Ed Brown 1911 magazines
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2026 2:51 pm
A while back I posted about a 1911 magazine I got with a manufacturing flaw.
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Follow up: I've been running Ed Brown 8 round magazines since then, and am quite satisfied.
I started my 8 round mag journey running Chip McCormick Classic 8 round mags. I wound up disappointed because I found them to be sensitive to grit and debris, magazine springs wore out quicker than USGI patterns mags from Springfield and Metalform, and I had two followers break. That last may have been a fluke or operator error, but the first two I didn't care for. I never ran Wilson magazines because I don't want to pay twice as much for one round capacity, and I have a mental block against plastic followers if I can get metal.
The Ed Brown magazines have a longer tube so they don't need a trick follower, metal followers with the Browning-spec dimple, the ability to number each mag for accounting purposes, and good reviews. I've had no issues running ball, LSWC, and a limited selection of HP ammo. The magazine base pad is plastic, which I'm not enthused about, and mags do hang below the base of the frame if you don't have a magwell.
On the whole, I like them and will get more. Prices are pretty good if you're patient and shop around, and Ed Brown offers a mag exchange program I didn't know about when I got pissed and scrapped some of my Chip McCormick mags.
Oh well. Photos for those interested.
viewtopic.php?p=35962&hilit=Check+your+gear#p35962
Follow up: I've been running Ed Brown 8 round magazines since then, and am quite satisfied.
I started my 8 round mag journey running Chip McCormick Classic 8 round mags. I wound up disappointed because I found them to be sensitive to grit and debris, magazine springs wore out quicker than USGI patterns mags from Springfield and Metalform, and I had two followers break. That last may have been a fluke or operator error, but the first two I didn't care for. I never ran Wilson magazines because I don't want to pay twice as much for one round capacity, and I have a mental block against plastic followers if I can get metal.
The Ed Brown magazines have a longer tube so they don't need a trick follower, metal followers with the Browning-spec dimple, the ability to number each mag for accounting purposes, and good reviews. I've had no issues running ball, LSWC, and a limited selection of HP ammo. The magazine base pad is plastic, which I'm not enthused about, and mags do hang below the base of the frame if you don't have a magwell.
On the whole, I like them and will get more. Prices are pretty good if you're patient and shop around, and Ed Brown offers a mag exchange program I didn't know about when I got pissed and scrapped some of my Chip McCormick mags.
Oh well. Photos for those interested.
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