Posted: 1/25/2007 7:16:51 PM EDT
| how many of you out there use a mag well on your carry pistol? i have a springfield milspec that will be my ccw piece, thinking of adding on a s&a magwell. |
  i origionally had a SW 1911SC as a primary (unless it was a glock  ), but i always shot better and faster w/ the full size TLE; just turns out it has a S&A magwell FWIW: if you want MAXIMUM concealablility, skip the magwell; but if you get a magwell, i'd advice getting one thats integrated w/ the MSH, not a slip on |
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I'm building a CCW piece for when I move from Illinois (also going to be one of my APG application guns). I am putting on a Heinie Mag guide on it. I have 2 personal pistols right now, one with the S&A and the other with the Heinie. If I could go back, I would have the Heinie instead of the S&A on the one. I won't have another 1911 without the Heinie. 2 points that make it superior in my opinion. 1. The mag funnel is bigger. 2. It doesn't add any length to the pistol - which comes in handy for CCW. Just my .02 |
I use a S&A well on every 1911 I buy including .22's, 45's and a .50. I've got big hands and without the magwell my hand hangs over the bottom of the gun. If the 1/8 of an inch extra on the bottom keeps you from concealing you might need an officers model or a round butt ed brown type gun. I have no problem with concealment.  
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FYI - that's a Springfield magwell, not a S&A. I don't mind a magwell on a carry gun, my Wilson CQB has one and my Baer TRS doesn't. It doesn't bother me either way, I no problem concealing the gun with a magwell. |
2 main drawbacks i can see with that: 1. would need to be installed by a gunsmith. 2. doesnt allow you to grab the front lip of the mag for malfunction clearance drills. |
1. That's not a drawback. Lots of things on a 1911 need to be installed by a smith. 2. There's a small flat on the front of that magwell. The lip of the mag sticks out past it. |
