Marking Magazines

[ipse dixit]

That is some nice work right there. I am impressed.

How durable is it? Does the nail polish help to keep the label from peeling up?

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[uhlan1]

This actually works really well.

Just make sure you don't use your wife's expensive stuff.

Or just buy your own if you are manly enough.

Meh, I bought my own. don't care what a store clerk thinks. Easier to do than buying condoms when I was a kid. Got funny looks from the wife though when she spotted it on my bench.

[uhlan1]

I don't cut/etch or scratch up any of my magazines. Running several dozen GLOCKs since 1987 I try to keep my magazines fresh and clean. Lately as I rebuild one of my prebans, I have been using an orange floorplate. That tells me the mag also has a wolff +10% new spring and the mag runs 100%.

My eyes need help and to this end I also color fill (with liquid paper; white-out) the Caliber and usually the round number. Mixing .45 and 10MM mags is easy if you don't have the mags color filled. JMO of course.

Magazines are an asset and should be maintained and upgraded with fresh springs, followers and floorplates over the years.

I also bundle some of my mags in mag pouches. For instance I have five 10MM mags in Tan mag carriers and five .45 auto mags in black carriers.

These are easily transported in my trunk along-side my Get Home Bag and are quick to grab and go if need be.

My 1992 Glock 21 is still a favorite.



For my eyes I need to identify the mag; I color fill the mag like this



These pouches from Glockstore.com really help transporting 5 mags at a time. Tan is for 10MM. The Orange floorplate indicates the mag has a +10 percent wolff spring and has a proven track record of running 100%. (these large caliber GLOCKS need powerful springs to lift up heavy ammo like .45 and 10MM. That's why I recommend +10 springs when rebuilding)



Black is for .45 Auto. To feed my GEN4 Glock 21 with green laser.

Impressive collection

[586L-Frame]

Yes, the clear acrylic nail polish creates a hard candy shell that prevents the soft label from snags an tears and keeps the corners and edges down. When applying, iron out the label as smooth as possible then prop item so label surface is horizontal. Using the brush in the cap, apply polish over entire label slightly overlapping the edge. Let stand to dry and voila. Been using this technique almost as long as brother has been making the p-touch.

Ditto!!!
What Killer Bee just said.
And if you wish down the road...you can easily remove by peeling off with no damage to your magazine base.
586L-Frame

[NoHeavyHitter]

My wife's white finger nail polish.

+1 finger nail polish is easy to remove when your test is done.

[bgoldber]

This is great! Thank you all for the wonderful ideas and suggestions.