Posted: 12/4/2008 8:43:11 PM EDT
| Does anyone have any experience with ACT mags? It seems that they are the factory mags for Nighthawk, so I'm assuming they are GTG. It also looks like Novak and Wolff mags are all made by ACT. I was thinking about picking some up if they are the same as what came with my NH. Thanks in advance |
| When I first got these mags they worked great but that didnt last long. About four or five months of less than regular use, the top/back (where the rear end of the round would sit) started to crack on both sides and on both mags. After dropping them to reload they would explode on the ground...the follower, spring and the body would go everywhere. I demoted them to "range only" mags whereas before they were duty mags. Now thy wont even feed due to the way the first round sits against the cracked back. I'll post pictures as soon as I can but if I were you I'd spend the extra few dollars on the wilson ETMs or 47Ds. |
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They should generally be fine mags, better than the general mag, but they aren't as good as Tripp mags or CMC mags. A little worse than the Wilson ETM, in general, I'd guess but better than the 47D.
My understanding is that the tubes can come apart on some ACT mags that newer ones may or may not suffer from. I've got two that came with my Nighthawk that work perfectly in both my Nighthawk and Springfield GI. They are range mags, though, with the Wilson mags. I only keep Tripp mags for carry/defense. |
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I have a Novak Marked ACT mag for my sig p220, works great, better than the factory sig mag and the finish has held up a lot better. I was so impressed that I bought 5 ACT mags for my 1911's.. The only problem is that the base plate is really fat and won't allow the mag all the way in on my SA Operator with the mag coupler at the bottom, so I switched to Wilson Combad #47d's for that pistol.. I absolutely love the Wilson mags, but they are pretty expensive. My other 1911's like the ACT mags and I've had no problem out of any of them.
... Just my experience! |
| I have 6 of these marked Nighthawk and they run in all of my guns . I have loaned them out at a few IDPA matches to guys that only had 7 round mags and they were flawless in other guns also. On the other hand I have some Wilson ETM's that work in all my guns but a NHC GRP II, the rounds nose dive for some reason. |
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Does anyone have any experience with ACT mags? It seems that they are the factory mags for Nighthawk, so I'm assuming they are GTG. It also looks like Novak and Wolff mags are all made by ACT. I was thinking about picking some up if they are the same as what came with my NH. Thanks in advance I got three with my YoBo Enhanced. Two seem to work ok and the third swelled in the tube and will not drop free consistently. This happend during the first 100 rounds through the gun. So my two working ACT mags are used for range use only. It's wierd, because MecGar mags are very similar to ACT, but have less (reported) problems. I only mention this since they are similar. IMHO-You are better off with Wilson 47D or their Elite series, Cobra Mags, Checkmate or Chip McCormick with the Tripp-Cobra Mag Upgrade kits. |
