E-Mail 'ETS Magazines, by Pat Cascio' To A Friend

Email a copy of 'ETS Magazines, by Pat Cascio' to a friend

* Required Field






Separate multiple entries with a comma. Maximum 5 entries.



Separate multiple entries with a comma. Maximum 5 entries.


E-Mail Image Verification

Loading ... Loading ...

9 Comments

  1. I understand on the not all magazines are equal concept. Perhaps it is just my pistol. I bought a CZ75 in German in the late 80s and brought it home. The two magazines it came with are great. Every other magazine I have bought, including from the factory, have issues. The magazines fail to drop, even when full. Several gunsmiths “think” the gun is tweaked somehow. Who knows? All I know is it is a pain in in the…..rear to buy magazines for it. I now have to bring the pistol with me, and try an empty drop test with the magazine before buying one. Thanks for the article.

  2. I have a couple of mec gar mags for a springfield mil spec double stack .45. the little bit I’ve used them, I’m happy. they are the same mags that are or were used in the P 14-45 Para Ordnance frame. Yrs ago I had a remington 10 c ( I think that was the model ) that used plastic mags, that did not stand up to two boys shooting it every chance they could get. they wore out 5 or 6 mags in nothing flat, but at $ 5 a pop, compared to $25 to $ 30 now. So I am or was a little hesitant when I purchased a mag pul for a 308 / 7.62. It has plastic feed lips. so I’m waiting and wondering.

  3. I’ve always preferred steel magazines whether for Pistol or Rifle. Just something about plastic I despise, in guns as in everything else. Have found that Kimber magazines work fine in my Sig 1911’s, not quite as smooth, but just by a wee bit. I’ve always had trouble finding magazines to fit the H&K MR 762A1 & MR 556A1 without going through the factory. Their prices are what you would call prohibitive, at least for me. Does anyone out there know of any aftermarket suppliers for magazines for these excellent weapons?

  4. I bought my first Glock pistol from a cop. I bought if from him because I knew that it would likely be almost unused….which it was. A Model 22. It had five LE/Govt Use Only magazines with it. Possession at that time, of the Govt Only mags was a felony. But I knew the ban would sunset eventually, so squirreled them away and bought a few Clinton Mags to tide me over. I still used these if I MUST travel to an “occupied state”. CA, CT, etc.
    An OEM pre-ban magazine for my Glock at the time was $188.00 (US). Each. So I passed on that! A week after the ban went away, I bought OEM Glock mags for $13.00 each from Natchez. 40 of them. A month later, discovered CDNN Sports, who had the Korean knock-offs for $6.00. So I bought 150 of those.
    Know what? The KCM mags worked just fine in the G17 and G19s. The .40s do not drop free, but work just fine. The Kahn models will feed. They are not drop-free in my experience.
    HOWEVER. I discovered that dropping the Korean mags on hard surfaces often results in breakage, most often at the floorplate. Their springs tend to lose strength after only a few fully charged cycles. They still feed, though.
    I will try the ETS mags based on Pat’s endorsement. Oh yeah…the Korean extended mags don’t work at all. Buy the Glock “happy sticks” for reliable function. Maybe the ETS examples work. I’ll find out!
    I carry two Glock Model 22s on my corpse every day, on opposite sides. One spare OEM Glock magazine behind each one. Balances the weight and I never have back issues. My pants don’t sag on one side. After carrying this way for a couple of years, I could not stand to carry JUST ONE. It felt odd.
    I throw a 23 round Glock happy stick in my hip pocket now days to bring my total daily kit to 84 rounds. i don’t notice the happy stick in my pocket until I drop trou. Don’t be Jim Bridger or Davy Crocket. They died because they ran out of ammunition. Having continuity of fire in depth puts a wiggle in your walk, especially when breezing through large parking lots and public venues.
    One more little thing: a significant number of shooters are wounded in the hands during fights. That’s likely because your opponent focuses on your gun, pointing at him. So that’s the area where a lot of rounds tend to land. That also means your pistol may suffer battle damage. Got a spare? And, do you really want to pull out a mouse gun in the middle of a serious gun fight?
    Learn to fight with either hand, and you’d better be able to access that spare pistol with your remaining, functional hand. For me, I can’t reach a pistol on my opposite side. Sorry, I’m not 20 years old anymore. I don’t bend all that well anymore. So I have a full-sized, serious pistol available for either hand. You’ll see the value in that when you and Goofy are fighting for possession of your ONLY pistol. The backup option lets you simply shoot Goofy off your primary pistol.
    In conclusion, I’m not jettisoning my Korean magazines. But i carry OEM Glock magazines in the real world.
    You cannot have too many magazines. Half a dozen in each vehicle, A dozen in each dwelling, and a couple dozen in a safe reserve somewhere not in your house. If your house burns down, and all your magazines are in the house…..
    Stay well.

  5. For carry it’s Glock only.
    KCMs don’t always work in my experience.
    ETS is ok but not reliable at locking back the G26 slide which is amazing as stiff as the springs are.
    Magpuls are so so.
    No other brands are even worth mention.

  6. I’ve been using these for about 10!years now, with hard competition use. They are very scuffed you now, but after tens of thousands of rounds, I have ever had one problem with any ETS Glock 9mm magazine. Highly recommended!

Comments are closed.