Glock mag SLEEVE(?)

[OiRadio47]

Someone point me in the right direction.

I picked up some G22 mags for my G23. I have seen pictures of rubber sleeves/spacers to close the gap between the grip and floor plate of the mag.

It just seems to give it a more finished look. Where can I find something like this?

 

[Mitchell0481]

Lone Wolf Distributors - Search Results

 

[Indianavette]

Does it come out each time you reload?

 

[JStang314]

i tend to buy a lot of stuff that local shops usually dont have on amazon.com there are some on there now, seems like they used to have more. also try rockyourglock.com and glockstore.com. i havent used either one but they have a lot of accessories

 

[Mitchell0481]

Does it come out each time you reload?

They slide down the magazine and have a pretty tight fit. They stay on the mag.

 

[willie53]

Never thought too ask, but great answer, and help

 

[Turn Key]

Re: Glock mag SLEEVE (?)

Don't do it !!

These things are just dangerous, and can cause your gun to fail to feed.

Honestly, do not put anything on to the body of the magazine. The extended length of a high cap magazine will do just find the way it hangs in your G23.

Show your Colts and Kimbers to your friends, show your Glock to your enemy.

TK

 

[cjacobs]

X-Grip adapters. Try midway or top gun supply.

X-Grip - Glock 19-23 - Top Gun Supply

 

[Jeremy1066]

Don't do it !!

These things are just dangerous, and can cause your gun to fail to feed.



TK

Are you serious???

 

[Walt_Jabsco]

Don't do it !!

These things are just dangerous, and can cause your gun to fail to feed.

Honestly, do not put anything on to the body of the magazine. The extended length of a high cap magazine will do just find the way it hangs in your G23.

Show your Colts and Kimbers to your friends, show your Glock to your enemy.

TK

Uh... No. No this isn't true. Hell, Springfield includes these mag extenders standard with compact XDs. So does Ruger. A bit of plastic on the outside of the mag base isn't going to harm function in any way.

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

Many of use these on our department and have no issues with them.

Here is a G22 mag with a sleeve to use in a G27

There is a hole where a set screw can be installed to make it secure to the mag. I do not use it.

The sleeve is a tight fit and only comes off when you need it to. I have to pull it off. It will not simply come off.

Here is my G27 with a G23 mag and adpater in it. The 22 and sleeve are also in teh pic.

The sleeve does not contact the gun in any way that would put stress on it to cause a malfunction. If you stuck a naked mag in you would probably cause more stress trying to get a good grip on it.

 

[nipprdog]

A&G makes the best ones.

 

[OiRadio47]

Good stuff! Thanks for posting!

 

[Ripper]

Amazon is your friend http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WN88ZK

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

They CAN indeed cause issues.

One training class I took, I was using a M&P9c. I had a few of the standard compact mags and a few standard sized mags.

I bought 2 X-Grips for the full sized mags.

Small issue: On a Fobus-brand double mag pouch, the X-Grips added enough bulk to the mags that I wasn't able to put two such-equipped mags into the Fobus.

Bigger issue: One one of the mags, the X-Grip would slide down as the mag rode in the mag carrier. Going to pull the mag and insert it into the gun now meant that the X-Grip was in the middle of the mag body.

While the X-Grip would fall down under it's own weight while I was walking around, I couldn't ever be guaranteed that the mag would slip by the X-Grip as I rammed the mag home. The combination of angles, forces, and hand position would sometimes mean that the magazine wouldn't ram 100% home every time.

The other mag + X-Grip combo - the X-Grip stayed at the base plate like it should.

So - if you buy an adapter or two - be sure they stay in place on the magazine. If they slide around - either make them stick somehow or replace it. Or use it for training only as another potential malfunction drill.

-J-

 

[cosermann]

You can spend the money if you want to, but on the "full grip guns", like the G19/23 you don't really NEED one of these gap fillers. Actually many people prefer to/intentionally run the longer mag WITHOUT the gap filler - leaving some mag and the base plate more freely accessible for positive extraction (one-handed or otherwise).

Depending on how one shoots (i.e. your grip), the gap fillers can offer some functional benefit for the short grip guns like the G26/27. For those pistols, one's grip can change the alignment of the mag and cause malfunctions. Have seen it happen.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Something else in MY experience:

With the X-Grip + M&P9c - My pinky would get pinched between the X-Grip and the bottom of the mag well upon firing the gun. Just how my fingers fell. Not a huge deal all in all, but it was quite annoying.

-J-

 

[Turn Key]

Yes I am serious.

Go ahead and trust your Own life to a tiny set screw.

Are you serious???

As I said above.

Uh... No. No this isn't true. Hell, Springfield includes these mag extenders standard with compact XDs. So does Ruger. A bit of plastic on the outside of the mag base isn't going to harm function in any way.