After being extremely satisfied with an LF metal mag catch in my m&p pistols I have been debating trying metal mag catches in my glocks. There are many attractive options when it comes to this being zevtech or others. My concern is the glock mag being plastic where as the m&p mag is metal. Wouldn’t a metal mag catch chew up the plastic glock mag over time? Has any one used a metal mag catch for a glock and experienced this?
Metal on plastic, whether the catch or mag is metal, will accelerate wear. What are you trying to accomplish by changing, or how is the OEM catch not meeting your needs?
Great question. I would like to read the response.
I don’t see the need for a metal mag catch-should theoretically damage the mags over time.
Right that’s what I am afraid of. It’s comming a lot so let me just come out and say it… It’s not “needed” at all. When swapped by out a quality metal part in my m&p’s it made changing mags much more fluid. I’ll be real about it… It’s a luxury. But it there was a definite measurable difference in mag changes. But ther was no down side in the m&p… Metal magazine metal mag catch. In the glock where mag ejection is not as positive as a metal mag gun, it could benifit greatly from a quality metal mag catch. Help Make mag Changesmore fluid, or less clumsy if you will. But not at the cost of tearing up magazines on a regular basis.
Is anyone actually running the metal part in a glock? Are your mags tore up?
What’s your reload time with a plastic mag release versus your metal one?
I had a ZEV mag catch I had gotten from God knows where. I out it in my G19 and the mags would drop out while firing. There was very little engagement on the mag itself that the mags would flop out with so much drama. I stuck the OEM catch in and never looked back. Then again, I sold that POS jam-o-magic and bought a CZ. I never looked back from that one either.
Why…?
OP- Yes, I have seen deformed plastic mag and catch components when paired with metal. Suggestion for a better investment: Buy a bag of dummies and a few boxes of ammo. Do 1000 dry mag changes, then this stack of reload exercises:
slide lock, reload, fire 1
ready, fire 1, reload from slide lock, fire 1
draw, fire 1, reload from slide lock, fire 1
Substitute a reload with retention / tactical reload in there as well.
Plastic on plastic results in wear after some time, I could imagine metal on plastic would be even faster and drastic. Seems like a bad idea to me.
They m&p has metal mags. You won’t get the wear on those ( not sure what factory mag catch is) the Glock is a different story. The glock works as is- Change the sights and you’re good to go- why mess with it?