Mec-Gar Goes Full 2nd Amendment on a 1911 Magazine
I’ve been surprised by the recent spate of niche and sometimes highly polarizing specialty offerings. Don’t get me wrong, in any industry those “moto” items come in spades, but the firearms industry is typically more conservative in their approach. Of note, the Spike’s Crusader comes to mind. Other options include customized AR-15 lowers with special safety/selector markings. (On a personal note – I rather like the “Pew Pew” versions. They make the child in me giggle).
I guess it should come really as no surprise to see the latest Mec-Gar 1911 magazine. Instead of picking a polarizing message, Mec-Gar has opted to engrave the full American Constitution’s Second Amendment onto the sides of their 8 round .45 ACP 1911 magazine. I am perhaps only surprised by the manufacturer – expecting Wilson, Chip McCormick, or another American company to offer the option.
Outside the engraving, the magazine is largely Mec-Gar’s standard and reliable offering. The magazine is manufactured from blued carbon steel, includes a Type D music wire spring, features a polymer follower, and has numbered witness holes to determine rounds remaining.
The retail price of the magazine is set at $29.20. 10% of the proceeds will go to pro-second amendment organizations. The press release does not go into detail on the chosen organizations.
FEATURES
- Caliber .45
- Increased capacity of 8-rounds
- Text of the US Consitution 2nd Amendment laser engraved on the magazine
- Carbon Steel tube, heat-treated for strength
- Internal components are linked together to offer easy disassembly and reassembly
- Lubricated nylon polymer follower with metal insert where the slide stop activates properly aligns all types of ammunition for the most reliable feeding.
- Spring is manufactured from from higher tensile music wire with a drawn phosphate coating for easier coiling properties and longer service life
- Redesigned high impact polymer removable butt-plate is tapered to to fit funneled mag wells
One of TFB's resident Jarheads, Nathan now works within the firearms industry. A consecutive Marine rifle and pistol expert, he enjoys local 3-gun, NFA, gunsmithing, MSR's, & high-speed gear. Nathan has traveled to over 30 countries working with US DoD & foreign MoDs.The above post is my opinion and does not reflect the views of any company or organization.
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The Second Amendment was ratified by the States with ONLY ONE COMMA. Three commas became popular or perhaps mandated by government circa 1970 because the right of the people is excluded. The amendment with three commas can be read as -a well regulated militia, ,,shall not be infringed.
Prior to 1968 publishers of encyclopedias and textbooks used one comma. When Alaska and Hawaii became States in 1959 they copied the United States Constitution Bill of Rights with one comma.
The correct punctuation, as written in 1789 is,
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
The "regulation of the militia" was written into law by the First Congress in 1790 and has been amended over the years to update the standard militia arms to include modern military rifles.
Why? Pistol mags are either in pouches or the gun. You can't see the writing on them.