gwtrikenut wrote:Personally, I would only use the recommended mag in any one gun. Then if I had a problem, the manufacture and me would have a little chat. I feel I would have a better argument this way also. Kimber, use Kimber mag. Colt, use Colt mag. And so on.
If you check your manufacturers' manuals on your 1911s, I doubt you'll see anything that says the warranty will be voided if you use another manufacturer's magazine. Frankly, complaining to a firearm manufacturer over a magazine malfunction doesn't seem worth the time: if the gun cost me $1,100 and the mag cost me $30, I'll just use a different mag.
Ergo, I like my Kimbers but I feel Wilson offers a superior magazine.
gwtrikenut wrote:Just to see if I had a problem, I took a Colt that I haven't shot for years out of the safe, hit the ejector button, and out she came. Dropped all the way out of gun and into my hand. So, my observation would be, leaving a fully loaded clip in the gun, as long as it is original manufacture mag, does not harm the mag.
Just a note that what you tested was the Colt's magazine ejector, not the integrity of the magazine itself.
The magazine's function is to consistently and reliably push a round into the path of the slide so that the catridge can be stripped off the mag and pushed into the chamber. The factors that influence this are the mag feed lips, the mag follower, the spring, the mag body, and the mag base plate/pad.
That function is the same regardless of the firearm or manufacturer. But the magazine has a profound affect on the operation of the firearm. For the same reason I prefer MagPul Pmags in my .223 rifles, I prefer Wilson mags in my 1911s.
Not sayin' your approach is wrong. Jusy sayin' that a lot of folks opt to use a best-of-breed approach to magazines.