2nd Gen Glock 17

[thewillweeks]

So I picked up a 2nd Gen Glock 17, date of manufacturer is sometime around Dec 1992 from what I can tell. Little grim from being fired a few times, zero wear on anything though (except what I've put on in in 2 weeks, you can now tell that it's been fired), and it still had the original Glock copper crap in it! Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with my purchase, the grip make a lot more sense to me than the newer ones with the finger grooves, fits in the hand better. The only thing that annoyed me was the non-drop free mags, but I've already remedied that and moved happily along my way with a few factory mags.

Now to the actual question, the new Magpul mags should work fine with a 2nd Gen Glock right? At $15 apiece they're super tempting. Someone online was saying that the angle of the feed lips might cause issues with some generations, so I thought I'd double check. Thanks!

 

[oneounceload]

I don't understand something. My G17, Gen2, drops mags with no issue.

 

[Sistema1927]

oneounceload, the mags originally supplied with the pistol didn't drop free but the later mags do.

thewillweeks, the Magpul mags work great in the Gen 2. I bought some of the first ones, and had them upgraded to work properly with my G26. But from the get go they were fine with the early G17.

 

[thewillweeks]

oneounceload, the mags originally supplied with the pistol didn't drop free but the later mags do.

thewillweeks, the Magpul mags work great in the Gen 2. I bought some of the first ones, and had them upgraded to work properly with my G26. But from the get go they were fine with the early G17.

Excellent, thank you.

 

[Dan-O]

Gen 2's are my favorites.

 

[riceboy72]

Agreed on Gen 2 -- classic Glock lines without the extras. I have a 19 which I bought new in 1994, and a 17 I bought a few years ago that looked brand new. Something about the Gen 2 that makes me love them more than any other generation of Glock. And the non-drop free mags are fun to have, but I don't carry them in the 17. I just keep them around for nostalgia.

 

[HoosierQ]

My Gen2 17 does not drop mags either. I don't know that it was specifically design NOT TO, but I do not it was not specifically designed TO DO SO. Later mags and/or gens were specifically designed for the mag to drop free even at something less than straight up and down.

 

[oneounceload]

Funny, all I have are the original 17 round mags and when I push the mag release, (which I just went and checked BTW),they drop free. These are unloaded mags.
What am I missing?

 

[tarosean]

What am I missing?

Maybe its just changes in the poly over the decades? If it hasnt been locked in a safe for 20yrs its tolerances may have changed slightly... (just a wild guess)

 

[Miked7762]

These are unloaded mags.
What am I missing?

Load them up and they will not drop. Original unreinforced mags swell when loaded and will lodge in the magazine well. That was Glock's marketing gimmick, a loaded magazine is unlikely to eject if the magazine release is accidentally pressed but unloaded magazines should. (It's not a bug, it's a feature!)

 

[thewillweeks]

Load them up and they will not drop. Original unreinforced mags swell when loaded and will lodge in the magazine well. That was Glock's marketing gimmick, a loaded magazine is unlikely to eject if the magazine release is accidentally pressed but unloaded magazines should. (It's not a bug, it's a feature!)

Bingo. I can't decide if I wanna use one of them for carry, and have my back up be drop free, or just stay drop free. Right now I'm going drop free since everything else I carry is drop free.

 

[oneounceload]

OK, you got my curiosity up, so I went and loaded 10 rounds in the mag; dropped free 5/5 tries. Next loaded 15 rounds, dropped free 1/10 tries with the other 9 just dropping enough to grab the mag. SO it seems that 10 or less will still allow the 17 round mag to drop free from a Gen2 G17.

ADDED:

Took my G26, (1999, Gen 3 per Glock today), and it dropped full mags every time.

 

[thewillweeks]

OK, you got my curiosity up, so I went and loaded 10 rounds in the mag; dropped free 5/5 tries. Next loaded 15 rounds, dropped free 1/10 tries with the other 9 just dropping enough to grab the mag. SO it seems that 10 or less will still allow the 17 round mag to drop free from a Gen2 G17.

ADDED:

Took my G26, (1999, Gen 3 per Glock today), and it dropped full mags every time.

Yup, it's only when they're stuffed full they don't drop. Mine will drop about half the time if they're 2 shells down and 3-4 down they drop consistently. Once Glock caught on here in the US they started to do away with those mags because American's don't like them, but apparently it's a thing in Europe?

 

[PabloJ]

So I picked up a 2nd Gen Glock 17, date of manufacturer is sometime around Dec 1992 from what I can tell. Little grim from being fired a few times, zero wear on anything though (except what I've put on in in 2 weeks, you can now tell that it's been fired), and it still had the original Glock copper crap in it! Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with my purchase, the grip make a lot more sense to me than the newer ones with the finger grooves, fits in the hand better. The only thing that annoyed me was the non-drop free mags, but I've already remedied that and moved happily along my way with a few factory mags.

Now to the actual question, the new Magpul mags should work fine with a 2nd Gen Glock right? At $15 apiece they're super tempting. Someone online was saying that the angle of the feed lips might cause issues with some generations, so I thought I'd double check. Thanks!

I like Glock for reliability and for showing remarkably little wear after many shots fired. The only more reliable gun is PM. The only problem with Gen I and Gen II guns is lack of rail for mounting combat lights/lasers. When it comes to full size pistols that is not something I would ever want to overlook. Now with tiny, and reliable lights available even smaller pistols should have rails.