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X-Frame Mag-Well Considerations

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Wilson X-Frame Considerations.

So…after 8000 rounds through the EDC X9L, it’s time to look closely at the mag-well and address a few questions & concerns some people have:

  1. Mag-well holds up fine to heavy use. No unusual wear on the part, or the frame.
  2. The mag-well does NOT preclude you from easily using the 15rd mags as normal. I.e. They will seat flush with the normal reload motion. 
  3. The X-frame’s mag-well is wider than the metal frame of the pistol. If thinness is an absolute life-or-death priority, perhaps the mag-well should be deleted. 
  4. Alternatively, I am not sure if Wilson will even offer the mag-well option on the SFX (solid-frame) guns as it does make the pistol’s footprint wider.  

Summation: The EDC X9L is still the best 1911 I have ever owned. Is my daily carry & training pistol. My only gripe is an old man one: I wish it had come out 25-30 years ago. Would have been nice to have the same firepower as the Glock boys back then.

And before someone says it, the 2011 guns were dog-shit back in the day. Absolute and complete dog-shit. Which is saying something coming from a huge 1911 fan such as myself. I hear they are a little better now. But still vulnerable to most of the same weaknesses, so why even bother at this point?

The X-frame is the future of the 1911. At some point companies will either license the intellectual property from Wilson, or simply copy it once the IP expires. 

Mark my words. 

 

 

Sincerely, 

Marky

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