Act-Mag works in CW45

[burdicda]

ACT MAG 6 Rd Not Acceptable to me anyways...

Picked up an ACT MAG 6rd from CotteLLC
It would not even lock in to mag release clip out of the box
Had to file and dremel high humps off top to mimic those that do work
Then had to pinch close feed lips back closed tighter...
(Follower actually was ejected straight up thru feed ramp area at empty..
for a second I thought wow I got it to work)

So if you want a blued, flush, mag that works right out of the box and locks back rail on empty.

You will either figure out exactly what mechanism is triggering the lock back on empty or spend extra money on a set of kahr spring follower internals to put in a nice flush, blued Mec Gar 6 rounder that works perfectly out of the box without any cutting but will not lock back rail on empty.

burdicda

http://burdick.home.digital.net/ke4ozd/

Pictures before and after cutting down mag

[burdicda]

Email back to mag supplier who asked how it went

ACT-MAG 1911 Officer 6 round magazines do not work in Kahr CW45
Had to cut and file off high humps at top to make it insert and stay inserted into gun
Fired 50 rounds thru it and it never locked back the rail on empty ever.

The best mag so far out of the box for a Kahr CW45 is the Act-Mag 1911 Officers 7 Rd .45 acp # AMO4507PFB
it fires and feeds perfectly out of the box and locks back the rail on empty...it just is not flush on the bottom.

or

The Mec-Gar 1911 Officers 6 Rd .45 acp # MGC04068
which feeds perfectly right out of the box, is blued, and flush but never locks back the rail on empty.

Some folks have gotten everything we are looking for to work but spent alot of money by swapping around
follower/spring internals from Kahr into other than Kahr mags....will probably look into at least trying that...
but this is the latest news on Kahr mags from the front lines...of experimentation...tnx

burdica

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The best mag so far out of the box for a Kahr CW45 is the Act-Mag 1911 Officers 7 Rd .45 acp # AMO4507PFB
it fires and feeds perfectly out of the box and locks back the rail on empty...it just is not flush on the bottom.


burdica

Yup. That's it.

[burdicda]

Well you never know what will get em off their duffs...

Maybe a miracle will happen at Kahr and someone will do something you never know in a competitive world...but with the feeding frenzy out there for anything firearms...guess we will just wait and see.

burdicda

[KahrArmed]

Have been following these posts for two years and i am surprised we haven't found a manufacturer who will just start producing mags that are flush fit and have seven rounds. With all of us out here in the community is there anyone who knows someone who actually manufactures Mags? It sure would be great if someone would just get it done so Greg doesn't have to keep responding to the same questions over and over

No, sorry i don't have such a connection

[Papersniper]

Have been following these posts for two years and i am surprised we haven't found a manufacturer who will just start producing mags that are flush fit and have seven rounds. With all of us out here in the community is there anyone who knows someone who actually manufactures Mags? It sure would be great if someone would just get it done so Greg doesn't have to keep responding to the same questions over and over

No, sorry i don't have such a connection

Old thread I know.....is the only reason folks don't just use Kahr's OEM CW45 6 round magazines the cost? I am not that interested in getting 7 rounds, but I do want magazines that fit flush, or at least have no "gap", and that WORK. That latter point is the most important to me: I want the magazine to work - lock in place when put into the grip, feed reliably, and hold the slide open on the last round. If the Kahr OEM magazines do that, I can afford paying twice what the after market magazines cost; I only need to buy 2 more than come with the pistol.