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Glock Mag question???

4000fps4000fps Member Posts: 786 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in Ask the Experts
Could someone tell me the visable difference between the drop free mags and the non drop free? Is it easily visable to tell? What's generation 1, generation 2, generation 3????Thanks for any help.Ron
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  • 4000fps4000fps Member Posts: 786 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    dano, you described all three kinds I have right to the T. Thanks, just one more time...are the 2generation and 3 generation all drop free?...and the 1 generation non drop free?????Love the Glock17..just confused about the types of mags.
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  • 4000fps4000fps Member Posts: 786 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    ALL questions answered.....Thanks big time for clearing that up.Ron
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  • ishootblanksishootblanks Member Posts: 170 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just another note to add. All Glock mags may or may not drop free, whether they are full-metal lined or not. I have first generations that drop free and also have third generations that do not. Glock only describes their mags as full-metal lined or not full-metal lined. Drop-free and non drop-free terms were added by us.
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  • 4000fps4000fps Member Posts: 786 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    ishootblanksHey I was going to throw that in there but didn't. Glad you did cause ALL of my mags drop free when the release is hit. Could not figure out where that term came from and why the so called drop free mags are nearly twice the cost.
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  • ebeshirsebeshirs Member Posts: 382 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    william81 hit it on the spot.The 1st Gen were termed "non-drop free" because that was the way they were designed. Gaston designed them with metal surrounding 3 sides inside. When loaded, they "swelled" enough so the mag. would not fall out of the gun if the mag. release was accidentily hit.(After all, it was designed for the military, so quick mag changes were not a priority.)If you look on the original Glock's, the bottom of the grip has a cut-out on the front and the back so that you could get your fingers in there to pull out the mag. when it was released. I'm not sure if the newer versions still have the cut-out or not.The 2nd Gen mags. had metal on all 4 sides inside so that they would not swell when loaded. Thus the "drop-free" term.Using this reasoning, if either the 1st or 2nd gen mags are empty, they should both drop free. It's only when loaded does the "drop free" and "Non-drop free" terms come into play.
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  • ishootblanksishootblanks Member Posts: 170 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What William81 and ebeshirs say about the design is true. However, I have first generation Glock mags that drop-free loaded or unloaded. I also have third generation mags that drop-free loaded, but not unloaded. Go figure.
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  • azgunnut2@yahoo.comazgunnut2@yahoo.com Member Posts: 305 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    O.K. , so far so good , yes the "old" non metal lined ones do swell and stick in the guns...thats the reason for the metal lining.but....we do have some hi-cap L.E. factory refurbs for sale at less than the going sgntype "retail" if interested....By The way ,Ive been to the glock armory school , & they are very good guns...azgunnut2@yahoo.com....
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