Fitting required for Les Baer
I installed this on a 10 year old Les Baer super TAC 45. The original mainspring housing was a serrated Ed Brown part, I noted the fitting marks on the back of it - had to do the exact same to this new one, so its the LB frame, not the part. Only bad thing I can say is the bottom was out of plane on both the x and y axis - required a good bit of filing and stoning for a perfect Magwell fit - I.e. it wouldnt be drop-in no matter what. No problem for me, I expected to do fitting - IMHO very little is drop-in on 1911s. Snakeskin is super grippy without being abrasive, so perfect for me.
A GOOD BUY
WORKS EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSE TO, UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY ISSUE IS YOU WILL NEED TO ENSURE YOU EITHER HAVE OR GET CLIPS THAT FIT WITH THE MAGAZINE WELL. MY PROMAG 8 RND CLIPS DO NOT WORK.
Love the snakeskin
Looks even better in real life. fit very well to my colt gold cup with only minor adjustments.
Nice add to your 1911
I installed this magwell along with the G10 grips to round out my DW Pointman. No smithing required, fit is good but not custom as there is a small gap between the magwell shoe and the base of the frame. This does not affect function and isn't noticable without close scrutiny. Finish on the shoe is fair, sort of a matte sandblasted look, it really doesn't look like SS but goes ok with the composit grip plates. The shoe is seperate from the backstrap and is secured with one countersunk hex head screw which does allow the shoe to be removed while installing the backstrap (handy). The magwell does improve reloads since the steel mag will slide over the steel opening easily, more readily than the composite magwell/grip combo I had installed before. Worth doing, a good magwell without extra smithing at a reasonable price.
"Drop-in" is right.
Just received it yesterday (two days early, I may add) and switched it out for the stock main spring housing on my Taurus PT1911SS. It slipped right in, no fitting required. My only issue is that it doesn't work with the stock Taurus magazines. The base plate is too thick so it his the sides of the well. I just filed down the top of the base plates a little bit and they fit fine. I can't wait to take it to the range and try it out. This was my first buy from Brownells and it definitely won't be my last.
Looks good (once I fixed it)
I installed this on my STI 9mm Trojan. I would have given this 5 stars, but I had to take the dremel to it to make it fit----> There is a small protrusion on the magwell that fits into the MSH (this is a 2-piece mag well). The protrusion was too big and did not fit properly into the MSH. I had to dremel a small portion of the protrusion to make it fit properly. Now that I fixed it, it looks good.
Excellent fit and finish
I bought both the Smith and Alexander and the Ed Brown Maxi-Well. The Ed Brown is head and shoulders better in the finish and machine work. The S&A does extend the checkering onto the mag well itself, but I don't see my grip being down that low. Another concern of the Ed Brown was the 2 piece design. It is keyed so I don't see it wobbling around and a little blue or maybe red loctite on the bolt should keep it in place as long as I want it there.
looks and function
Dropped right in and fit was good, mag well is solid with no play. The down was the magwell needed to be blended for the 8 rd mec gar and 10 rd cmc mags to seat fully. The plastic bump pads would hit the well before it would lock in, after a little file work and some cold blueing in works fine. Only complaint is for the price wish it would except all mags with ease.
Good choice for Magwell
Nice looking magwell, good quality. Requires little fitting, however, I would like to see an improved attachment method, as it can work loose, and/or rotate somewhat. But it is detachable, a good feature.
NICE!
Installed on my colt delta elite, fit great, feels better. Mag well is a little wobbly unless you crank down the tighting screw. But works as advertised.
