striker spring Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Hi new member here. great site. I did not even know about it until someone over glock talk told me about it.I plan on ordering a Dawson Ice magwell for my G34. My question is can you use the stock magazine and base pads with the magwell?. If not what is a good extension to use for my stock mags?. Or should I consider another magwell. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 The Dawson ICE is great on a Glock. Probably the best. I think you can safely use stock mags, but they may not seat as quickly or easily as if you had extensions on them. The Arredondo's are probably the easiest to disassemble / re-assemble and they reliably hold 20 + 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker spring Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Thanks alot. I will have to use the stock mags until I get some Arredondo extensions. Is the magwell pretty easy to install?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 quick question. will you be using your g34 for IPSC/USPSA use and if so which division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker spring Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 None yet. I got alot of practicing to do before I start matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 just letting you know but putting a magwell on your glock will bump you up to limited, limited 10 or open (open only in the extreme cases). Shooting in those divisions, you'll be at a slight handicap since you'll be shooting minor for limited and L10. major for open only if your ammo is at a 165 power factor or higher. also, extensions are not legal in production division. Go ahead and shoot a match. There'll be a ton of people there that will be willing to ask any questions you may have. After your first match, you'll have an idea on which division you'll want to play in. Good luck and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker spring Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Thanks yoshidaex it will take alot of time to shoot fast like some of the people on this fourm. I mostly like to play around the range speed loading. One thing for sure is when running or walking fast trying to reload a mag it is a little to hard for me to reload beacause the glock grip frame is so thin. I think a magwell will make it alot more fun shooting. When I get better and learn some more I would like to enter some matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 no worries. everyone was a beginner at one point. i started off shooting IDPA and transitioned over to USPSA. my first USPSA match was overwhelming . all the targets and no shoots and partials and hidden targets. i thought i bit off more than i could chew. but the more matches i went to, the more comfortable i got. now i find it fun and exciting. a lot more trigger time per buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glock10mmman Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I have the Dawson Ice mag well on my Glock 35. I love it. I have never used a mag well until now and I wished had years ago. g10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninemmbill Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I also have a Dawson Ice on my G35. And I have not had any compatability problems with the Arredondo basepads fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagz Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Please pardon me, I'd like to ask how it compares with the T.H.E. brass magwell. Would it fit the IPSC box? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctgun Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I have a Dawson Ice on my G31 and I love it. I have base pad extensions by Dawson, Arredondo and Taylor Freelance and personally I like the Dawson the best. I can seat a regular mag but it is a lot easier with the extention. I have the THE magwell also and although I liked it personally I don't think it even comes close to the Dawson Ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Pics on your guns would be great. I'm going back and forth between the Dawson and the SJC. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 The SJC is even BIGGER than the Dawson ..... which in my opinion is alreay big enough. It's hard to miss a reload with an ICE magwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) Unless you're overly concerned with winning, you can have a ton of fun shooting minor in Limited or L-10. About teh same time your choice of minor starts to "hold you back" you'll be wanting a G35 anyway... I think the ICE magwell is far better than the THE magwell. Fits better and is slicker to reload. The ICE will work with Dawson, Arredondo, stock or Glock +2 basepads without a problem(I haven't tried any others). You WILL have to seat stock mags with your thumb though. I put Glock +2s on on all my non-extended mags (although I guess that makes them extended ) so they are easy to reload. The Glock +2s can come in handy in USPSA as well. My wife uses 1 for a Barney mag, and has a few more for most classifiers, leaving the 19/20 round mags for the other stages. I've got 15 more with +2s and have never had a problem with any of them using stock springs. Can't say the same for any other brand. I agree that if a person can't hit the reload with an ICE, then they might want to practice a bit. Some of the others are getting so big that they qualify as "goofy" to me. Edited September 17, 2007 by JFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawG26 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Please pardon me, I'd like to ask how it compares with the T.H.E. brass magwell. Would it fit the IPSC box?Thank you. Not without substantial removal of material at the rear (goes for both the THE and the ICE). Another thing to look out for is that only the lowest sights will fit with the Arredondo +3's. Heinie rear is juussst a bit too high, Dawson adjustable is totally out of the question. Stock sights, HIviz and Truglos just make it into the box (with the +3 mags). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I've got the Dawson ICE on my G35. Here's some requested pics: The extensions I have on the mags (which are 10 rounders) are the Taylor Freelance +0 (I'm in California) which are heavy brass to help drop free. I recently had the chance to use another shooter's standard capacity mags with the Arredondo and while they took a good solid whack to seat, they functioned perfectly with the ICE. I'll admit, I went with the ICE for the "look" factor as well as it's highly regarded functionality. I didn't want a big shiny hunk of brass hanging off the end of the gun. And while the ICE is heavy and brass it's got a beautiful flat-black finish that fit with my OD frame well. Hope this helps. madmike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 The Dawson ICE is great on a Glock. Probably the best.I think you can safely use stock mags, but they may not seat as quickly or easily as if you had extensions on them. The Arredondo's are probably the easiest to disassemble / re-assemble and they reliably hold 20 + 1. +1 on the Dawson Ice and the Arredondo base pads. good combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotle Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 +1 on the Dawson Ice and the Arredondo base pads. good combination. +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker spring Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Thanks for the Info on the Dawson Ice magwell. Its nice Iam glad I went with it. Here is a pic. pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolex Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Hi new member here. great site. I did not even know about it until someone over glock talk told me about it.I plan on ordering a Dawson Ice magwell for my G34. My question is can you use the stock magazine and base pads with the magwell?. If not what is a good extension to use for my stock mags?. Or should I consider another magwell. Thanks Just got one-had to fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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