Posted: 7/30/2010 11:14:51 AM EDT
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Are they any good? I typically carry and use Wilson's––however I found out I can order some of these for $20 each and thought about trying one or some?
Thanks in advance 
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I have 2 Nighthawk 1911's, I use Tripp Research Cobra magazines. Check out their website at Tripp Research and call and order some , you'll love 'em.  P.S. those Nighthawk $20 blued ones are probably ACT mags from Italy.Hope they have an LE/MIL discount!! 
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The ACT/Novak mags (which are what NH used a few years ago and may still use) are fairly good mags. They will work reliably until the feed lips ultimately crack. I could time it - right around 2,000 rounds they would die. I had at least a half-dozen I used as range mags and they all died the same way. The feed lips near the back of th mag would crack. First you'd get an occasional FTF from it and then ultimately they would send the follower and spring downrange when the feedlips spread even further.
They don't have long-term longevity, but they will work reliably. While they are more fragile than Wilson and Tripp mags, they are also considerably cheaper... or at least used to be. Don't know what they go for now, but they used to be somewhere between $15-19 a pop. I consider them solid range mags or a decent choice for carry mags so long as you aren't too rough on them. |