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How come you can't use glock oem's in your PCC?
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peeplwtchr
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Do they make 30+ round mags?
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Yeah, me and dad got a few of the 5.56 30rd mags to test out to decide if we wanted to stock them, and they might as well have been 2rd mags because we could not get them to feed worth a darn... Magpul M2 30rd mags are only a few bucks more and they have always feed any type of ammo we have put in them. I personally think USGI mags with Magpul followers are the best for reliability in my opinion.
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DustyGmt
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Yes, 31&33rd mags. Glock OEM stick mags. There been around for decades.
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Glock Gen 4/5 Glock 17, 19, 26, 34 9mm 33-Round Factory Magazine
https://gunmagwarehouse.com/glock-m...9-26-34-9mm-luger-33-round-polymer-black.html
https://gunmagwarehouse.com/glock-m...9-26-34-9mm-luger-33-round-polymer-black.html
Jim Watson
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The factory Glock magazines work well in the PCCs at my ranges, but then they are only firing 12 to 32 shots at a time, not repeated magazine dumps.
And MBX makes metal Glock magazines with extensions up to 57 rounds.
https://mbxextreme.com/index.php?page=Glock_Magazines_Extensions
They have metal magazine catches for some guns, a good idea if yours is plastic and you will be shooting a lot.
And MBX makes metal Glock magazines with extensions up to 57 rounds.
https://mbxextreme.com/index.php?page=Glock_Magazines_Extensions
They have metal magazine catches for some guns, a good idea if yours is plastic and you will be shooting a lot.
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The only OEM Glock mags I have that I’m not thrilled with are two of the three FDE G-19X mags I bought to pair with my desert camo Glock 17 build (Glock frame /aftermarket upper).
These two mags will not lock the slide back on any of my Glock 9mm pistols I’ve tried them in.
I run Wolff extra power springs in all of my Glock mags, I’ll give those a try to see if that may help out the lock-back issue. As for the other makers, I’ll pass. With the exception of US-GI AR mags, when buying non-OEM mags I have had far too many magazine-misses wasting my money over the decades to keep me rolling the dice.
Stay safe.
These two mags will not lock the slide back on any of my Glock 9mm pistols I’ve tried them in.
I run Wolff extra power springs in all of my Glock mags, I’ll give those a try to see if that may help out the lock-back issue. As for the other makers, I’ll pass. With the exception of US-GI AR mags, when buying non-OEM mags I have had far too many magazine-misses wasting my money over the decades to keep me rolling the dice.
Stay safe.
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Honestly I think you really have to evaluate each magazine on a one by one basis (and I mean that per mag, not per manufacturer). I've gotten bad OEM mags from some companies and I have some 3rd party mags that run absolutely flawlessly.
I haven't tried ETS mags. I have tried the KCI Korean Glock mags and I've got one of those that works fine in an actual Glock pistol but won't run for squat in my Glock-mag fed PCC.
I will say that I've never seen a smooth transparent polymer that didn't tend to be brittle, which is why I've always avoided the ETS mags.
I haven't tried ETS mags. I have tried the KCI Korean Glock mags and I've got one of those that works fine in an actual Glock pistol but won't run for squat in my Glock-mag fed PCC.
I will say that I've never seen a smooth transparent polymer that didn't tend to be brittle, which is why I've always avoided the ETS mags.
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Thanks! I was really excited until I saw the price.
Lol yeah MBX caters to the competition crowd where a LOT of money is dumped into the sport. If you're putting $1k or so into a match (between ammo, entry fees, travel, hotel, etc) several times per year then $150 per mag for 3 to 5 mags that'll last you at least a few years doesn't sound so bad.
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Edit to add: So I'm going to have to update this thread when I get some time to go shoot, because I'm starting to wonder if my ETS magazines that per the title of the thread were not to be trustworthy for carry mags might be good to go. I'm not sure if it's possible but I'm starting to think maybe the Wolf Poly 9mm I was using in them may be slightly out of spec because I went to the range with my Glock yesterday and the same problem occurred with my Magpul Glock mags, where I fire a few rounds and the "click", pull the slide back to reveal that the cartridges are stuck in the mag.
. I have never, ever, had this problem before but it appears that with my ETS and Magpul magazines this particular case of Wolf is getting stopped up in relatively new, good condition mags that haven't seen a ton of use so as to blame the springs, especially now having it happen with two separate manufacturer mags.
I will also add that this just goes to show, and remind me, that you should really only trust OEM's that have been function tested with whatever ammo you carry. Not that I carry Wolf for EDC, but still. I would caution against the use of aftermarket mags for carry or even back up. Up to this point, I had full confidence in my Magpul magazines and will test this lot of ammo through my Glock mags next and if the same thing occurs. I'm going to blame the ammo. One difference between the ETS and Magpul mags is with the ETS mags, once the rounds jammed in the mag body, they wouldn't free up for love or money, I had to very violently smack them repeatedly to get them free to fall out of the mouth of the mag. The Magpul's however, I could just feel something was off after firing a couple rounds, so I popped the mag out and sure enough the next bullet at the top of the stack failed to move up but I was able to just shake the mag to make it wriggle free and move up into position against the feed lips, which the ETS mags would not do.
Not sure if it's a bad run of out of spec ammo, although it chambered, fired and ejected just fine, just strange to have these separate problems with mags that were otherwise good to go. I will update as soon as I try some of this same lot in my OEM mags as well as run some other brass cased ammo through the ETS and Magpuls to further isolate and narrow down the possibilities. I never had problems with my ETS mags before, and have used the magpuls for years with no issue, so it's a lil puzzling but I had brought 5 relatively new magpul 15rd glock mags and every single one did the same thing. I am also pretty sure all I had ever run through them before was ammo from this lot of wolf...... Will update.
. I have never, ever, had this problem before but it appears that with my ETS and Magpul magazines this particular case of Wolf is getting stopped up in relatively new, good condition mags that haven't seen a ton of use so as to blame the springs, especially now having it happen with two separate manufacturer mags.
I will also add that this just goes to show, and remind me, that you should really only trust OEM's that have been function tested with whatever ammo you carry. Not that I carry Wolf for EDC, but still. I would caution against the use of aftermarket mags for carry or even back up. Up to this point, I had full confidence in my Magpul magazines and will test this lot of ammo through my Glock mags next and if the same thing occurs. I'm going to blame the ammo. One difference between the ETS and Magpul mags is with the ETS mags, once the rounds jammed in the mag body, they wouldn't free up for love or money, I had to very violently smack them repeatedly to get them free to fall out of the mouth of the mag. The Magpul's however, I could just feel something was off after firing a couple rounds, so I popped the mag out and sure enough the next bullet at the top of the stack failed to move up but I was able to just shake the mag to make it wriggle free and move up into position against the feed lips, which the ETS mags would not do.
Not sure if it's a bad run of out of spec ammo, although it chambered, fired and ejected just fine, just strange to have these separate problems with mags that were otherwise good to go. I will update as soon as I try some of this same lot in my OEM mags as well as run some other brass cased ammo through the ETS and Magpuls to further isolate and narrow down the possibilities. I never had problems with my ETS mags before, and have used the magpuls for years with no issue, so it's a lil puzzling but I had brought 5 relatively new magpul 15rd glock mags and every single one did the same thing. I am also pretty sure all I had ever run through them before was ammo from this lot of wolf...... Will update.
LiveLife
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Thanks for the update ... Keep us posted.
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18round Glock ETS mags suck. Give them to me.
I've had a different experience with them. I bought 5 ETS 30 round Glock magazines for my 9mm Glock magazine AR and they have functioned flawlessly, with factory ammo, my reloads and even Wolf. I also have 5 30 round Glock manufactured magazines and they have worked just fine in the Glock magazine AR as well.
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Took my G35 with the 9mm conversion barrel to the range yesterday as I wanted to see how it runs with aluminum case (okay, but the ejection was weak and was hitting me directly in the face) and only brought an ETS mag. 20 shots without issue. I haven't noticed any issues with ETS mags in 9mm at all unless using Winchester Forged, but with .40 mags I've had issues if they were used in Glocks, but not PCC's.
I wouldn't tell people to buy a lot of them or avoid them, just if unsure buy one and see how it runs in your gun. If good, then buy more, but for 9mm Glock pattern mags I see no reason not to go with Magpul mags instead.
I wouldn't tell people to buy a lot of them or avoid them, just if unsure buy one and see how it runs in your gun. If good, then buy more, but for 9mm Glock pattern mags I see no reason not to go with Magpul mags instead.
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Yeah my experience with ETS was different good too, until this. Until this point I really liked them, used them often at the range and never had a problem with them and carried a spare as my back up. When I discovered the problems with a few of them I decided to take that loaded spare out of my carry bag and put the JHP's I had in that mag and transfer them to an OEM mag, when I started thumbing out the rounds the rounds stopped moving up in the stack just like the ones that had failed me at the range, that was different ammo too and I guess I forgot about that so I guess my original assessment on the ETS's stands. For those with good experience with them, I'm glad. Just be cautious if you use them as carry/spares....
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