Best/cheapest place to buy Glock mag guts/parts?

Recoilgunworks has G22 mags for 10 bucks used. I've bought a few when they were on sale. Some were new. All were in great shape. A couple had scratches on the baseplates. YMMV
Midway has the extractors. I change the one in my 10mms when I change the recoil spring assembly. 10-15 bucks or so. They also carry the connector but I always use a 3lb Ghost or Zev

Been meaning to try these mags, I hear they're good but haven't ordered any yet - https://www.etsgroup.us/ETS-Magazines-for-Glock-s/1823.htm
It would be the first nonfactory glock mags I've tried, price seems right and there are some different configurations that other makers don't have.

Check ebay. With all the guys building polymer 80 glocks (myself included) small part prices have gone up.

I have had good luck with the ETS mags in my Glock 17. Aimsurplus also sells LEO trade-in/used mags.

I bought a lot of Kahn or Khan mags years ago for my 17. Supposedly they were made to glock specs for Korean defense or police or something. I still use those and they were 4 bucks each. But other than those and a couple magpul mags I've had nothing but frustration from aftermarket mags. Some I've bought (I know scherer was one) were completely useless and cheap made with no metal insert and bad springs and followers that werent smooth.

crestoncowboy said:

I bought a lot of Kahn or Khan mags years ago for my 17. Supposedly they were made to glock specs for Korean defense or police or something. I still use those and they were 4 bucks each. But other than those and a couple magpul mags I've had nothing but frustration from aftermarket mags. Some I've bought (I know scherer was one) were completely useless and cheap made with no metal insert and bad springs and followers that werent smooth.

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The question is where you can buy OEM or the equivalent of glock parts. The super cheapo mags can be used for training, not a good idea to use them for combat.

Why would you need Glock parts? I thought they were indestructible.

barnetmill said:

question is where you can buy OEM or the equivalent of glock parts.

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I answered that in post 3. But the Khan mags were oem equivalent, and built to Glock specs and issued by a government agency. I trust them after 15 years of using them for many thousands of rounds in my competition 9mm. More so than the magpul mags I own simply because I've used them more. But yes I only have them for my competition gun which is my only 9mm.

Another poster brought up the ETS mags and I added my experience with aftermarket mags. Which as you stated is that they are not for carry. My experience is pretty much that they are trash. I have a drawer full. From ramline to pro mag to sherer to...... lol. All junk

Any idea why indentions for a new paragraph always go away on this forum? I have to go back and edit by putting a blank line between paragraphs? But when I go to edit my paragraphs are properly formatted again. They just dont show up that way on the forum screen?

bdickens said:

Why would you need Glock parts? I thought they were indestructible.

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I hated to be that guy.....but I was also curious. The only magazine parts I've ever replaced were the springs in my gen 1. And the baseplate on a couple that my seatbelt had marked up pretty bad which still worked fine but looked like hell. (I used the vickers plates which I recommend. Much less flexing)

I have replaced many of the internals from wear. RSA, extractors, firing pins and retainers... all on very worn guns. But not a lot of magazine parts. Maybe a California gun where they can't just buy new one??

1KPerDay said:

Need three inner G22 Gen 3 era mag Inserts, three baseplates, one .40 follower, a smooth trigger, a 9mm extractor, and maybe a minus connector or two.

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I don't know about the other parts, but I was going to say just buy some new mags, but apparently you came to the same conclusion.

1KPerDay said:

Sheesh... from what I’ve found so far by the time I buy $4-$6 inserts and $4 base pads and $4 followers I may as well just get whole new mags from aim surplus or something. This sucks.

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I don't know if it sucks, I think it's a good thing that new mags are available and inexpensive.

JTQ said:

I think it's a good thing that new mags are available and inexpensive.

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Yep. Last USP mags I bought were well over 40 bucks on sale. And they are all plastic.

bdickens said:

Why would you need Glock parts? I thought they were indestructible.

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LEO types that I correspond with that do high round counts do routinely change out springs, especially with a constant diet of +P+. Many are substituting the MIM parts for parts machined from bar stock steel, especially the striker/firing pin. Many replace the factory barrel with a better barrel with extended muzzle with threads. Very few firearms can not be worn out. There are also other parts the people change out in the interest of reliability or better performance.
Firing pins have been known to chip or break. What I do not know if the machined steel ones are any better. The extractors can also fail.

Id definately look into the used ones at recoil and the other places. Most I've got were new gen 4 mags. Work great In all of them

I thought the emoji made it clear I was being facetious.

I wasnt being facetious at all. Lol
When someone asks where they can get 3 sets of .40 magazine internals and a 9mm extractor and 2 connectors for at least 2 glocks that rarely need replacement parts.....I'm engineering in my mind already

I once called numerics with a list of parts a guy needed for a Lorcin that he was given in a box full of pieces. The parts totaled more than any normal person would pay for a lorcin. I could tell the guys on the phone were curious. Believe it or not they had it all.

1KPerDay said:

Need three inner G22 Gen 3 era mag Inserts, three baseplates, one .40 follower, a smooth trigger, a 9mm extractor, and maybe a minus connector or two.

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You can buy magazine internal components directly from Glock: https://store.teamglock.com/gun-parts

For a complete parts source, go with either of the places listed by Spats McGee.

Glock will only sell those parts to individuals who complete their Certified Armorer training. Probably has something to do with lawyers and liabilities.

https://www.glocktraining.com/

1KPerDay said:

Sheesh... from what I’ve found so far by the time I buy $4-$6 inserts and $4 base pads and $4 followers I may as well just get whole new mags from aim surplus or something. This sucks.

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or...glass half full...it’s nice that new OEM Glock mags are value priced compared to $40-60 for most other OEM mags...

Buzznrose said:

or...glass half full...it’s nice that new OEM Glock mags are value priced compared to $40-60 for most other OEM mags...

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Availability of decent parts at decent prices is important for the arms that I own like glocks, 1911s, ARs, and AKs.