15rd flush fit steel mags for G48/G43X

[richiecotite]

How much wear are we talking about on a plastic mag release? A few hundred rounds/mag insertions or replace every 3-5k like a recoil spring?

*edit either way I’m in for 2


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[RJ]

How much wear are we talking about on a plastic mag release? A few hundred rounds/mag insertions or replace every 3-5k like a recoil spring?

*edit either way I’m in for 2


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Just spit balling here, but one suspects an issue is that a metal mag catch, bearing on a plastic release, designed for a plastic mag, might stress fracture and or give way at an unpredictable time and without advance notice.

Which would be kinda awkward.

But I’m no expert; be interested in what our more experienced members (which is most all of y’all) think about this.


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[Blades]

Any update/gossip about the 15 round metal magazines? I'm itching for a new gun and a G48/G43X with 15 rounds may be the scratcher.

[mmc45414]

All of this seems to indicate that Glocks are all wider than they need to be.

[Sigfan26]

Just spit balling here, but one suspects an issue is that a metal mag catch, bearing on a plastic release, designed for a plastic mag, might stress fracture and or give way at an unpredictable time and without advance notice.

Which would be kinda awkward.

But I’m no expert; be interested in what our more experienced members (which is most all of y’all) think about this.


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If in doubt, all the company has to do is also make a steel mag catch. Total cost to produce would be negligible. That being said, lots of companies make aluminum mag catches that don’t seem to be wearing out polymer magazines [emoji2369]


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[AKDoug]

All of this seems to indicate that Glocks are all wider than they need to be.

Yep. If the 48 can reliably take a 15 round metal mag and be reliable, I will wave goodbye to my 19. I don't even care if a steel mag release eats up the polymer mags because I'll never use them anyway.

[rob_s]

Wonder if adding a plastic insert into the metal body for the mag catch would address the wear issue without having to replace parts on the gun itself.

[Danjojo]

Hopefully they are taking some time because design is being perfected rather than just building up volume.

15 on board is pretty solid...and mag changes being awkward with these pistols, a nice feature. A tiny bit more taper at the top of mag body and a companion metal mag catch that doesn't go into your middle finger during actuation would be awesome.

[M2CattleCo]

All of this seems to indicate that Glocks are all wider than they need to be.

This has been plainly indicated for well over 30 years now.

[Caballoflaco]

All of this seems to indicate that Glocks are all wider than they need to be.

It depends. As a human being with extra corrosive sweat who also lives in the Deep South the fact that glock mags are both cheap and don’t easily rust has been worth a couple tenths of an inch in width for me.