Found two full-capacity mags for my G22 but I'm concerned

SC Tiger · 04-22-2013, 07:45

This weekend I happened by a gun shop and asked about full-capacity (15-round) magazines for my Glock 22. The response was that they had a bunch and that they were about $30. Not a bad price. I inquired and the guy behind the counter brought out a small tub full of magazines.

I purchased two and they look new, feel new (stiff springs) feed lips work well, and fit the weapon. I hand-cycled a round through the gun with each mag and they worked that way. They also hold the whole 15 rounds.

However, I am a little concerned about something. These magazines were not packaged - they were loose. I am wondering if this shop could be taking the extra magazines out of guns for sale and selling them loose. For instance, if a Gen 4 comes with three mags, I am concerned they might be removing one of the mags and selling it separately - effectively ripping off the customer.

I don't know much about the shop but they don't seem like the types to do this.

I do not want to name the shop. I am afraid that some may jump to conclusions (I'm not assuming anything) without all the facts. I have seen Glock magazines sold like this before I believe. Does Glock sometimes sell their magazines loose like this?

clarkz71 · 04-22-2013, 07:53

I bought mags from Ivanhoe online.

The G23 mags were loose, the G19 mags were in Glock
packaging.

Mags from the Officers store were loose.

**DannyR** · 04-22-2013, 07:57

Glock sells magazines in both individual polypacks and loose in bulk boxes.

fuzzy03cls · 04-22-2013, 08:05

Yep. And if they were gen 4 mags they will have a little 2 on the back of the mag & have the ambient mag release cuts.

SC Tiger · 04-22-2013, 09:07

Thanks guys. They both have the ambi cuts and both lock into the pistol so they work. I'm a rightie so the ambi cuts don't matter to me anyway.

Something else I noticed compared to the mags that came with my Glock (G22, Gen 4) is that the witness holes are staggered on these. On the mags that came with the gun they are straight across from each other. I figured it was a later run where they made a change.

They did have at least one marked Police/LEO Only. This means nothing in SC but I turned that one down as they had all the ones I need without this marking, and this marking could only make my life more "interesting" should I go to the wrong state at the wrong time or something.

I think this gun store is one of the "good guys" and wanted to make sure that they weren't shorting customers, and that I wasn't taking part in it unwittingly.

Nagoya10 · 04-22-2013, 09:22

I have long suspected some dealers take the spare mags out of Glock pistol cases and tell people "Glock is only shipping one mag these days" then selling the second one. Hopefully very few do this and the ones that do, get caught at it. Its theft in my opinion because I am sure they are not reducing the pistol price when the rob the box.

fuzzy03cls · 04-22-2013, 13:33

It is a problem. Hard to say if that dealer is doing it. You'd have to have proof. Glock even has a memo on it they sent out.

donmor53 · 04-22-2013, 14:11

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Originally Posted by DannyR

Glock sells magazines in both individual polypacks and loose in bulk boxes.

This^^^^

FiveToOne · 04-22-2013, 16:36

I've only received glock mags in either a poly bag with the sticker on the bag or with no bag and the sticker stuck right on the mag. I've bought mostly online except I think 1 from LGS.

SouthernBoyVA · 04-22-2013, 16:45

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Originally Posted by fuzzy03cls

Yep. And if they were gen 4 mags they will have a little 2 on the back of the mag & have the ambient mag release cuts.

Some gen4's have a '1' on the bottom rear and some have no numeral at all.

JWG_34 · 04-22-2013, 17:12

PM sent!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC Tiger

Thanks guys. They both have the ambi cuts and both lock into the pistol so they work. I'm a rightie so the ambi cuts don't matter to me anyway.

Something else I noticed compared to the mags that came with my Glock (G22, Gen 4) is that the witness holes are staggered on these. On the mags that came with the gun they are straight across from each other. I figured it was a later run where they made a change.

They did have at least one marked Police/LEO Only. This means nothing in SC but I turned that one down as they had all the ones I need without this marking, and this marking could only make my life more "interesting" should I go to the wrong state at the wrong time or something.

I think this gun store is one of the "good guys" and wanted to make sure that they weren't shorting customers, and that I wasn't taking part in it unwittingly.

***GlocksterJeff*** · 04-23-2013, 00:38

Glock mags without consumer packaging are slightly cheaper at the wholesale level. Many distributors only sell them shipped loose, unwrapped. These are straight from the Glock factory and were sold in bulk as replacement mags.

cadillacguns · 04-23-2013, 02:21

Load them and use them, nothing to worry about.

venenoindy · 04-23-2013, 06:58

Almost all my mags have been without packaging but still inspect them to ensure that they are real Glock mags.

Z71 · 04-23-2013, 07:04

Yeh..a nearby gunstore owner told me they buy the Glock mags in bulk...then put them in zip-loc bags for the display racks. I've bought Glock mags like this for years from same store.

GT Distributers sell Glock night sights the same way. I ordered two sets of same sights(Glock 17/19) and they came both sets loose in a little zip-loc bag

M 7 · 04-24-2013, 07:26

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Originally Posted by venenoindy

Almost all my mags have been without packaging but still inspect them to ensure that they are real Glock mags.

Fortunately, that is easy to do because Glock's brandname is stamped onto the rear of the mag body (near the bottom) and on the baseplate. If the stamps aren't there, it ain't OEM.