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Glock 43X /48 15 rd Shield magazines are Excellent !!

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November 12, 2019, 11:22 AM
Biggy
Glock 43X /48 15 rd Shield magazines are Excellent !!
If these mags work out they will be a game changer, and at some point in the future they could very easily be selling new, second hand for $80. on up, each.
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November 12, 2019, 04:42 PM
parabellum
Well, there's nothing like getting waaaaaaay ahead of things, is there? Can we put away the wild speculation, please? These magazines are not even out yet, and you have them on an hysterical black market. Hell, you've even set a price, which is rather remarkable.

Please keep politics out of apolitical threads. This stuff is unwelcome, to say the least. That's why we have this policy- members got completely fed up with politics bleeding over into everything.
November 12, 2019, 06:51 PM
mike56
The 48 has been my edc. I was one always wishing for a single stack 19. 10 rds is great in my situation.
I did pre- order one of these. If it works, great, but not a huge deal for me.
November 13, 2019, 07:38 PM
Phelen_Kell
From their website. It wasn’t there before.

Made by Checkmate


November 13, 2019, 07:41 PM
12131
Check-Mate. Uh oh. Watch people start wanting their money back. Razz


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November 13, 2019, 08:24 PM
parabellum
Checkmate

Ick
November 13, 2019, 08:28 PM
sigarms229
Checkmate? ROFL, no thanks.

I know people say their 1911 mags are great but I had nothing but issues with them in my Dan Wesson 1911's.

Not really interested in anything made by Checkmate.



Sometimes, you gotta roll the hard six
November 13, 2019, 08:31 PM
RogueJSK
I haven't had any issues with Checkmate magazines in my Dan Wessons. (They actually make Dan Wesson's factory magazines.)

I've also used quite a few of their M14 magazines, with no issues.
November 13, 2019, 08:35 PM
parabellum
Got a Beretta 92? Ask US servicemen what they think of Checkmate magazines.
November 13, 2019, 08:39 PM
sigarms229
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(They actually make Dan Wesson's factory magazines.)


I'm aware, and they were total junk in my Guardian and my Valor. Replaced them with Chip McCormicks and Mecgars and issues went away.



Sometimes, you gotta roll the hard six
November 13, 2019, 09:40 PM
Belgian Blue
Yeah, that doesn't sound good to me. Seems I recall SIG switched from MecGar to Checkmates and problems ensued. The two Dan Wesson mags in my 9mm Vigil Commander seem to work fine but I'll be getting MecGar, Chip McCormic, etc. down the road. Those 10rnd mags from MecGar look particularly nice.

WRT the 43X/48 mags, I was a LOT more excited at the thought of MecGar making them. I also have some reservations on the idea of a steel mag in Glocks. The mag catch slot is pretty wide on Glock mags, which isn't a problem with the factory mags because there is no need to make a cut through the mag tube.

However, with steel magazines, that's going to be a pretty wide gap in the magazine (on both sides) and I have to wonder just how well the bullets will travel over this open slot.

Could it induce the mags to eject out of the pistol as the bullet stack travels upward?

Could the upward movement be hindered by the mag catch?

While the initial test videos seemed to show everything working fine with prototype mags, once mass production commences (especially with a company like Checkmate) I have to wonder how they will really perform. I have a LOT more confidence in a company like MecGar. But, we'll see soon enough.
November 14, 2019, 06:34 AM
ruger357
I’m out.


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Roll Tide!

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NRA Certified Firearms Instructor
November 14, 2019, 08:43 AM
RHINOWSO
Of course lots of SIG Magazines are Checkmate.

I'll see how they perform in a year.
November 14, 2019, 08:50 AM
Chowser
Great. Just great. When Shield said their first shipment had the wrong finish I immediately thought about Checkmate’s finish debacle with M9 mags. I still have three coming in that we plan on testing. We’ll see how it works in our 43Xs/48s.



Not minority enough!
November 14, 2019, 04:50 PM
smithnsig
Oi...


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TCB all the time...
November 14, 2019, 04:56 PM
Ryanp225
You guys know that Checkmate makes all of the P320 mags right?
November 14, 2019, 04:58 PM
gearhounds
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
You guys know that Checkmate makes all of the P320 mags right?

Even a blind hog will find an acorn now and again...




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November 14, 2019, 05:48 PM
RHINOWSO
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
You guys know that Checkmate makes all of the P320 mags right?



November 14, 2019, 05:50 PM
BennerP220
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
quote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
You guys know that Checkmate makes all of the P320 mags right?


Big Grin
November 14, 2019, 07:53 PM
sigarms229
quote:
You guys know that Checkmate makes all of the P320 mags right?


Several of my P320 mags that are "Made in Italy" by Mecgar would disagree.





Sometimes, you gotta roll the hard six