Mec-Gar & Promag

tanksoldier · January 22nd, 2006, 12:24 AM

Anyone have experience with these brands of magazines?

Thinking of buying a few for my new P226 from Midway. The prices are half what they ask for Sigarms mags.

Also, do the Mec-Gar 17rnd mags stick out the bottom?

Bud White · January 22nd, 2006, 12:29 AM

pro mag useally = junk

mec gar useally = Factory mag not sure if they make sigs or not but since they do most oem mags i bet they do as for 17rd make one of the sig guys will have to answer that

so rember pass on pro mag

buy mec gars

rstickle · January 22nd, 2006, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanksoldier

Anyone have experience with these brands of magazines?

I understand that Mec-Gar makes some of the "factory" mags for the SIG Company. I have one Mec-Gar for my 226 and use it like the SIGs.

P95Carry · January 22nd, 2006, 12:34 AM

I think Mec-Gar are generally reckoned to be good after-market mags - they do make mags for some main manufacturers IIRC. Pro-mag not so sure. Seem to remember, avoid USA mags!

Do tho as well - check out to see if some used LE factory mags are available. I got my 15 rounders thru a search - CDNN was out of stock but a search found me a site (forgotten of course!) and the guy had some coming in - took three off him.

Not sure if the 17's stick out - my 20's sure do LOL!

Oh and BTW - Eagle mags which are dirt cheap - while not always at all good - can be with some tweaking be made well workable for range use - I have some and three were needy of slight tweaks - and they can drop all they like during IDPA shoots - keeps the good ones from getting full of crud sometimes.

CombatEffective · January 22nd, 2006, 12:48 AM

MGs have good reps, usually because they are actually the OEM mag.

According to the Sig LE rep for my area MG does in fact make the OEM Sig mags.

maclean3 · January 22nd, 2006, 12:52 AM

I bought a few ProMags for my Beretta way back when. They ended up in the garbage not long after receiving them. Several ftf issues and, IIRC, they didn't seat very well at all. Never again.
Jack

BigEd63 · January 22nd, 2006, 02:09 PM

Odd the Promags seemed to work well in my 220. But then again that was a single stack magazine.

QKShooter · January 22nd, 2006, 02:20 PM

Yes, Mec~Gar makes the FACTORY mags for SIG.
They have made the SIG FACTORY mags for quite some time.

It's funny that the aftermarket Mec~Gar SIG magazines are better finished than the ones that they actually make for the SIG factory. Not Better Quality...just better cosmetic finish.
And Mec~Gar makes mags for many other firearm manufacturers.

I REALLY LIKE Mec~Gar Magazines & have quite a few of them for my Colts & for my SIGs.

Here Is The Link To Mec~Gar Magazines CLICK HERE

BTW...I do not like ProMag Magazines.
Fine maybe for the range but, not for defense carry...nope not me. I won't carry them.

srfl · January 22nd, 2006, 02:42 PM

Mec Gar's are excellent magazines.

I'd pass on Pro Mag for anything other than range use.

ExSoldier · January 22nd, 2006, 04:11 PM

My $20 Pro-Mag for my Sig P245 is a total POS. I actually waited until there was street construction going on near me and put it under the "wheel" of the steamroller. The guy in charge wanted to know why and I told him the mag was defective and I didn't want to sell it for fear that I might be responsible for somebody's death. He let me do it and had the guy run over it twice. I never saw anything quite so FLAT that was metallic. I'll never buy a Pro-Mag or recommend them to anybody. Mec-Gar isn't bad, but I don't think I own any of the guns for which they make mags. The only Sig stuff they seem to do is the 9mm stuff like the P226. Hey, if I win that P226 from the other thread, maybe I'll test out a Mec-Gar!

January 22nd, 2006, 12:24 AM	#1
tanksoldier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,134	Mec-Gar & Promag Anyone have experience with these brands of magazines? Thinking of buying a few for my new P226 from Midway. The prices are half what they ask for Sigarms mags. Also, do the Mec-Gar 17rnd mags stick out the bottom? __________________ "I am a Soldier. I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight." GEN George S. Patton, Jr. "Drive fast and eat cheese!"

January 22nd, 2006, 12:34 AM	#4
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,468	I think Mec-Gar are generally reckoned to be good after-market mags - they do make mags for some main manufacturers IIRC. Pro-mag not so sure. Seem to remember, avoid USA mags! Do tho as well - check out to see if some used LE factory mags are available. I got my 15 rounders thru a search - CDNN was out of stock but a search found me a site (forgotten of course!) and the guy had some coming in - took three off him. Not sure if the 17's stick out - my 20's sure do LOL! Oh and BTW - Eagle mags which are dirt cheap - while not always at all good - can be with some tweaking be made well workable for range use - I have some and three were needy of slight tweaks - and they can drop all they like during IDPA shoots - keeps the good ones from getting full of crud sometimes. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

January 22nd, 2006, 12:48 AM	#5
CombatEffective Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,000	MGs have good reps, usually because they are actually the OEM mag. According to the Sig LE rep for my area MG does in fact make the OEM Sig mags. __________________ Shooters' Legacy Special sections for S&W and Ruger

January 22nd, 2006, 02:20 PM	#8
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 23,493	Mec-Gar Yes, Mec~Gar makes the FACTORY mags for SIG. They have made the SIG FACTORY mags for quite some time. It's funny that the aftermarket Mec~Gar SIG magazines are better finished than the ones that they actually make for the SIG factory. Not Better Quality...just better cosmetic finish. And Mec~Gar makes mags for many other firearm manufacturers. I REALLY LIKE Mec~Gar Magazines & have quite a few of them for my Colts & for my SIGs. Here Is The Link To Mec~Gar Magazines CLICK HERE BTW...I do not like ProMag Magazines. Fine maybe for the range but, not for defense carry...nope not me. I won't carry them.

January 22nd, 2006, 02:42 PM	#9
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,873	Mec Gar's are excellent magazines. I'd pass on Pro Mag for anything other than range use. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

January 22nd, 2006, 12:29 AM	#2
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gone from Here Posts: 17,375	pro mag useally = junk mec gar useally = Factory mag not sure if they make sigs or not but since they do most oem mags i bet they do as for 17rd make one of the sig guys will have to answer that so rember pass on pro mag buy mec gars

January 22nd, 2006, 12:52 AM	#6
maclean3 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 3,062	I bought a few ProMags for my Beretta way back when. They ended up in the garbage not long after receiving them. Several ftf issues and, IIRC, they didn't seat very well at all. Never again. Jack

January 22nd, 2006, 02:09 PM	#7
BigEd63 Ex Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 318	Odd the Promags seemed to work well in my 220. But then again that was a single stack magazine.

January 22nd, 2006, 04:11 PM	#10
ExSoldier VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Coral Gables, FL Posts: 4,856	My $20 Pro-Mag for my Sig P245 is a total POS. I actually waited until there was street construction going on near me and put it under the "wheel" of the steamroller. The guy in charge wanted to know why and I told him the mag was defective and I didn't want to sell it for fear that I might be responsible for somebody's death. He let me do it and had the guy run over it twice. I never saw anything quite so FLAT that was metallic. I'll never buy a Pro-Mag or recommend them to anybody. Mec-Gar isn't bad, but I don't think I own any of the guns for which they make mags. The only Sig stuff they seem to do is the 9mm stuff like the P226. Hey, if I win that P226 from the other thread, maybe I'll test out a Mec-Gar! __________________ Former Infantry Captain; 20 yrs as an NRA Certified Instructor; Avid practitioner of the martial art: KLIK-PAO.

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