Religious Shooter Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I wanna number my G17 mags. I don't want to tape anything to the mags nor do I really want to carve into the plastic. Are there any markers out there that are visible on the black plastic of the mags? Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I've used paint markers. Like here: http://www.sharpie.com/sanford/consumer/sh...tType=SNTYPE004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I take a sharp blade like an Exacto knife and put roman numerals in the sides down near the base pads. I, II, III, IX, etc. Easy to do it as sliced in grooves with the Exacto. This type of carved in numbers don't raise the surface like a vibra-marker will. I match the marks on the base pads also so they don't get mixed up (I don't know why I care about this detail, but I do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airic Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 If you want to go the covert way, where you dont put something noticable on the mags, take a plain black sharpie to make small dots on the mag. You can still see them plainly if you know where you put them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay1 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 The slickest thing that I have seen is a local vendor that will engrave the basepads with your name and a number. The engraving is white and stands out really well. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 The new fine point Sharpies (silver color) work great. Did not need to re-mark for an entire season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 A bit of drift, here: Does anybody sell the colored base pads that I saw in the Glock annual? or is that a military/police only type item? If I get a different caliber from my current Glocks (3 .40 S&W's), I thought it'd be an easy way not to mix up mags. Drift off, thank you, kindly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireglock Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 A bit of drift, here:Does anybody sell the colored base pads that I saw in the Glock annual? or is that a military/police only type item? If I get a different caliber from my current Glocks (3 .40 S&W's), I thought it'd be an easy way not to mix up mags. Drift off, thank you, kindly... Orange and Blue base pads are available from Glock. The orange is for training mags, the blue for Simmunitions mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrispies Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 (edited) A bit of drift, here: Does anybody sell the colored base pads that I saw in the Glock annual? or is that a military/police only type item? If I get a different caliber from my current Glocks (3 .40 S&W's), I thought it'd be an easy way not to mix up mags. Drift off, thank you, kindly... Orange and Blue base pads are available from Glock. The orange is for training mags, the blue for Simmunitions mags. They're also available at Topglock.com. Fairly cheap, too, as I recall. Edited November 29, 2005 by jkrispies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay1 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Ebay has them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmitchl Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I removed the basepads and used a steel stamp set to mark mine. If you want the numbers to be very evident, fill the stamp impression with paint and wipe it away from the surface so it stays in the impression. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Hmmm...I picked up a steel stamping set that was on sale at Harbour Freight one day. I was wondering what I bought it for. (The paint marker works great though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the duck of death Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 A vibrating electric pencil works well. I initial and number all my mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I really didn't want to make permanent marks on my magazines, so I just used a brother p-touch label maker. I put my name and mag # on the label and stuck it on the bottom plate, where the Glock emblem is. I've been using them for several years with no labels coming off. Good luck, Itchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Hmmm...I picked up a steel stamping set that was on sale at Harbour Freight one day. I was wondering what I bought it for. I hate it when that happens.. which it does a lot. I CNC mill mag numbers, but that's a bit of overkill, especially on Glock mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireglock Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Hmmm...I picked up a steel stamping set that was on sale at Harbour Freight one day. I was wondering what I bought it for. I hate it when that happens.. which it does a lot. I CNC mill mag numbers, but that's a bit of overkill, especially on Glock mags. Wow, now that's dedication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Hmmm...I picked up a steel stamping set that was on sale at Harbour Freight one day. I was wondering what I bought it for. I hate it when that happens.. which it does a lot. I CNC mill mag numbers, but that's a bit of overkill, especially on Glock mags. Wow, now that's dedication. Naah, easy if you've got the mill and G-code already set up.. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...ndpost&p=316235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mamma Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I wanna number my G17 mags. I don't want to tape anything to the mags nor do I really want to carve into the plastic. Are there any markers out there that are visible on the black plastic of the mags? Any other ideas? The best thing is to go to an art supply store and get a silver colored Sharpie fine point marker. I think they just changed the official name of the color to "metallic" from "silver" or vice versa. The paint pens leave something that will wear off easily. Joe Mamma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Religious Shooter Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 I couldn't find the paint pens at my local office superstore. They had the Sharpie Metallic in silver so I got a pack of those instead. I haven't campaigned the mags yet but the Mettalic ink looks like it will last for awhile. The only problem I have with the ink is that it initially seems kind of runny or wet. It's like applying liquid paper. But it is all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideload Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 A member at the local club I shoot at has started painting his Glock frame. Some kind of Krylon spray paint is supposed to work really well (assuming you allow it to cure for about a week after application). Saw it last month when it was tan. I hear that it's now bright yellow for the bumble bee look. Seems that for your application, it's a trip to your local hardware store and pick a unique color(s) of your choice and quickly have some very personalized base pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Religious Shooter Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 I used the metallic pen to mark up the right inside of the (stock)magwell a la Flex$. It's definitely better than an all black magwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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