GLOCK MAGAZINE QUESTION

At_The_Gates

how do i know if my magazines are pre or postban. ???

I recently bought a glock 22

thanks

niklasal

Preban has 15 rounds
Postban has 10 rounds

In case you meant "Drop Free" or "Non-Drop Free", the difference is the metal lining. The first glock mags were considered NDF because they were not fully metal lined. When they were fully loaded, the sides swelled a bit, making it fit snug in the magwell. When the Mag release was pushed, it would not drop out. The Drop free ones have full metal lining.

By the way, you just bought yourself one helluva firearm. I ogt one myself. The best in my opinion.

NIKLASAL@hotmail.com

wsr

Check out glockmeister.com. They are a very good source of information for Glock owners.

Well done is better than well said.

Gordian Blade

I could be a wise@ss and say that if you've got a 15 round mag and you're sitting in jail, it was post-ban. If it holds more than 10 and it isn't marked LEO Only, you're probably OK. Nobody had any reason to mark pre-ban mags so mostly they aren't. I've heard stories that some unscrupulous importers get legal hi-cap mags from Canada or LEO Only sources and grind off the labels, then sell them as pre-ban in the USA. I have also heard stories of state police checking weapons and mags at Kalifornia and New Jersey ranges, where it doesn't matter if they are pre-ban, you can't have them anyway under state law. (Anybody from NJ or KA can verify or deny this.) In most states, nobody is going to check unless you commit a crime (I mean a real one) and/or shoot somebody for whatever reason, in which case they'll go over your stuff with a fine toothed comb.

azgunnut2@yahoo.com

O.K. , correct on pre&post info (pre 15rnd-post 10rnd)...to tell if they are "drop free" mags..- the NON Drop Free mags have a "rounded"
notch at the upper back rear (see the back of the ammo) and the "drop
free" mags have a square notch...by the way real glock mags are marked
"glock", be care full some "aftermarket junk" looks just like the real thing except no "glock" markings...and the LEO only mags are
marked as such....these are cheaper , but supposedly only available to
law enforcement????and dont worry about the "magazine police".......

azgunnut2@yahoo.com

By the way , email me if interested in a couple more hi-cap mags......

Laredo Lefty

Gordian is incorrect about calif.... pre-ban mags are legal to own in cal as long as you had them before the ban. No new hi-cap mag can be sold in cal after the ban, and you may not bring them into the state after the ban.
There are no range checks for high -cap mags going on here. I work in L.E. and shoot alot at several ranges, and have neither seen or heard of range inspections. The burden of proof is on the police, and unless you have an L.E. marked mag, and your not in L.E. its almost impossible to prove a mag was made after the ban unless it has a date of manufacture on it. Hope this helps.
Happy shooting, Joe

firing pin

If it doesn,t say LE it's legal depending on your state.