I just bought a bunch of .45 ACP mags, and scouted the forum for info about MEC GAR mags. Well I got a bunch of them at a great discount from a guy going out of business. The things look like, and feel like quality stuff. But Daaaaaamnnnn! The springs are so stiff, that I couldn't get more than four rounds in them (single stack 8 + 1), before giving up.

I usually use CMC or Wilson Combat mags, and have never encountered anything like this before. I've had a tough time getting the last one or two rounds in, using CMC or WC mags, but I've actually cut my thumb, and got blisters on my index finger tips trying to load these.

I finally found some .45 ACP loaders, where you can push the follower down all of the way and just drop the rounds in. Don't know if they work or not, when they get here, we'll see.

But my biggest question is, is this NORMAL? Never have encountered this before, even given my years of shooting the 1911.

FT