This comparison is not fair... the colt is at least 2x the price.... second, the t97 was using a shorter mag, so it's harder to get out, but still, the t97's mag well has a lot of friction, keep in mind, the qbz 95's supposed to have ak style hook mags. get some cross mags, they work well on every single ar15 style rifle i had so far. now that ar15s are banned, our choices are getting slimmer and slimmer, ... all in all a very good bang for buck gun...