Glock magazine design

[Dthunter]

Hi guys!
Hope this isnt a silly question.
Are glock magazines manufactured in anything other than plastic?
If so, who manufactures them?

 

[Bawheed]

Other than plastic?? Such as chocolate or mashed potato???

(they have metal insert under the plastic I believe.)

 

[X-Rap]

I don't know what you would hope for but todays factory Glock mags have to rate tops in reliability and cost they are readily available for around $20 bucks if you look a little.
I really can't think of a better mag deal in the business.

 

[1KPerDay]

Yes, several aftermarket makers have made metal glock mags. They are universally crap.

 

[jmr40]

A few aftermarket Glock magazines are out there. I've never seen a metal one, but they may exist. There is no reason to go aftermarket on Glock magazines. Factory mags are everywhere, they work and are among the least expensive of all guns. Stick with factory.

 

[fatcat4620]

You could cut the plastic off of a factory mag.

 

[Dthunter]

Thanks for the input guys.
I am using the JR45ACP Carbine that comes with a glock style magazine.
This carbine requires that you dont over aggressively feed magazine into the mag well.
There is no positive stop for the mag, except for the magazine comming to rest on the underside of the bolt.

If there was a quality metal magazine available, it would be one less thing to concern myself with.

I am experiencing some stove piping on my feeding part of the firing sequence.
My understanding is that most feeding malfunctions occur with the magazine.

Your insite would be appreciated.

 

[mgmorden]

The mag catch on a Glock is plastic. With metal magazines I'd worry about extended metal-on-plastic contact there (I know the Kel-tec PF9 had this issue with a plastic catch and metal mags until they switched to a metal catch).

Overall I don't see a lot wrong with Glock's mags. To some degree I might prefer it. I use my M&P for USPSA with metal mags and they see a lot of wear from being constantly dropped to the ground. They're just coming up on a year's worth of use and the finish is already wearing pretty thin on them. Wouldn't be an issue with plastic-body mags.

 

[GLOOB]

If there's nothing there to stop the mag from over-seating, it's the gun. Not the mag. A metal mag isn't going to fare any better than a plastic one.

 

[ny32182]

After 6 months of using M&P mags, add the mags to the list of things I like better about the Glock.

A fresh set of mag springs would be a good thing to try, especially if you don't know the history of the mags.

If that doesnt do it, it is probably the gun... Glock mag bodies are pretty much bulletproof.

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

there's a positive stop on the magazine. look at the left hand feedlip, near the rear.

 

[JN01]

You could try one of those plastic sleeves they sell to put on Glock magazines when you use them in a shorter weapon (i.e. G19 mag in a G26). Trim it off so that the top of it comes up to the bottom of your magazine well, preventing it from going into the well too deeply.

Something like this: http://glockstore.com/pgroup_descri...e+for+Glock/?return=?tpl=index&category_id=3&

 

[gunnutery]

They do exist. I used to own a 33 round metal aftermarket Glock magazine when I had my G26. It actually worked pretty good, but I think it was just a little on the small side and would wobble a bit, but I can't recall any malfunctions with it. The one I owned is the only one I've ever seen though.