Mag scoop or magazine release?

[Aiden]

Hi all!

So I'm a relatively new owner to an STI Edge and just getting started in Limited. I just recently did a grip reduction and stipple along with a double undercut.

I still can't exactly hit the magazine release without flipping the gun/shifting my grip. Close but no cigar.

I have a Dawson lopro magazine release currently installed. I like that I don't accidentally hit the mag release with my weak hand.

Should I be looking for another magazine release? Or should I try and add a mag release "scoop" on the side of the grip?

Thanks!

[JMike]

This just my experience and others may be able to offer better advice.

I have been down this road myself. After trying various magazine releases, I settled on picking one that I like best and learned to alter (shift the gun in my hand) my grip in order to facilitate a magazine change.

Good luck to you. Btw, I settled on the same Dawson's Lopro.

[Gooldylocks]

People put waaaaay too much emphasis on being able to reach the magazine release without shifting their grip. Having a release that is comfortable that you can reach/press consistently is more important. The extra tenth of a second that you spend reaching for the mag button is the same tenth of a second that you are reaching for a fresh magazine on your belt.

It doesn't matter. If you can reach the mag release without shifting your grip then that is awesome, but if you can't then I wouldn't probably sweat it too much. I shift my grip and can hit 0.8 reloads, probably anyone can if you want to put in the dry fire and learn it.

[Aiden]

I see it more as potentially removing a variable from the reloading equation. When I shot my Glock I didn't need to flip, so wondering the best way to replicate that with the 2011.

I'm not yet shooting at a level where I'm counting the fraction of a second flipping takes (which as Gooldylocks said, isn't really affecting overall speed), but I definitely could use all the help I can get in establishing consistency.

Would a thumb relief in the grip to access the button easier weaken the grip too much?

[Gooldylocks]

I see it more as potentially removing a variable from the reloading equation. When I shot my Glock I didn't need to flip, so wondering the best way to replicate that with the 2011.

I'm not yet shooting at a level where I'm counting the fraction of a second flipping takes (which as Gooldylocks said, isn't really affecting overall speed), but I definitely could use all the help I can get in establishing consistency.

Would a thumb relief in the grip to access the button easier weaken the grip too much?

I see, you are already used to not having to do it from your other gun. Makes more sense. If you can avoid retraining yourself then you probably should.

I don't know how thick the plastic is right there on a grip, but I would hesitate to cut a scoop. Right at the mag release is probably the most common place that the plastic grips crack. I think it seems safer to add an extended button, STI makes one that extends rearward quite a bit. Just be sure to thoroughly test it to make sure you are dropping magazines all over the place with your regular grip on the gun.

[andrewtac]

Just be careful, to much mag release can result in premature mag release. I have a paddle. I had it clocked at about 2 o'clock. Last match we were shooting can you count (I think that is the name 5R5, break 5R5). I had four reloads instead of the required two. I got excited I think and squeezed extra hard. I reclocked to the position that I can just barely hit it without repositioning, 1230ish.

[Dan Sierpina]

I use a paddle that's 3/8 wide x 5/8 long, mounted parallel to the bore line. It fits between my fingers, and I use an extra power mag catch spring. Never have dropped a mag unintentionally.

[Aiden]

I'm gonna see if I can borrow a paddle and try before I buy.

Thanks for all the input guys