These guys do have issues, and there is no doubt about this. The only real issues I know of with the M9 are with friends that are in units that shoot more then the gun was designed to shoot. Because of our Bn XO's drug connections, we shot a lot for an Infantry Company. I do not know how they came to be or the complete story, I only know that then seemed to work just fine. We can put that behind us.īefore my last deployment in another life (2005) we received CM mags with smooth finish both inside and out. I think we all agree that the "gen 1" check mate mags blow goats. You'd think a bunch of 1911-carrying, M4-shooting folks would understand that little variations in magazine design & construction can be the difference between long term reliability and surprise failure. then just buy magazines which are "compatible." I believe the common internet sobriquet is FAIL. What is wrong with this picture? Millions of rounds testing the guns. Then the contracts were awarded and DHS/ICE realized, "Crap, we need more mags." They immediately asked the winning pistol manufacturers if warranties would be valid using aftermarket magazines. Despite repeated warnings during the procurement process, DHS/ICE insisted on contracting for one magazine with each gun. "Good enough for issue" isn't the same as "good enough for the procurement officer."Įxample: DHS/ICE fired millions of rounds testing pistols before choosing the SIG DAK and H&K LEM as contract winners. However, without knowing the spec & testing for the Checkmate mags, it's hard to assess whether they were really good enough for issue. I know that Beretta's official position is that they sucked fetid dingo kidneys, but then Beretta would have liked to win the multi-million dollar mag contract so they aren't exactly unbiased. I don't have enough experience with the Checkmate mags to comment. Since my 92FS was my first handgun, I'll probably never get rid of it. However, I do have a few brand new unused Beretta factory mags, so it might be interesting to use them all equally and keep a log of the round count and see which ones last longer. They should be good enough for range use I'd imagine. I keep going back and fourth on this, but I may pick some up at the gun show for my 92FS as they are cheap as hell. I know that they are considered to be less reliable, but like all things there is probably some truth to it and quite a bit of the negative opinions about them are probably blown out of proportion. I don't know what the deal was on the Checkmate mags. Not early pre green follower mags.īobThat may be. Ref the M16 mags, I was actually referencing recent mags, but prior to the pmag and HK rage. I know there was a thread about this, maybe here, 10-8 or LightFighter. I know some guys prefered teh flat steel base of the Checkmate to the oem base. OEM being vastly superior, maybe maybe not, how much of that is just the same "anything is better then issue" type of stuff. The spec got revised, and a run of CheckMates were issued, that are said to be GTG, as the Airtronics. Over the years, we’ve innovated and refined on these popular platforms to deliver aftermarket magazines that feed, fit and perform like no other-while maintaining within mil-spec standards for performance and appearance.Ĭheck-Mate Magazines is a branch of Check-Mate Industries, the largest OEM handgun magazine manufacturer in the US with industry-leading manufacturing facilities in both Long Island, NY and Thomasville, GA.Įach Check-Mate magazine is 100% developed and manufactured in the U.S.A., backed by a lifetime factory warranty to ensure superior performance, reliability, quality, fit and finish with your favorite firearm.As I understand it, the CheckMate mags met the spec, which was for park on the inside, so they did what was wanted, but it became a problem in the baby powder sand, not really anywhere else. Since securing our original Military contract all the way back in 1974, Check-Mate has successfully fulfilled over 400 different military contracts and manufactured over 50 million magazines for some of the world’s largest firearm OEM’s. With over four decades of expertise in high-quality manufacturing and a “never satisfied” approach to innovation and refinement, Check-Mate is the leading provider of high-quality aftermarket & OEM magazines for 1911s, M1A / M14 rifles, Beretta 92fs / M9 pistols, Shield, 911 / 938, Desert Eagle and other popular firearms. American Made Precision Firearm Components
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