Dropping Magazines.

[bg226]

I like to drop Glock magazines on the hard ground when I practice drills. Would this practice affect reliability of the mags? I am not sure if this is a good thing to do.

 

[TexasRifleman]

An awful lot of people seem to think so anyway, the magazine bumper market is huge, for Glocks and everything else it seems.

I use some kind of bumper on just about every magazine for most guns.

 

[M2 Carbine]

I don't drop magazines in practice but if I did I would have "junk" magazines for dropping in practice and good magazines that I used for carry.

 

[Prince Yamato]

I honestly don't think it will do anything other than cosmetically damage the mag. Think about it. The mag has 4 main parts. The base plate, follower, spring, and actual mag tube. Provided you don't dent the tube, or impair the follower in any other way, I can't see it doing any harm.

 

[KBintheSLC]

Aside from some minor cosmetic abrasions, dropping a Glock mag on the ground won't mess up the function of your baseplate. The polymer they use is highly resistant to shock, and does not fracture easily. You would have to drop it off of a 20 story bldg to crack it.

 

[beeenbag]

I practice bad shot drills where I shoot every round I have at a target and when I run out I pull the mag out and throw it at the target. Then I start disassembling the glock and throwing part by part at the target, giving me maximum potential out of my weapon! nothing ever gets hurt and all goes back together perfect.

I'm just kiddin. No it wont hurt them, just try not to step on em.

 

[moxie]

Glock mags are probably not going to get hurt by dropping them, bu I would still keep a few pristine mags for serious work.

And, although bumper pads undoubtedly provide some protection to mags, if in fact they hit the ground on the bottom, their main purpose is to enable you to seat the mag more quickly and positively.

 

[possum]

I have never encountered any issues with dropping my mags on the ground. However i do have carry/ defensive magazines and training magazines.

 

[LiveLife]

Been dropping Glock 22 magazines in the dirt for outdoor USPSA matches for 15 years. Just minor cosmetic scratches. I have replacement mag bases, followers and springs in the match bag just in case. I have replaced springs and followers, but yet to replace the magazine base.

 

[rcmodel]

Dropping them on the ground won't hurt them.

It's the little rocks and sand they get inside them on the ground you need to worry about.

rc

 

[Shawn Dodson]

Buy yourself 2-3 ten round magazines for training use only. Drop THOSE onto the hard ground and dirt, not your battle-carry magazines.

 

[jglcolosprgs]

Oh, dropping them doesn't hurt them, stepping on them does the trick.

You do shoot and move don't you?

 

[Aussie_Ronin]

I've been dropping my mags on the ground for a few years shooting IPSC, no problems, just some scratches

 

[gunslinger387]

If you ccw and carry a spare magazine you should practice dropping the mag. If you train yourself to catch it and put it in a pocket you are wasting valuable seconds. If you don't carry a reload then I see no reason to drop it.

 

[bigfatdave]

Is picking up a carpet scrap so hard? I try to do those drills outside on grass or on carpet, but I'm probably just being overcautious.

 

[David E]

Buy yourself 2-3 ten round magazines for training use only.

Bad idea, unless your carry mags are also 10 rounders.

Glock mags are cheap. (for now, anyway) Buy plenty and test them all. Once tested, you can separate out some carry mags and practice mags, but they should all be the same capacity.

 

[jim243]

If you have concerns, just go to IDPA's website and lean how to do a "tactical reload". No mags dropped but almost as fast a reload as dropping the mag.

Jim

 

[Thedub88]

drop them on a pad or something

 

[LiveLife]

Glock mags are cheap.

Yup, new factory Glock mags at $18-$20+ at CDNN. Drop 'em if you like. Replace them if you need to.