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Winston Bode
Ok folks,

I am relatively intelligent, somewhat handy with tools and can read and understand written instructions but I will be hogtied if I can figure out how to get the base plate off of my new Glock 23 magazines.

I believe they are the new ones with the metal inserts but I have tried every which way to get the base plates off and can't. I have the +2 base plates I want to put on there but can't get the originals off.

Can someone here tell me what I am doing wrong?


Thanks

Bode
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  • Laredo Lefty
    Glock mags have latching interface on each side of the mags between the base pads and the mag body. In addition to depressing the button thru the hole in the base ( if so equipped) you have to squeeze the magazine sides near the base to disengage the locking device before sliding the base off.
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  • rufe-snow
    There is a "lug"formed in the base of the magazine body that engages a corresponding recess in the magazine baseplate.

    With a small "C" clamp VERY CAREFULLY compress the sides of the magazine so the "lug" will clear the recess and the baseplate can be removed. I use a piece of thin shimstock to keep the retaining "button" out of the locking hole of the baseplate. Instead of trying to juggle everything in your hands clamp the magazine upside down in a padded jaw vise.
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  • Winston Bode
    That was quick, thanks for the replies. I saw those locking things and wondered how to defeat them.

    Bode
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  • Nwcid
    I just push the corner of the butt plate against something flat and solid. Works for me.

    Also make sure to test the +2's, they are one of the biggest causes of failures of these mags. I had one just pop off of a full mag while sitting (not moving or being bumped) in my truck.
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  • shilowar
    Glock also recommends if adding a +2 that you also go up in magazine spring...

    i.e....I added Glock +2 extensions to my Glock 19 mags, so I also had add G17 magazine springs so that the last round would cycle...I would definitely test your gun through the last round several times to ensure that you don't have any malfunctions

    so in a G23 you would need to add a G22 mag spring
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  • TooBig
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJq_gYUPqQU
    hope this helps[:D]
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  • Txs
    Careful with those extended baseplates.

    Installing these creates a shear line in the mag body at the precise point where one end is solidly supported by the magazine well and the other is just hanging out there in the breeze. When you combine this with a slightly flexible mag tube, small engagement tabs and stout spring pressure against the baseplate you're setting up a very bad situation. If the extended portion recieves heavy sideways pressure or a blow it's possible for the baseplate to simply peel off of the tube and allow the ammo to pour out.

    I've seen this happen with two LEO's on their right hand/strong side carry duty guns. Both were caused just by this extended portion recieving pressure from the back of their car seat, one while actually entering the driver's seat and the other simply from rubbing against the seat back as he drove down the road.

    In that second instance the officer got out on a traffic stop, made initial contact with the driver and upon returning to his car was initially confused by seeing a pile of ammunition in his car seat. Come to find out, at some point while driving down the road his baseplate had become detached and his mag contents had dribbled out. He'd walked up on that car with a pistol containing only one round.

    I'd suggest giving serious consideration to whether gaining only two extra rounds is worth the risk created.
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  • Winston Bode
    Well, I tried the plus two extension and it did not go well. The mag plate would not stay on and came off even with mild pressure. Plus I could not get two extra rounds in the mag, I suppose that is what the +2 means. I will definitely not be using it.

    Bode
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  • Nwcid
    quote:Originally posted by Winston Bode

    Well, I tried the plus two extension and it did not go well. The mag plate would not stay on and came off even with mild pressure. Plus I could not get two extra rounds in the mag, I suppose that is what the +2 means. I will definitely not be using it.

    Bode


    Not sure why you could not get the extra rounds in. Did you take the inner plate out? If not then you did not add any length to the inside of the mag.
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  • mrs102
    The way I was taught to remove base plate in armorer class was to insert a punch in the hole. Squeeze firmly on the sides and sharply snap the plate off with the punch wedged against the inside. Over squeezing the steel liner with a tool could lead to a feeding problem. I too experienced problems with +2 extension. Imagine my embarrassment of losing an entire magazine full after one shot. Never did find the extension. Fortunately it was a house clearing drill, and not the real thing, when the bad guy (target) popped up in a doorway. Made a quick recovery with new magazine, but no more +2's after that.
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