Since OEM mags for the older pP6/225 have dried up and are $$$ now. My question is are the newer Promag steel 225 mags still junk just like all the other Promag stuff?
Thanks.
March 10, 2021, 02:39 PM
cslinger
I cannot speak to current ones but I had gotten one as part of a P225 trade some time back and it was everything you’ve come to know and love from ProMag.
Things it was fantastic at -immediate action trainer -door stop -airgun target -Christmas ornament -Booma without the rang.
What it was not especially good at. -anything approaching feeding of ammunition into a firearm reliably.
So yeah there are my P225 ProMag mag thoughts.
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March 10, 2021, 03:37 PM
92fstech
Promag is responsible for the biggest let-downs of the gun world. You find a hard-to-locate mag somewhere at a reasonable price, get all excited, whip out your wallet...then discover it's a Promag. Man, I hate that!
March 10, 2021, 03:49 PM
YooperSigs
I found a 225 GOTM at Cabelas in Dundee for a killer low price. When I checked it, it was in mint condition. Except for its only magazine. A ProMag. I bought the 225 and threw away the ProMag.
You whats funny about ProMag. Even bad companies/products usually have a cadre of folks who swear by them. ProMag is so universally accepted as horrible they are up there with the greats like Comcast it boggles my mind how they stay in business.
Your Midway link is to a P226 mag and the GunMag link is to a P225A mag, which is not compatible with a P6/P225 one.
March 11, 2021, 09:03 AM
patw
As you now know, Sig mags aren't cheap but they are quality mags. Like the others have said, Promag of any kind is garbage. If you do happen to get one that works, it won't last long. If you plan on doing any serious job with the P225-h.d., ccw, etc., don't cheap out on parts or mags.
March 11, 2021, 09:43 AM
maxwayne
I have not defended Pro-Mags in some time, so here goes. I have been on this forum 20 years this month. I bought a 9mm 229 about the time I joined and it only came with 1 10 rd mag. I started looking for 13 rounders and they were approaching $100.
Someone on here, said that the Pro-Mag tubes were good, but the springs and followers had to go. I bought some Pro-Mags and ordered followers from Sig and springs from Wolfe.
I found the home-made mags worked pretty well. In fact, I am still using them 20 years later and they have fed many thousand rounds. I found that new springs were mandatory, but you could use the followers that came with them.
My experience is they work with a few simple modifications.
March 11, 2021, 10:45 AM
Blackmore
Has anyone tried these converted P1/P38 magazines converted by Robertson Trading Post?
Even with the 1/8" protrusion would be okay for range use.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Blackmore,
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March 11, 2021, 08:06 PM
Trooper Joe
I picked up two Pro Mags with a P6 purchase several years ago and they work just fine.
I then really lucked out and found 3 NOS 225 mags that I keep as new.
Come to think about it, I have also made some Triple K mags work in the past. Sometimes Pro Mag and Triple K are the only show in town.
Trooper Joe
March 12, 2021, 01:09 PM
sjtill
Some time back I bought a Colt Woodsman, and ordered Triple K mags for it. Yesterday tried fitting the mag and had trouble getting it out of the pistol. OEM mags (I have three) work great. Had I read about Triple K problems here before ordering, I would not have bought them.
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March 12, 2021, 01:24 PM
1KPerDay
quote:
Originally posted by Blackmore: Has anyone tried these converted P1/P38 magazines converted by RTG Parts?
Even with the 1/8" protrusion would be okay for range use.
Very interesting. The only thing I don't like about the P225 is the mag baseplate rubbing my pinkie. This may alleviate that. I may try to make that mod to some of my P1 mags.
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March 12, 2021, 01:26 PM
1KPerDay
quote:
Originally posted by sjtill: Some time back I bought a Colt Woodsman, and ordered Triple K mags for it. Yesterday tried fitting the mag and had trouble getting it out of the pistol. OEM mags (I have three) work great. Had I read about Triple K problems here before ordering, I would not have bought them.
The only thing worse than Promags are Triple K, IME.
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March 13, 2021, 01:32 PM
0658
You guys made me look at the price of P6 and 225 magazines as I have a fair number; I just about fell out of my chair.
I may have to hold on to them longer and look at them as an investment. Who thought that, when the P6's were being sold for well under $400.00.
Sig P6 magazines were being sold in bulk; a little time passes and your ROI is 300 plus percent. You're talking crypto currency type profits.
it boggles my mind how they stay in business.