Sidearms & Scatterguns Any complaints about KCI Glock Mags?

[gunsnjeeps]

Found a decent deal and realized it had 2 10 round mags. Are KCI magazines good?

 

[Basher]

Found a decent deal and realized it had 2 10 round mags. Are KCI magazines good?

As paperweights or training mags (when you want to practice clearance drills), sure. I’ve never had fantastic luck with them, surely not enought to carry them or use them in comps. Consequently, I don’t own any.

 

[smokin.338]

Of the 2-3, 33 rounders I have tried in a pistol & PCC... never had an issue with them. Maybe the luck of the draw ??

 

[krw]

I tried not to like them. I have never had an issue with one. Mabe luck of the draw here too??

 

[Awag1000]

I've used the 15rd G19 mags a ton, never had an issue. sadly NJ banned "high capacity" magazines so I put blocks in mine to reduce them to 10. now I cant get through a single magazine without jams. Short answer: they are good magazines, just don't modify them or you'll have issues.

 

[Milo 2.5]

I have 2-3 of their 33rdr's, I'll never buy another. Skimping on magazines has never been a wise decision.

 

[Strykervet]

Never seen an aftermarket mag for anything worth a shit. Maybe those 1911 guys have better luck.

FWIW, I bought a bunch of "Austrian new in wrap" mags at a gunshow. They looked legit. Wouldn't fit in my rifle, not unless you forced it in (which is exactly what the guy did when I brought 'em back demanding a refund). I got my money back. Found out they were Korean KCI mags. Never again.

Hell, I was wary of Magpul shit for a decade before I warmed up to those. I still think their Glock mags look cheap but I hear they work?

KCI=ghetto/wannabe shit. Not for real shooters.

 

[gunsnjeeps]

Whoohoo, found real Glock magazines in stock for less than $30.00 each.
LGS wasn't sure when he'd get them in. $19.99 @ Natchez, under $10 to ship.

 

[hermosabeach]

Glock mags are unicorns. They take a ton of abuse and rarely fail

I can’t tell you how many 1911 mags got retired

you can get glock mags for $21-$27

for that price and function - I stick with factory.

 

[308pirate]

Never seen an aftermarket mag for anything worth a shit

You obviously have never used MECGAR magazines........

I don't have a Glock, so I don't know anything about Magpul Glock mags. But the only AR and AICS magazines I will ever use are Magpul.

 

[Holliday]

As paperweights or training mags (when you want to practice clearance drills), sure. I’ve never had fantastic luck with them, surely not enought to carry them or use them in comps. Consequently, I don’t own any.

I bought some during the Colorado Mag Ban fight. I only use them for training mags and find when shooting suppressed they malfunction more than factory mags. I think the springs are the week link.

 

[Aaros143]

Never had a KCI mag that ran. I've ran across a couple buying used glocks. Kept one or two for training purposes. Other than that I buy the Magpuls. Never had an issue with them and they're half the price of the factory glocks.

 

[gunsnjeeps]

You obviously have never used MECGAR magazines........

MECGAR makes a few factory magazines.

I have some Magpul AR mags but have only used one. I won it as a door prize. The others came in a package deal with a case from PSA.

 

[gunsnjeeps]

Glock mags are unicorns. They take a ton of abuse and rarely fail

I can’t tell you how many 1911 mags got retired

you can get glock mags for $21-$27

for that price and function - I stick with factory.

LGS is usually $18 a piece for factory, not usually worth looking anywhere else.

 

[308pirate]

MECGAR makes a few factory magazines.

Yes, which proves the point that a blanket condemnation of aftermarket magazines (which Mecgar makes too) is nonsense.

 

[mewillis]

I had a couple of the high cap .45's at one time and they were jamomatics, right in the trash they went.

 

[CrabsandFootball]

Yes, which proves the point that a blanket condemnation of aftermarket magazines (which Mecgar makes too) is nonsense.

They aren't aftermarket, they are the largest OEM magazine manufacture in the world. 90% of the shit coming out of Europe, uses them as OEM.

 

[CrabsandFootball]

OP Don't use anything but factory glock. KCI/Magpul/ETS and whatever else cannot be trusted and its proven every day in training classes all over the country. The top trainers will tell you the same thing.

 

[Ghilly]

just so no to KCI or other Korean mags. Glock mags are so cheap already at $25 and last a very long time. The concept of a training mag make no sense unless you like malfunction drills all the time. I prefer dummy rounds for that. Get factory glock mags run them on the range to know they are good mags then carry them at work or off. Number them all and if a number causes issue retire it right then and replace with a new one.