProducts AR mags, I think I'll stick with my Tripp, Wilson and McCormick 1911 mags, they've been 100% |
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Originally Posted By SGB:
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting fella's. I was supposed to get a couple of the original mags to T&E and I'm still waiting.
I no longer have any interest in doing a T&E on them at this time. They sent me one to T&E in response to another thread in July of last year. The follower kept getting stuck and while it would feed, there was definitely something wrong. 
One of the principals of the company (I don't know if his name is public like Larry's) wrote back saying that they loved the coating but needed to make changes to the follower to accommodate it. He ended his e-mail with: I would like to get these changes in place and send you another magazine for your evaluation. Thanks for your understanding and help.
I know life gets busy and things slip through the cracks, so once a month until December, I'd write a short note of inquiry. I never received another response, nor another magazine. |
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