I am probably not the right person to weigh in here. I typically buy cheap bulk mags on ebay like from joes1911magmania. And modify/fix them if I have a problem. So I cannot say I have a favorite magazine.
So, I just got my latest 2011 build back from Cerekote and Man is she a beauty.
The first pic is when I had just finished putting 350 rounds through her before Cerekote.
The last 4 pictures are after I had the slide milled for a Trijicon plate, then had Cerekote done and mounted an SRO on the...
I have not forgotten this thread. I still have not gotten my frame and slide back. The machinist cutting my slide had a death in the family so he won't be able to get to my slide until this coming weekend. And the Cerekote guy doesn't want to coat the frame without the slide. He has some...
FYI... I built a 2011 from an 80% frame that I love to shoot. The slide for that is at my gunsmith right now being cut for this exact plate. I am going to run a Trijicon SRO on it when complete.
If you are interested, I will post a pic of it when I get the slide back.
You can add a red dot to your 1911. Just buy this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265563958902
And find a good machinist that can modify your slide. There are many red dots out there that can be mounted on this plate because they use the standard rmr pattern.
If you don't like the idea of having...