I used Metalforms for years...

by Sarge , Central Misery, Saturday, July 30, 2016, 18:34 (2976 days ago) @ rob

and carried them with my last duty 1911, about 2006. I used the blue 7 round mags with the round follower and welded baseplate. Never had a failure with them.

A couple of years later I read Metalform sent some mags out with bad springs. A former Chief gave me a couple of CMC Powermags for the nickel Rock Island I was carrying off duty. 8 round mags had a spotty reputation but these were great. A couple of years ago I learned CMC was making a blue 8 round mag called the Classic that fit flush and looks at home in a blue or GI 1911. I ran four of them pretty hard for awhile and they seem to be as good as the Powermags.

I'm sure there are other good mags out there but those are recent ones I have experience with.