1911 magwell question

Thinking about putting a magwell on my new Sig 1911. It currently has CRimson Trace grips. Which would be better or easier a standard magwell or a one piece magwell/mainspring housing?

The mainspring housing is much better than a standard magwell. The Tecwell is the best, however.

Mainspring\magwell combo for sure. Much better fit in my opinion.

It better be for that price!!!

I put a Wilson Combat drop in well on a SA. I have to carve out the back of the grips so they seat right. Its a beating.



Get a Ed Brown (snakeskin is awesome) or Wilson MSH w/ magwell.

I had one of those pictured. It sucked.

What would make it suck, if I may ask?

I put the Techwell on my Dan Wesson..
I like it a lot.. has held up great

This is the TGO version and with the aluminum grips..
I run the G10 with thumb relief to get to the magazine release button easier now..

http://tacticalgunreview.com/staff-review-techwell-tgo-magwell/#more-15180

It's barely better than no magwell.

X2!!!

I have the Wilson combat magwell and mainspring on my kimber and like it.

Walter

Put a Smith and Alexander on my Kimber 1911. Easy install and fabulous fit.

How will my Crimson trace grips fit with the addition of a magwell? Do you normally have to trim grips?

Just depends. The 1911 platform is not plug and play most of the time stuff has to be hand fit. That is what makes it the gun it is.

Walter

Usually they will need a little trimming.

So I may have to trim the Crimson trace grips?

If that's the case I guess I'll have to pass until I sell the grips and put on a set of night sights.

A MSH shouldn't require much if any fitting. No need to trim the CT grips. At least this has been my experience.

Drop-in MSH with magwell should look like this.

The grips will work with a magwell but will look funny. They are beveled on the bottom not cut for a magwell so you'll have a gap.

Grips cut for a magwell


Beveled grips not cut for a magwell

So which one is this?

If you're talking about grips those are magwell cut grips.

No funnier than a magwell on a glock!

Sorry Kroyal, had to throw that out!

it's tactical though!

Lol I don't run magwells on my glocks

I agree they look really funny haha.

I mean what mag well is Sig using? It seems to work great.

I'm sure Sig is using a MSH magwell.

Everything is supposed to have a magwell.

"Flared" mag well opening ramp-is what they should call em. I used to they were dumb. Now I like em