Do you label your mags?

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I use those little colored stick on dots that you can get in the stationary aisle. I actually color code my Glock magazines to keep from putting the wrong ammo in either gun. I have both thew model 23 in 40S&W and the 32 in 357 sig. The orange dots are for the 40 and the green dots for 357 Sig. I number the dots in case I have a problem with a particular mag.
 
I've tried several different ways & haven't really found one I'm happy with. Sharpie, paint stick, wax pencil, all wear off faster than I'd like. The dremel approach worked really, really well on SS mags, but while it looked good for a while on the blued mags, the bare metal eventually tarnished & now the marks are hard to see. I'm thinking of trying a deep dremel mark & filling the scratch with paint stick.
 
I number my mags so that it will be apparent if one particular mag is inducing failures. I've just Sharpie'd them, but it's not entirely satisfactory. I suppose the plastic baseplates could easily be inscribed. Another method is to take a diamond scribe to the mag tube (and fill it with paint, as mentioned above).
 
Absolutely!!! Red, bright red, orange, and yellow paint one the butt of the magizine.
If you own more than one caliber of XD then you need to.
 
All my mags are marked with silver sharpie, by type. The do require touch-up.
Pmags are P1, P2, etc.
Lancers are L1, L2, etc.
 
All I have marked is my name on my .223 30-round magazines with Black Sharpie Marker. I tried taking the lettering off using alcohol, Goo-Gone, and another "mark remover" but you could still make out the lettering.

Then, after that, I figured why not mark all of them with the same marker that I couldn't wipe off.
 
Silver Sharpie works for me.


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If you have multiple guns with similar looking mags it helps to keep from getting them mixed up. I have a Glock 45 and 10mm. At a glance the mags are identical except for the big 45 or 10 written in silver sharpie on the mag bodies and baseplates. Same story with the mags for my Sig 226 and the Beretta 92.
 
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You number mags so if you have one that is consistently involved in gun malfunctions, you can tell which one to stomp flat!

I number my mags using white appliance touch-up paint.
It's very durable stuff.

Also have used an auto center-punch on older "collector" mags I want to stay pretty.
A series of tiny dents . .. ... is unobtrusive visually, and you can read them like Braille!

I use red, yellow, and other colored vinyl electrical tape to mark "go to" AR-15 mags with FMJ. JHP, etc.
Colored spot dots work as well, although are not visable from all sides of the mag like a tape wrap.

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I used model paint from the hobby store, and painted numbers on the sides of my mags. Chinese numbers, just to make extra sure that they're MY numbered mags.

I also use the colored stick-on dots to identify which ones are loaded with what kinds of ammo if necessary. It rarely is in my case though.
 
Only when I'm having trouble. Usually a center punch on the baseplate or bottom side, or a paint pen.

--wally.
 
i label all my mags, i also keep up with when the magazines were purchased, and when i change the mag springs. i use a sharpie on my tan p mags, and white or red paint marker on handgun mags. if it starts to wear i re write the number on there.
 
The orange dots are for the 40 and the green dots for 357 Sig. I number the dots in case I have a problem with a particular mag.
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I thought that the 23 and 32 used the same magazines since the .357 SIG is a necked-down .40 S&W case?
 
I simply print a Avery label with what info I want, usually just numbers and then cut the label into pieces, about 1/4" x 1/4", and stick the tiny little label on the base of my mag. Generally I just number them, but some have a caliber if I've got similar mags.
 
I don't number them, but for rifle magazines I use fluorescent enamel paint to make a 1" diameter dot on them. Then each time I have a problem it gets a small black sharpy x on the painted dot. After a magazine gets 3 marks, it's gone. Also, it's easy to tell which mags are mine if they get dropped on the range.

For pistol magazines I just put the black sharpy x directly on them. I should put an ID mark on them as well, but I haven't been doing that and it hasn't been a problem.
 
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I have 5 Wilson Combat ETM magazines for my 1911 - the blued
black stock ACT? mags weren't up to spec imo. The

WC Description: "The ETM has numbers 1 through 10 included on the bottom surface of the base
pad to make it easy to mark and identify your individual magazines to track
usage and performance."

You just scratch to reveal a number to differentiate

CZ 75B - has 2 blued/black mags, I used some white epoxy
paint with an artists brush to number them toward the bottom.


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I only mark them if they start jamming or missfeeding I do not have the problem of Identifying different magazines on my semi-autos.
 
You mean to distinguish caliber or to tell JHP from target ammo?
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Mine's the caliber only. Everything I shoot are reloads so I pretty much know what I'm shooting. On the other hand the XD, (except the .45APC), magazines are all interchangeable. 9 fits 40. and .40 fits .45GAP. (I've never done that :) ) The reverse is also true except the rounds won't chamber. It also keeps me from loading the wrong rounds in the wrong magazine. On the Plus side I've never had a crappy mag.
 
Paint marker on some (AR), paint filled dremeled or stamped on others (glock, 1911).

Shaprie is temporary.

As far as pistols go, mags 1-4 are defense ammo. As well as 1-7 on my AR, plus the 20 rounder. I have one 30 round mag loaded with tracers, for no real reason other than I can, marked with red tape. The rest of the mags (pistol and AR) are FMJ.

Rimfire mags are numbered as well, but all are loaded with federal bulk.
 
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