Remington RP45 magazine option.

[@jaybo2112ot]

Your video is spot on. I bought a P14 mag for my Rp45 years ago. I have 3 RP45 mags and wanted spares. The factory mags disappeared quick after the gun was discontinued. I don't think I have ever gotten 15 rds in the factory mags. Love the gun, don't shoot it much though. Need to pick up a couple more P14 mags.

[@gameragodzilla]

The reason why the Para Ordnance magazine looks so similar is because Remington bought Para Ordnance (who were the first to make double stack 1911s) and took their designs. Remington even had their own brand of double stack 1911 and I believe it used the exact same magazine design as the RP45, just with a different base pad. I wouldn’t be surprised if those two are completely interchangeable, or at least interchangeable with just a base pad modification.

[@TommTooTone]

I'm going to try that

[@gameragodzilla]

@@TommTooTone I actually use RP45 mags for my custom double stack 1911 built off a Para Ordnance frame. The original springs had issues but I was able to resolve them with new Wolff springs and now the mags work great.

[@testing2741]

Thank you for the video. I know Remington purchased Para and thats where they got the tech and box-mag for the RP45 magazine, it just uses different springs, baseplate, and follower. So an OEM Para P14 should work. I have purchases their magazine extensions and +10% springs and it works in the RP45. Most Para P14 mags will work in the RP45, and if you watch my video the Wolff +10% mag spring and extenfed vase plate for the P14 will give you a 17rd mag from the OEM remington mag. See my video on how I modified my RP45. The reason the RP45 Mags disappeared is because lots of videos about it fitting into Walther 45's (and others), made people buy the mags to get 3 or 4 more rounds in their Walther. There was a surplus of these mags, and now they are GONE. I use the RP45 mags in my Taurus PT845, i kust expanded the front circle hole with a drill a few millimeters and the ambi mag-release on the Taurus works. Anyway the Para OEM P14 magazines that hold 14 should work in the RP45, as that is the same boxag, but with a different follower and base plate. Buy the Wolff +10% spring and add the mag extension and I can get 17 rounds in my RP45 with original mags. If you add it to OEM P14 mags, you'll get at least 16rds.

[@gameragodzilla]

Shame that Mec-Gar don't seem to make 15 round mags. I liked having the extra little bit of capacity, so I tracked down some RP45 mags for my double stack 1911. The good thing is the RP45 mags also work really well with Taylor Freelance extensions, and that gave me 3 extra rounds. So I had 15 round standard capacity mags and 18 round extended mags, which was awesome.

[@kevinthorrington2131]

The sad fact is Remington tried to use a Para 1911 magazine in their RP pistols. 1911 magazines were never designed to be used in a modern polymer pistol. They should’ve designed a new magazine for these pistols. Trying to cut corners is one reason why Remington went out of business. With a good magazine the RP pistols might of been a huge success for Remington.

[@jamessprott9527]

Looks like a variation in tolerances. The fit of the Mec-Gar magazine is loose in my RP45. Base pad rattles around in the mag well when magazine is empty. Magazine locks in, ejects freely, locks slide back. It does require a deeper press on magazine release as you showed. You may need to consult a gunsmith to find out why the mag release button has to be pressed in so deeply. You need to carefully measure the dimensions of both Remington and Mec-Gar magazines to detect slight differences in size of and location of magazine release holes. This may be why you can only use certain bullet styles in the Mec-Gar magazine. Location and size of magazine release hole in the Mec-Gar may be just different enough from the Remington to cause misfeeding with certain bullet styles. Magazine release hole on the Mec-Gar may be a little too high or a little too low compared to the Remington magazine, throwing feed lips into a position to misfeed certain bullet types. Base pad of Mec-Gar may need to be thickened to more closely match the Remington base pad. A rubber 'O" ring that fits snugly on the magazine body might work and "fills the gap" left by the thinner Mec-Gar base pad. Put the base pad in position to be a closer match to the Remington. For maximum capacity, www.arredondoaccessories.com makes extra capacity base pads and extra length springs that fit Para-Ordnance and RP45 magazines. Giving 16 to 17 shot capacity. A "race gun" kit. Use the original factory follower. Slides may not lock back after last shot if you use Arredondo follower. With Remington settling the lawsuit of the Sandy hook case, RemArms may start making the RP45 again. Hopefully with an optics ready model. Have to wait and see.

[@TommTooTone]

It's the follower, I shave the bottom of my followers a few mils and usually get another round in there. And try widening the opening at the front to allow more upward angle. It's like cars you gotta tweak that shit.

[@luislugo821]

Mine runs everything never has flawed even reloads

[@luislugo821]

Where loading mag hit hard with palm and will load hit hard