Stockpiling Glock 19 10 rounders !!!

[Glockedout17]

Planning on buying some cases of ammo to curb my anxiety. After the New Year arrives, businesses will reopen and hopefully some Glock mags will pop up. Until then, i'll try and get all the ammo I can get my hands on.

 

[Warp]

Planning on buying some cases of ammo to curb my anxiety. After the New Year arrives, businesses will reopen and hopefully some Glock mags will pop up. Until then, i'll try and get all the ammo I can get my hands on.

Who has been closed for the last 1-2 weeks and won't open again for another week?

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Planning on buying some cases of ammo to curb my anxiety. After the New Year arrives, businesses will reopen and hopefully some Glock mags will pop up. Until then, i'll try and get all the ammo I can get my hands on.

Well, that seems like a perfectly rational plan.

 

[Glockedout17]

Who has been closed for the last 1-2 weeks and won't open again for another week?

Quite a few places here in S. Florida has been closed. Summitgunbroker and few other sites has stated they'll reopen on Jan 3. So only then will I know if i'm out of luck for awhile.

Well, that seems like a perfectly rational plan.

Also have you seen Glock magazine prices. Used 33rd mags for $150, WTH? This is just too crazy. Like I said i'll just stick to buying ammo until people come back to their senses.

 

[ROCK6]

Given that it is possible however many hi-caps you get may have to last you for life (and maybe your kids' lives if you are able to hand then down), might not be a terrible idea to just use 10-rounders for practice and save the hi-caps for carry.

I have numerous hi-capacity magazines for a variety of handguns. Still, if you can find some deals, 10-round mags (especially if you're just starting out) isn't a bad idea.

The majority of my training is done with magazines loaded to 10 rounds; it helps reduce ammo expenditures and assists with reloading. I also like the idea of doing speed drills with 10-round mags in case they get damaged; you're not losing your hi-caps. I would still recommend running your hi-caps if you plan to carry them.

If I was just starting out, I would still want a few hi-capacity magazines, but a dozen 10-round mags would still give you a lot of flexibility when you're training.

ROCK6

 

[PabloJ]

Are you really, if so why is that?

I have too many and might not be able to sell them legally at later date.

 

[Glockedout17]

I have numerous hi-capacity magazines for a variety of handguns. Still, if you can find some deals, 10-round mags (especially if you're just starting out) isn't a bad idea.

The majority of my training is done with magazines loaded to 10 rounds; it helps reduce ammo expenditures and assists with reloading. I also like the idea of doing speed drills with 10-round mags in case they get damaged; you're not losing your hi-caps. I would still recommend running your hi-caps if you plan to carry them.

If I was just starting out, I would still want a few hi-capacity magazines, but a dozen 10-round mags would still give you a lot of flexibility when you're training.

ROCK6

Great suggestion. 10 rd magazines would make for good practice, but if worst comes to worst, I can still use my 10rd mags for carry. It's not like they're aftermarket junk, they're still factory mags, just with a lesser capacity. Anyways, just recieved my mags in the mail, off to the range tomorrow. Thanks guys

 

[hentown]

10-rd Glock mags aren't manufactured for American consumption. They're for third-world cesspools like NY, IL, CA, etc., etc., ad infinitum. Why stock up on mags that'll be available by the millions, if Feinschwein gets her way??

 

[Glockedout17]

10-rd Glock mags aren't manufactured for American consumption. They're for third-world cesspools like NY, IL, **********, etc., etc., ad infinitum. Why stock up on mags that'll be available by the millions, if Feinschwein gets her way??

You're right, they will be available, if something happened tomorrow that stopped any buying of mags for a while such as a natural disaster, I would hate to be caught with only 3 mags for my sidearm. But you never know what tomorrow brings, I prefer to get my hands on what I can get now rather than wait. They'll be available, that's good and all, but I ain't waiting.

 

[Skribs]

The only reasons I could see are if I were buying magazines that I could carry while visiting a restricted place (but I'd probably have to get a permit that works there, anyway...not sure as I don't ever plan on leaving western WA again) or if I were getting gear that I was specifically going to use in IDPA. If I'm limited to 10 rounds per mag by the match rules, and the 10-rounders are at least a bit cheaper, it might be a nice option. (Of course, being able to load 11 is nice for the first magazine).

 

[GLOOB]

Aside from a plastic-lipped Ramline Ruger 10/22 magazine, I've never worn out a magazine in my life.

If you didn't feel the need to buy more mags before, when the prices were lower, I don't see any point of "stockpiling" now. I mean, if X mags were good enough at $25.00 a pop, why the need to buy a bunch when the price is higher? You weren't waiting for the price to go down, were you?

Same thing is happening with reloading components. It started with primers. Now powder and bullets are gone with the wind, too. I'm kinda happy about this, because now I have a reason to use up all my oddball powders and primers with my homecast bullets.

It's not like they're aftermarket junk, they're still factory mags, just with a lesser capacity.

The KCI mags are not junk. I have a bunch. After replacing the springs with LWD springs, they're good to go. The last bullet is hard to get into the G19 mags (G17 mags are fine), but they're perfectly fine, otherwise.

 

[WinThePennant]

If I was going to "load up" on 10 round Glock mags, it wouldn't be the G19. It would be the Glock 30.

If I'm forced to only carry 10 rounds, then I'm upgrading to a .45.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

I picked up one at a gun show some years back. It was in a miscellaneous bin of magazines and I scored it for $5.00. If the price is right, I will go for it, otherwise, I will pass.

 

[leadcounsel]

Only if they're cheap. There will be plenty if there is a ban

 

[Glockedout17]

The KCI mags are not junk. I have a bunch. After replacing the springs with LWD springs, they're good to go. The last bullet is hard to get into the G19 mags (G17 mags are fine), but they're perfectly fine, otherwise.

I actually just ordered a few KCI mags from a guy on Armslist. My friend has a few and he swears by them, so I took the chance. Hopefully I won't regret it. He had them for $17 ea shipped, so I got three. I'm taking your word Gloob. I'll order some LWD springs JIC.

 

[Warp]

I have four of the KCI magazines. (Glock 19)

They have worked very well. Much better than I expected. I never carry with them or load them for potential defensive use, they are strictly for the range, but they certainly do work.

 

[PabloJ]

Pull yourselves together. There is not need to stockpile magazines or ammo.

 

[ku4hx]

I actually just ordered a few KCI mags from a guy on Armslist. My friend has a few and he swears by them, so I took the chance. Hopefully I won't regret it. He had them for $17 ea shipped, so I got three. I'm taking your word Gloob. I'll order some LWD springs JIC.

I have two KCI model 17 hi-cap magazines and their performance has been on a par with Glock's own. The springs did feel a bit soft so I replaced them with Wolff's and since I had them apart I polished off the little bits of excess plastic around the lips.

That was probably overkill but they now have the feel of the Glock magazines as well as their action. And I kept the OEM springs for spares in case I ever need one.

I got my two for less than $10 and they came with a free two slot covered nylon canvas pouch. But given the price of what I saw recently, even before the recent rush, if you're going to put Wolff springs in them you might just as well have bought Glock. I'm sure that's changed by now.

 

[Warp]

Pull yourselves together. There is not need to stockpile magazines or ammo.

Sure there is.

I don't know that the need is any greater today than it was a few weeks ago...or a few months ago...or a few years ago... though.

 

[Glockedout17]

Pull yourselves together. There is not need to stockpile magazines or ammo.

Lmao. Your on your own with that one.

I got my two for less than $10 and they came with a free two slot covered nylon canvas pouch. But given the price of what I saw recently, even before the recent rush, if you're going to put Wolff springs in them you might just as well have bought Glock. I'm sure that's changed by now.

I wish I got a few of them when they were cheaper, oh well can't live with regrets.

 

[GLOOB]

I actually just ordered a few KCI mags from a guy on Armslist. My friend has a few and he swears by them, so I took the chance. Hopefully I won't regret it. He had them for $17 ea shipped, so I got three. I'm taking your word Gloob. I'll order some LWD springs JIC.

Just to be thorough, the steel mag lips on my KCI's is slightly thinner than the stock Glock mags.

Combined with the last round on the G19 mags being extraordinarily hard to get in there, you can actually deform the lips trying to get that last round in. After a couple years of use, I had a couple jams where a bullet jumped out of the mag cuz the lips were too wide.

I bent the lips back together til they once again matched my Glock mags (a bit narrower, actually) and have had nary a problem since, while keeping to loading them to only 14 rounds. So yes, you can stuff that last round in there if you want to prove your manliness, but I don't think it's worth the effort. That last round really doesn't quite fit right, sometimes (depends on your exact ammo). I have no problem relying on these mags for serious use, despite this issue. The lips have stayed exactly where I put them, and my G19 is back to 99.9999% reliability. You have to know your hardware, is all.

My KCI G17 mags have been flawless throughout.

Also, if you have any of those grip extensions that take up the slack when you put a G19 mag into a G26... they don't fit the KCI mags quite right. The KCI mags fit exactly flush with the grip of a G19. The stock mags leave a little gap on a G19. The KCI mag is physically shorter by about 2 tenths of an inch. I guess the designer wanted the mag to fit perfectly and didn't account for variation in ammo specs - esp. Joe Blo's (that would be me) reloads.

On a side note, I'm not surprised they're selling for $17 a piece, now. They do work very well. I'm just glad I got mine for $5.00 a piece. That's part of the reason I have only 5 or fewer mags for my other handguns, but I have 14 mags for my G19.

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

I would wait until there IS a ban before I stock up on 10 rounders. There should be plenty of 10 rounders if 11+ round mags are banned.

 

[oneounceload]

You can always carry more mags on your person without much added discomfort.

Why would you feel the need or desire to do so?

 

[stonecutter2]

The springs in my KCI mags were pretty bad, very weak and would get bound up easily...especially when using the Glock loader. My uncle-in-law accidentally ran over a mag for a G23 with his truck (surprisingly only slightly bent the mag!), so I swapped the spring and follower out. I plan on replacing the springs with Wolff or Glock OEM, and I think these things will be good to go, for a very cheap total price.

Oh, and to the OP - stocking up on 10 rounders seems fine by me. Go against the flow!

 

[Glockedout17]

The springs in my KCI mags were pretty bad, very weak and would get bound up easily...especially when using the Glock loader. My uncle-in-law accidentally ran over a mag for a G23 with his truck (surprisingly only slightly bent the mag!), so I swapped the spring and follower out. I plan on replacing the springs with Wolff or Glock OEM, and I think these things will be good to go, for a very cheap total price.

Oh, and to the OP - stocking up on 10 rounders seems fine by me. Go against the flow!

Thank you Stonecutter, I don't see why people can't understand that a mag is a mag. The same people that cry for more rounds are the same ones that say most defensive situations can be solved with 5 or less rounds, smh. I appreciate your understanding.

My KCI G17 mags have been flawless throughout.

Also, if you have any of those grip extensions that take up the slack when you put a G19 mag into a G26... they don't fit the KCI mags quite right. The KCI mags fit exactly flush with the grip of a G19. The stock mags leave a little gap on a G19. The KCI mag is physically shorter by about 2 tenths of an inch. I guess the designer wanted the mag to fit perfectly and didn't account for variation in ammo specs - esp. Joe Blo's (that would be me) reloads.

I could've sworn that I ordered KCI G19 mags, but KCI G17 mags came instead. Oh well, guess I lucked out. Thanks Gloob, hope I never have that lip issue.