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Maybe you guys can help a brother out.......

I haven't for the life of me been able to get this magazine to fit flush. I've tried pounding the bottom of the mag on concrete....I've tried hammers.....nothing seems to work. Funny thing is, the gun keeps working........just like a Glock.......

Dannyboy wrote:I'm thinking of buying my first Glock. Ive done lots of online research, and one thing Ive noticed about every model, the magazines, at least in the pictures, seem to protrude from the stock. As if it doesn't fit right - it's that way on every model Ive looked at.

Can anyone tell me what the deal is there?

Thanks.

We have a G17, two G19s, and two G43s, and they all do that. It's not an issue for me. The magazines may protrude a little bit, but they are nice and secure, and not prone to coming loose from the gun. I rather suspect that the tension of the top of mag against whatever it is contacting at the top is what helps to ensure reliable feeding - which is supposed to be the platform's strong suit.

I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. If you want the gun, buy it.......or not, but don't let that be the reason. ALL guns will eventually have malfunctions, but Glock's reputation for reliability is very well earned. I've been a 1911 guy all my life, and before I got myself a Glock, it was important to me to buy polymer guns with similar ergonomics to the 1911 platform. But I've gotten so used to the different grip angle that it no longer bothers me, and I can switch back and forth between platforms without confusion. My other main complaint about Glocks was solved with the Gen 4 guns, and that was the ability to modify the size of the grip to fit my hand better.

There was a time when I felt like I had to wash my hands after touching one, but I really like the platform now. My G17 is the softest shooting gun I own.