When you go to a training class, how do you mark (or do you) your magazines?
Seems to me that when you are on line moving backward and or forward dropping your magazines, the student on your left and or right is shooting the same weapon, the magazines could get mixed when retrieved.
If I remember correctly there was a rather large thread on this,
either earlier this year or late last year. I simply went to Wallyworld
and picked up a couple of stencil packs (in the Arts&Crafts section)
and went at my P-mags with Krylon (Fusion for plastics). I basically
stenciled H2 on my mags (my initials are H.H. 
). I used tan paint on
O.D.,Foilage and black P-mags. Used O.D. or black paint on FDE mags.:thank_you2:
Go to your local arts/crafts shop or WalMart and buy a paint pen, I mark all my magazines pistol and rifle with my initials and number them. That way if you discover a bad mag you can isolate it or discard same.
Its cheap and usually is not affected by cleaning solvents. If it wipes off just reapply as needed.
I got a industrial paint marker in white colour from a staples market or something like this and wrote the individual gun number at any mag. Intercharging mags should be not possible with this setup.
Paint marker or engraver.
All of my important/first line mags get an ID number. I’ve used a couple of systems. Most recently, year of acquisition, then a mag number. I.e. 10-01, 10-02, etc.
sharpie paint pen in pink, I also filled in the stampings… Too many friends shoot M&Ps and label their mags.
Funny.
I use a standard sharpie and mark with my initials and number the mags.
On my PMAGS and USGI’s as well as issued mags for my 226R, I use a Tamiya paint pen in red and put my intitials and mag number.
For the PMAGS/USGI’s, I write the round count on them, 28 in a china marker, white. As I only fill my mags 28. Yes, I know I don’t have to with the PMAGS, just a habit and since I have to account for all my rounds out here.
Also, there’s a consistancy when they ask “how many rounds were in your mag? how many rounds did you fire? how many rounds are in your mag now?”
I only say this as this is what they asked me when I relinquished my 226R for inspection after an OIS. I always have my 226R mags filled to the max though.
Sharpie pen for my PMAG/EMAG training mags, and for my Glock 17 mags I use a small tab of green 100 MPH tape on the baseplate.
Not very high speed, but it works fine.
thanks, really very interesting. Never thought about numbering them and keeping round count.
If you know you only load 28 why would you need to write it on your mag?
I painted my training/range mags yellow. Then numbered them with a Sharpie and my wrote my name on them.
Numbered with P-touch machine. They are number so i can keep track of any malfunctions. Should a magazine induce regular malfunctions or I notice wear…it will get replace .
I use a whiteout pen, I find that it lasts longer than sharpies or paint pens. I use numbers 1,2,3,4… for my practice mags and letters A,B,C… for my HD, CCW mags. So far no one I shoot with uses whiteout so its been effective.
GU
Just a reminder & paranoia.
How do those labels hold up under use? Any issues with the adhesive peeling?
What do you use to fill in the stampings?
Sharpie paint pen, color over it let it dry and wipe with solvent.
Acetone?
hoppes
Paint marking pen. I write the initials of my first and last names and a number on each.