The vast majority of you 1911 .45 guys are regularly shooting great volumes of ammo, competition I presume, so you're forced to replace mags and mag springs regularly to keep your guns running correctly. I doubt I'll shoot my gun very often unless it really sinks its teeth into me. .45 ammo is quite expensive for my budget. I just ordered 500 rounds for near 250 bucks.
Thank you all for your magazine input! I know magazines aren't the place to try to save money!