The easiest answer is quality and value. I’ll start off by saying that in the
vast majority of instances there is nothing wrong with the Wilson part and in reality it is probably one of the most tested magazines in history. The magazines have solid construction, they work, and generally work well. I personally think the Wilson part excels in the 7 round configuration and most of the problems I have seen with the magazines are due to the follower in the 47D. That’s not to say the 8rd magazines don’t work or that everyone should swap
this part for
that part to try to concoct something that is theoretically reliable. I’ll be the first guy to tell you that is the magazine works in
your gun with
your ammo who cares what name is on it.
What the Novak magazines allow us to do is offer an extremely high quality part at a lower cost, simple as that... no parts swapping or assembly required.
The components used in the magazines are as good as anything that I have seen in any other brand of magazine. The tubes are well constructed, the springs are quite powerful and use enough coils and a heavy enough gage to resist premature wear, the follower is a solid and well-designed part that will not “tip†inside the magazine body, and they have an excellent polish on the inside to aid the followers travel. I think if I have one complaint with the magazine it would be the floor plate, as I prefer one that has a shelf perpendicular to the front strap of the gun, as I have found that it aids in removing the magazine one-handed.
To this date, and to the best of my knowledge, we have had only one magazine returned due to a cracked feed lip and it’s my understanding that it was an earlier Novak marked part. To contrast that I have an early Novak mag in my range bag that I have been using to test guns with since the beginning of this year. Since January this magazine has been used during the testing of
every gun that has left the shop and that magazine has seen countless thousands of rounds. I have yet to experience any trouble with it but I’ll keep testing with it to see if I can break something.
Once again I think it’s important to note that while magazines are one of the most important components of a reliable gun it mattes not what brand it is or whos part is inside of it so long as it works in
your gun. One should be weary about getting sucked into the mentality of “you gotta’ have this part/parts or else your gun may not run rightâ€. The best way to prove reliability is by doing it your self.
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as I remembered last week changing from full size primary to little subcompact back up in a drill. I limp wristed the last round in the subcompact. Forgot increased torque. Then no more operator issue 
Is that why we practice for stuff to go wrong. 
