Will a Glock Factory Gen 5 mag work in a Gen 3 17? Like, you'd stake your life on it?
Will a Glock Factory Gen 5 mag work in a Gen 3 17? Like, you'd stake your life on it?
zero issues, they are mix and match
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…things can wear out. I routinely use Glock mags that date back years, and bigger mags in the smaller Glocks. For example, a 17 mag in a 19.
My check would be to see if the mag is in good shape-follower, springs, etc. Will it lock the slide open on empty? Does it fall free when the catch is operated correctly.
But answering your specific question: yep, should be fine. Personally, I’d run a full mag of the carry load, and if everything works, move on with life.
Pretty obscure, but unless something has changed, a G5 17 mag will not work in a 19X unless you change the base plate to a pre G5 baseplate or dremel the lip on the 19X frame.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
I can confirm that the Gen 3 mags work in Gen 5 Glock 21s. Big bore tack driver and the mags have had ZERO issues.
This and the fact that Gen 3 mags, and some early Gen 4 mags do not have the ambi/reversible magazine catch notch are the exceptions to the rule. Those early mags won't work in a lefty setup Gen4/5.
I have quite a few Gen 3/4 9mm mags, and they all work fine in my variety of Gen 5 guns. I am considering dumping all my early mags and using only Gen5 from here on out, just to cycle and refresh my entire mag stash. I may wait and see what insanity the election brings.
I do wish Glock would remove the grip dingus from the 19X... its about they only reason I haven't bought one yet.
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It's specific to the 19X frame. It has a protrusion at the bottom of the frontstrap that will hit the extended beveled lip at the front of the Gen 5 mags. The 45 frame, and 17/34 frames don't have the protrusion.
Gen 5 floor plates DO NOT have to be changed to work in older guns. I have used standard Gen 5 G19 mags in my old Gen 3 19 without issue.