This whole subject strikes me as funny, because when Kahrs first arrived on the scene, they did what no other pistol at the time did so well - and it was hailed as a godsend. Now, we nitpick over appearances. I was raised in the school of form follows function, so the only thing that bothers me about the Kahr mags is that they should all come with those steel bases - just as all box magazines did back when i first started shooting.