As per title, would you chose to use extended magazines in USPSA Production, even though one is limited by rule to 10 rounds in the magazine at the start? I shoot production, so I am forever reloading between target arrays. It's not uncommon for me to see the mag fail to drop free, or the botch a reload (I have Medium size hands) on drawing the mag from the belt, or on inserting.
Case in point: Here is my G19 I use in USPSA. This shows a G17 mag inserted, with a Dawson basepad. (I use silver on this basepad, as opposed to the rest, which are black, so as to tell which mag I load with 11 at the start) The rest of my reloads currently are G19 mags, with black Dawson basepads.
Are there any downsides to using the longer mag?
The weight of the 17 mag is 3.1 oz empty; a normal Gen 5 Glock 19 mag is 2.5 oz. I realize that, barring air, or friction, the extra weight should theoretically not drop faster. But would it or would it not overcome the surface of the inside of the grip quicker? Another consideration is just physically gripping the mag, both on reloads from the belt, as well as ripping it out of the magwell. It would seem the longer mag would help in both cases?
While pondering this, I took some Flitz and rubbed down the outside of the mag tube, so the polymer is nice and smooth, then reassembled the mag. Bottom line, I'm likely ordering a bunch of G17 mags and dedicated a set to USPSA, exclusively, but wondered what the collective thought about this plan.
Your thoughts?