Glock- Drop Free vs. Non Drop Free

leeblackman

I was looking at prices on pre-ban magazines, boy they're rediculous. $75 for a Glock 22 15rd magazine. Compared to $20 for a 10rd. I can't wait till this stupid ban is over so 15rd'ers will be $20 again, and I can get some high caps for my Springfield XD40. Anyway, back to the point, I was pondering the advantages of having non-drop free over drop free.

1.) You don't want to loose your over priced magazine in that thick range grass.
2.) Its $10-20 cheaper than the non-drop free.

What do you guys think.

If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

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Rafter-S

lee--

Personally, the only important feature in a magazine is if it works or not. Drop-free or non-drop-free, they must be reliable.

And with high-capacity; back before the ban, I found myself not loading magazines to full capacity in my carry gun. All that ammo was not necessary (I realized I wasn't going to take on the Russian army all by myself) and it only made the gun uncomfortably heavy. In a 15 or 17 round magazine, I only loaded 9-10 rounds anyway. The point I am trying to make is magazines that hold over 10 rounds are not all that important...at least not to me. I'm going to let others pay those stiff prices and I will stick with 10-rounders.

Rafter-S



Edited by - Rafter-S on 08/17/2002 09:18:01

Matt45

Lee-

Unlike Rafter-man, I'm from the school that says, " Better to have and not want, than to really, REALLY, freakin' need it!"

Having said that- 10 rounders are great range mags, I have a tendancy to stuff however many bullets will fit in a mag when on a range so therefore, with 10 rounders, you have to practice your tactical and deliberate reloads more often. You're not as near as heart broken when one comes up AWOL, or gets scuffed, dinged, mutilated or such.

Now, on the other hand- Aren't you going through an Acadamy to become a Deputy Sheriff or City Patrol Officer?? Why not wait until after you are done with your FTO/practical training stage and then request a letter from the Sheriff/Chief giving you permission to purchase "Law Enforcement Only" Magazines to be used as part of your "personal firearms proficiency maintainance program".

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Nighthawk

Lee,you can obtain Glock Factory Hi Cap Mags if you send Your LEO credentials for abou $15.00.Im with you I hope the Ban ends as well.

Best!!

Rugster


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Josey1

I am not as optimistic as some about any of the upcomming "Sunset" bans on high caps (or assault rifles for that matter).Once you give a right away it is a thousand times more difficult to get it back.If anything I can see it becoming worse than better,point is if you think $75 a mag is a lot for pre-ban mags just wait and see what they cost after the ban is re-upped.I hope I am wrong but what was the last5 oppressive firearm legislation that was allowed to sunset.

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offeror

I have owned both. The Glocks I started on were the non-drop-frees, and I liked them fine. The mag pops partway out, you grab it with a couple fingers and insert the full mag with the rest of your hand.

Now, I drop the mags into my hand, not on the ground. I don't mind the drop-frees but I have absolutely no prejudice against the non-drop-frees except that for the sake of the practice drill, I think I'd rather have all my mags operate alike.



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Lowrider

My 1989 Glock model 17 is non drop-free and my 1997 model 26 is drop-free. I prefer switching mags in the model 17. Maybe it's just because I've owned it a lot longer and have a good routine, but to me it's more controllable. No chance of a magazing getting away. However, even the drop-free Glocks don't shoot their magazines across the room like some pistols do. A friend of mine has a .45 pistol, I think it's a Star, that will launch a magazine at about 400 fps. And all it takes is a sideways look at the mag release to set it off. I don't need that.

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offeror

Josey --
I agree with you about the odds of the sunset. Our only reason for any hope at all is a somewhat friendly administration -- when compared to that of Bill Clinton. It will not be an easy sunset, and the anti-gunners will scream bloody murder to keep it from being renewed. I also agree that if you can find deals on mags in bulk, keep buying. There is absolutely no reason to wait in hopes of a sunset.

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"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878