Your Opinion on Non Factory Glock Mags

[dial1911]

Personally, I prefer OEM. Some friends have KCI mags and haven't had any problems- don't think they were ever stored loaded though.

I've probably got a dozen factory mags. I don't really "need" that many, but when they go on sale for around $21, I seem to add one or two to my online orders.

 

[lilred06]

I kind looked at them like thermold mags, weed through them and get a few good ones for range time use. You can probably get 3 for the price of one Factory mag.
I could continue to use the 2 mags that came with the gun for carry

Yeah I see nothing wrong with having them for range use..nothing like spending 50% of range time loading mags >:/ I've had a few KCI mags and they always did great for me, can't remember how much I paid for em, think it was about $10/mag a couple years ago, they could be cheaper now, or I coulda got ripped, I have no clue but they worked fine for just shooting and I wouldn't be uncomfortable trusting the ones I had if OEM's weren't available (emphasis on that last part)

 

[tlw1179]

are the KCI and asain military mags 2 different kind of mags?

 

[tlw1179]

nevermind i see the KCI mags, there 16.50

 

[lilred06]

nevermind i see the KCI mags, there 16.50

holy crap..yeah might as well get factory mags

 

[ATLEMT]

I've used them with no problems. But I paint the floor plates orange so there is no confusion that they are range only

 

[Kain8719]

I've got three of them left for my 17, honestly unless they are $5 a piece I wouldn't buy them. At more then $10 I bite the bullet and buy factory. The KCI mags I have had have been okay as far as reliability, ~80% or so. However they do not hold up as well as Factory mags, the plastic wears much faster to the point I have some Glock mags that are 5 times as old and used much harder which are in better then the KCI mags I have that are only about a year old. Honest, opinion, I am not going to buy any more, they don't last in the conditions I use them in.

 

[DaveTheMinion]

Based on reviews, I wont even buy them for plinking. I like to enjoy my shooting time. If I want.to practice malfunction drills, ill use snap caps. But clearing jams at the range ain't fun.

 

[MMatt30]

Only factory Glock mags for me.

 

[Mtber1172]

Great for the range, oem for carry

This. I have w couple of the Korean mags for my 19 and they're ok. They don't drop as freely as the OEM ones though.