Act-Mag works in CW45

[RickC.]

The Act mag mentioned here works fine in my CW45. No mods needed, just pop it in and go.

[burdicda]

Back from Range

Shot 350 rounds of 230 gr fmj federal
rotating thru all four mags

The Kahr K625
The Act-Mag 1911 Officers 7 Rd .45 acp # AMO4507PFB
Wilson Combat 1911 Auto Service Mag Plus # 609 (965-000-162WB)
Mec-Gar 1911 Officers 6 Rd .45 acp # MGC04068

The Wilson and Mec-Gar were flush bottom to the gun
Neither ever once locked back the rack on empty
But both fired perfectly out of the package...with only a very few minor
FTF or FTE...maybe 6 rds total out of the 175 combined rds they fired.

The Act-Mag...well what can I say I'm in love....
haven't even checked yet..but if they make a 6rd that will flush up
I'm sold....

I didn't have to do anything...I mean nothing....to go thru all 350+ rds
using all four mags non-stop.....no cutting...not filing....no modifying...
I would assume that now since my CW45 is broken in...I will be very picky
and log in every single shot and "non-shot" that occurs to find out exactly
which mag and under what conditions it misbehaved...and why.

I have to admit....a sexy black flush with the bottom mag waaaay outweighs an extra round....LOL

burdicda

[burdicda]

Great Source For Mags

http://gregcotellc.com

This guy is amazing...he emailed me non-stop keeping me up to date with
what I was interested in, and updated his web site live for me to order what I asked him to get for me.

So I just asked him to see if he can get me the ACT-MAG 6rd Officers Blued flush mounts for my CW45...based on what his rates have been so far...they could
be as low as $15.95 each...and $6.95 flat rate for as many as you can stuff in the box...wow

I hope he comes thru ...

I searched web wide and man the same thing from anyone else is outrageous and ebay is CRAZY....all the sales for anything to fit Kahr are more than factory msrp....scalpers...and gougers....

I went to the factory web page for the ACT-MAGS I want and they are $21.35 each without adding shipping yet

And from Brownells they are $23.00 and want $14.00 for shipping...

This forum is exactly what we need to look out for us on all this jacked up
price insanity...

burdicda

[Kong]

When I bought my CW45 the guy told me the Act-mag would work so I bought one...$14.95 and been using it ever since with no issues

[burdicda]

Which ACT-MAG ?

Did you get the 7 rd or 6 rd ?

The 7 rd worked perfectly but interested to know if anyone has ever tried
the 6 rd because you get flush fit with the bottom with the 6 rd.

burdicda

[gb6491]

Shot 350 rounds of 230 gr fmj federal
rotating thru all four mags

The Kahr K625
The Act-Mag 1911 Officers 7 Rd .45 acp # AMO4507PFB
Wilson Combat 1911 Auto Service Mag Plus # 609 (965-000-162WB)
Mec-Gar 1911 Officers 6 Rd .45 acp # MGC04068

The Wilson and Mec-Gar were flush bottom to the gun
Neither ever once locked back the rack on empty
But both fired perfectly out of the package...with only a very few minor
FTF or FTE...maybe 6 rds total out of the 175 combined rds they fired.

The Act-Mag...well what can I say I'm in love....
haven't even checked yet..but if they make a 6rd that will flush up
I'm sold....

I didn't have to do anything...I mean nothing....to go thru all 350+ rds
using all four mags non-stop.....no cutting...not filing....no modifying...
I would assume that now since my CW45 is broken in...I will be very picky
and log in every single shot and "non-shot" that occurs to find out exactly
which mag and under what conditions it misbehaved...and why.

I have to admit....a sexy black flush with the bottom mag waaaay outweighs an extra round....LOL

burdicda

Did you get the 7 rd or 6 rd ?

The 7 rd worked perfectly but interested to know if anyone has ever tried
the 6 rd because you get flush fit with the bottom with the 6 rd.

burdicda

Thanks for the report
Any chance you could try the ACT-MAG follower and spring in one of the flush fitting magazine tubes? I'd be interested to see if they would work reliably that way and what the capacity would be.
Regards,
Greg

[KahrArmed]

If anyone has photos of the Act-Mags in their guns that would be great!

[yqtszhj]

If anyone has photos of the Act-Mags in their guns that would be great!

Here ya go. This is the 7 round by the way.

[doublebarrel]

Tried putting a spring and follower out of a 7 rnd. ACT-MAG into officers Metalform mag with a welded base and follower would not go in.Leg on the front of follower is too long and I didn't want to modify it since I borrowed it from my wifes gun.Tube on ACT-MAG is 1/4" longer than Metalform tube so I don't think 7 rnds would fit anyway.Don't have one with removable base to try.

[KahrArmed]

Act-Mag works in CW45

Looks good!

[Grizwold]

http://gregcotellc.com

This guy is amazing...he emailed me non-stop keeping me up to date with
what I was interested in, and updated his web site live for me to order what I asked him to get for me.

burdicda

+1 to this! I ordered 2 act-mags from him on Monday, they arrived Wednesday! (7 rounds) Haven't ran any thru them yet, but they appear to work flawlessly on the bench.

Grizwold

[Deano]

Thanks for the tip on the Act mags. Just ordered 2

[Buzzard45]

I was looking at some 1911 forums and some of there guys bought act mag 7`s a couple years back, and there were quite a lot of complaints about cracks forming and bases shattering. Has anyone here had any problems?

[yqtszhj]

Nope. I have well over 1000 rounds through mine and they are smooth as silk.

[jerdebson]

Thanks for the info, I ordered three Act mags today.