EAGLE Magazines

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MR.G

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Any comments about Eagle magazines? I found some new prebans for $13.99 each,, that will fit a model 59. They are 17 round. Have never heard of Eagle, but the price makes them tempting.
 
My personal opinion is to pass on non-factory high caps. You may luck out and they work, but more than likely they will not. I figure there is a reason they can sell them for so cheap. Even before the ban, a factory mag was not that cheap.
 
I have tried non-factory mags on at least three occasions from different manufacturers and different mail order houses, no luck, bad fit every time, sent them all back. I hope others have better luck.
 
RE: Aftermarket Magazines

With regards to aftermarket mags: it depends on who makes them.

I have no experience with Eagle mags -- but only because I haven't seen any advertised for guns that I have that need extra mags. I'll try them when the situations arises.

Mec-Gar are aftermarket mags, and are just about the best you can get. Mec-Gar makes original equipment mags for most of the major arms manufacturers, including Beretta, S&W, CZ, H&K, SIG, EAA Witness, Kel-Tec, Taurus (for some models), and others. (In fact, Mec-Gar is now the ONLY provider for SIG... Which explains why you can't find NEW Mec-Gar mags for SIGs.)

I've never had a bad Mec-Gar mag, and have only heard of bad ones once or twice...

I've also had good luck with Chip McCormick mags for 1911s, with Pro-Mags for CZs and S&Ws, and Magnum Research mags for CZs.
Wilson's 7 round mags for 1911s are considered the best there is -- and only Colt mags have as good a reputation (for 7 and 8 -rounders). Pro-Mag hi-caps for the CZ-75b/85 Combat are generally around $15, while factory mags are $35 - $40. I've had more factory CZ mags fail than Pro-Mags...

On the other hand, I've frequently had problems with factory mags for several brands of guns...

(That said, I've seen enough of USA Mags to know I don't want anything they offer...)

Ask around: there are GOOD aftermarket mags, and they'll save you a lot of money. But there some real junkers floating around, too.
 
I have had good luck with aftermarket magazines from USA Brand and Ram-Line. Some of the USA Brand magazines needed some feedlip tweaking, but have worked well since. Try the Eagle magazines, if they don't work you're only out 14$. If they do work then you have a cheap preban magazine.

I bought the USA Brand magazines even though most folks on this forum said they were crap and a waste of money. I have a dozen preban USA Brand magazines that work, that I wouldn't have if I had not tried them, despite what most have posted on these forums. Maybe I just got lucky, but I'd rather be lucky than good.
 
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