Page 3 - Tanfoglio 1911 & Swiss Arms Reviews

Great, weight feels like a real magazine.

Hard to load if you don't do it right. Sometimes leaks, but easy to fix.

To easily load: Push spring down with left thumbnail, pour BBs into the space on the side of the magazine where you are holding the spring. Use a plastic shotgun choke tube ($5 for 6 of them with pouch)to contain and pour your BBs. The screw on the seal on the back of the magazine can leak. This can easily be fixed by tightening with a spanner screwdriver (good luck finding one!) However, a small tack puller with a forked end and a scredriver handle from Ace or other hardware store hardware can tighten the screw eaily. $4.

i like the fact it has a new co2 for every mag .. wich means full power for every mag and more rounds to fire before placing new co2 cartriges into mags.. nice weght, also reloading is very easy and fast .. no need for speed loader i found a way to load up to three bbs at once into mag simply by grabing three bbs with my bare hand (no gloves) and placing them into mag they fall straight in and very eszy give it a try

mag leaks ..

the mag that came with my pistol had a very huge leak didnt allow me to use gun, leaked full co2 in less than a minute making the mag very cold and causing freeze burns to hand.. untill i bought four more mags having a total of five only two work properly.. so im stuck with three leaking not functional mags , wasted about a total of 10 co2 cartriges trying to fix, something i do with mag is i only fill with ten shots for the reason it wont waste co2 as fast and allows it to warm up while i shoot my other 10 rounds

SEEMS well built.

I have two and I have a problem getting the CO2 to seal well with both. There is usually very slight but audible leakage which limits the guns usefulness. I use a drop of air gun oil, and am careful about torque, but they never seem to seal well with any consistency. I have nine other CO2 air guns of varies makes and ages, and I don’t have the same problem.

The gun it fits is great, the mag has a lot to be desired.

Fits like a glove! Solid, all-metal except for the quality plastic top and rubber (silicone?) bits.

Nothing, except maybe they could figure out a way to make these so the CO2 isn't visible.

The mag that came with my Tanfoglio Witness 1911 had a different top plastic piece on it, which I had to file down to make work with the gun. This one fits perfectly and seals great. Since these only hold 18 bbs, I highly recommend buying a second one.

These mags are great! The spring follower stays locked down for easy loading. I think this item will last a long time if taken care of. Have not had a leak or problem yet. Nice weight and well built.

Nothing

I always like to have at least two magazines with each gun. That's why I bought this.

Very impressed with the quality and function of the 1911A1. Retired Navy expert, I carried and shot this weapon weapon alot. You have to learn and practice changing mags... This is alot cheaper!!

some shooters would like a loading hole above the spring catch like the GSG92 mag mod. It can get rough on the thumb nail.

You always need an extra mag with your gun. These gun types have all the co2 mechanism in the mag… Easier to break or misplace. Always on back order..

mag uses a new co2 everytime u reload, (if you have extra mags ) the more the better I recommend 4+

make improvement on magazine leaking co2..

great magazines , holds nice amaunt of bbs in each clip' "note mags leak for some reason even new of the box"

This magazine is part of what makes the Tanfoglio 1911 so great. Because the valve is in the mag, if it ever fails, repair is as simple as grabbing a new magazine! Always listen when tightening the new CO2 cartridge, if you hear a hiss, snug it down a little more.

I don't find it hard to load.

The wonderful thing about having both the CO2 and BBs in the magazine is that by swapping mags you always get a warmer CO2 cartridge, and can fire again without waiting for a cold cartridge to warm up.

very real looking. rating of 5 from me.

i changed loading area, when sildeing back spring all the way then slowly let it slide back down it catches on loading area, so just ahead of that catch i drilled a hole in the slide area, now can just drop bb,s in new hole, when magazine is full just push down spring a little an you are loaded. no holding spring while dropping in bb,s.

buy magazine, now loads fast an shoot up those targets.

All metal.

Spring too strong,makes it difficult to load mag..

Need to put some Blue Locktite on threads for CO2 tensioner.Vibration from firing the gun it was designed for works the tensioner loose and it will leak,sometimes dumping the whole contents.

I was very impressed with the quality, design, and function of the 1911A1. As a vet I carried the same weapon and this has a great feel.

The loading tab on the magazine is very small. If that could be elongated just a bit, and the lock notch lower, it would be much easier to load the BBs.

I found loading faster and easier to depress the feeder tab to the bottom, and insert BBs there, rather than the top of the clip.

If you have the tanfoglio witness 1911 full metal version you need a few of these to keepbthe mayhem going longer. It's also a good thing the co2 is housed in the magazine. If a seal blows simply replace the magazine and the gun is good as new.

The spring is a bit too beefy. You need strong fingers to load these things. The up side, the powerful sping should last longer and it child proofs the gun. I doubt a child could muster the finger pressure to load these things.

I can see several benefits of keeping a few of these on hand.