ArmdCtzn Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I don't have a lot of experience competing on an indoor range. Fortunately there are plenty of outdoor ranges around here. But, I will be, and it just hit me that I will be dropping mags onto a concrete floor. This doesn't seem good. I really don't want to have to retain them, and I'm sure that in the heat of battle I will revert to my normal habit of letting them hit the floor. So, what do you do? thanks Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal82 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Let them hit the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 What kind of mags / gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4444 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 For the last year to 15 months I've been dropping STI mags with Dawson basepads on concrete floors,,,,,haven't had any issues or damage and I shoot almost exclusively indoors/on concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomy Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Worse is rocky base. I was practicing for the Desert Classic and dropped a ncouple of magazines that still had 6-8 bullets left in them. I noticed when I got home that there a sizeable dent in one of the Dawson pads, where it found the sharp end of a rock. On another one it had a large nick on the edge that would go against the stop in the mag gauge. Took out my USPSA mag gauge and sure enough it did not fit the gauge. Took a file to it. I have to qualify this by mentioning that these are the Dawson SNL base pads and I had to surface grind the bottoms to make them fit the gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 As much as it pains me I drop them right on the concrete. Of course I shoot open so I don't drop many indoors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizei1 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) I drop mine, and I could care-a-less. I use my gun and equipment as tools, if they get damaged, so be it. But...I shoot SS, and my Dawson mags are $47. If I was shooting open with expensive mags, I might care a bit more! Edited January 18, 2014 by polizei1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I drop mine, and I could care-a-less. I use my gun and equipment as tools, if they get damaged, so be it. HE LIVES!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertl35 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Use your practice mags and drop them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4444 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Sand and mud are worse..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 been dropping them on the floor for a couple years now, but like Sarge said I shoot open therefore I don't drop many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmdCtzn Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 What kind of mags / gun? Glock 34 with Arredondo extensions. Sounds like I'll be letting them hit the floor. Thanks guys, I figured as much. Concrete just seems so much harder than the pea gravel and b19 that I'm used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgardner Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Just drop them. The worst is rocks. My CZ 75, 16 shot mags with the steel base pads (I need to get the rubber base ones) are so beat and bent I have to straighten them to get them apart and back together. I made a special tool to do it with now and am getting better at reforming the metal slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 It's going to take a LOT of work to hurt the feed lips on a Glock 34 mag by dropping it on the floor. Heck, you could probably run over it with a truck and not hurt them. Plus the Arredondo extensions are tough as nails, so I wouldn't worry about them either. Not to mention if you're using Arredondo extensions on your GLock mags, you're not shooting Production, so you wont be dropping 3-4 mags per stage like Prod. shooters do. More than likely you're only dropping 1 per stage, lessening the possibility of hurting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Joe Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I have been using some Titanium Nitrite coated SVI mags for the last 18 months inside and outside. I have not had to adjust the feed lips at all. I just had Brandon check them awhile back and were all still good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 My block mags get dropped on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemaker25 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I just go ahead and drop mine, but they're CMCs with plastic base pads. I have a set with rubber pads, but I've never started using them. No issues so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 On something like a Dawson base pad, {if you have room to spare on the gauge} use a layer of electrical tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 i've had no issues with arredondo extensions on glock mags whether indoors or out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) I don't have a lot of experience competing on an indoor range. Fortunately there are plenty of outdoor ranges around here. But, I will be, and it just hit me that I will be dropping mags onto a concrete floor. This doesn't seem good. I really don't want to have to retain them, and I'm sure that in the heat of battle I will revert to my normal habit of letting them hit the floor. So, what do you do? thanks Randy You could run a strip of foam tape along the bottom of the base pad to give it something soft to land on. The kind of tape you use to seal windows. You can get it at Home Depot for under $3. http://www.homedepot.com/p/MD-Building-Products-1-2-in-x-17-ft-Low-Density-Foam-Tape-02097/202066510 Edited January 22, 2014 by bountyhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Bounty, that is good advice but you still need to make sure they fit the gauge after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Try using a dedicated mag for range practice or peel the tape off when going to a match. Then clean the mag off with WD-40 to remove the adhesion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude27 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I use a piece of cardboard or beach towel when I'm practicing in my basement with a concrete floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troupe Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Cardboard works well if you are just practicing. In a match, it is the price to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duketdub Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Ok gents, riddle me this. I tend to fling mags from my glock 22. pressing the realese while bringing the gun to my reload point, spining the mag in air. Though I've never seen an issue with the lips hitting the deck but I do worry. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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