Drop Free Clips for Glock
Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between a regular magazine for the Glock 17 and a "Drop-Free" one? Or are they all the same? I have several Glock brand clips and wondered which was which or if there was any difference.
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The "drop-free" mags are fully metal lined. The "non drop-free" mags are only lined on the back and sides so they tend to swell a little when loaded. This requires the "non drop-free" mags to be pulled out of the gun by hand rather than just falling out when you hit the mag release.
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Thank you very much - apparently I have some of each. Never noticed the different cut-out on the back. 0 -
Here's a photo that might clarify things a little... 
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This site is so educational. I did not know they made mags for Glocks that did not "drop free." If I was to run across a factory mag for my pistol (not a Glock) that did not "drop free" I would think that there was something wrong with it.
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I have over twenty-five 15 round magazines for my 10mm and not a one is drop-free. Most of the time a loaded mags weight will help drop it out (if you need to change a partial mag for some reason), and an empty magazine can be pulled out by hand or "dip" the gun real quick when reloading and the empty will fall right out when the release is pressed.
As you can see in the picture that the cut-out changed from the NFML to the FML versions, then the ramps changed between 2nd and third generations. I don't know if I've ever seen any high-capacity magazines in the 3rd generation variant that weren't for law enforcement.
All that said, most of the time the cost difference is minimal at best, so why not buy 'em?0
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