Posted: 7/27/2009 10:57:14 AM EDT
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I require answers to the following questions. How many people actually do this? Why? On polymer mags like Glock, what is the best method of marking? Thank you for your time.  CM |
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To help ID a specific mag in case of feeding malfunctions.
On glock magazines I lightly engrave a number into the baseplate with a dremel rotary tool. Mags that I use for competition also get my name engraved on the baseplate. There's a lot of dropping mags on the ground and sometimes you don't always get them all picked up. This way there's a chance at getting it returned before the match is over. |
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I mark my mags, as do most of the folks I shoot with. My PMAG's get marked with a Sharpie and it'd probably work well for Glock mags as well. I mark them so that 1) I come home with all of the magazines I took with me, and 2) I can identify a magazine that may be causing stoppages. |
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I use a tape labeller and mark my magazines by load type. My 53 gr. .223 load looks identical to my 77 gr. .223 load and both run well in specific rifles but not in the others. It's important that I don't get them mixed up. CJ pics? I don't see how that's possible. 
OP, I use a metalized marker on my mags. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I use a tape labeller and mark my magazines by load type. My 53 gr. .223 load looks identical to my 77 gr. .223 load and both run well in specific rifles but not in the others. It's important that I don't get them mixed up. CJ pics? I don't see how that's possible. OP, I use a metalized marker on my mags. The Sierra Match King 53 gr. flat base hollowpoint, part number 1400, has the same nose profile as the 77 gr. Match King. The difference is all in the back section of the bullet. The ogive is identical. You can't see any difference between them by looking at the loaded round. In an interesting coincidence, if you're using Hodgdon H322 powder, which is what I use, the range of charge weights that is recommended in the Hodgdon manual for the 53 gr. bullet happens to overlap with the range of charge weights recommended for the 77 gr. bullets. This means that I use the SAME powder type and charge weight for both loads. It's very nice because it means I don't have to readjust ANYTHING in my press system to switch from loading 53s to 77s. CJ |
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I'm pretty sure the white-out I used isn't going to cut it.  I have some ammo cans that I marked with White-Out several years ago. I use them as tool boxes and they spend a fair amount of time in the bed of my truck exposed to the weather, the markings are still there. White-out = tougher than you think. |
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Quoted: I mark my comp mags to track malfs and hopefully get them back if I lose track of one somewhere. http://home.earthlink.net/~ken_mays/svi-2.jpg how do you get them to look that good? |
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I mark my comp mags to track malfs and hopefully get them back if I lose track of one somewhere. http://home.earthlink.net/~ken_mays/svi-2.jpg how do you get them to look that good? I used a set of vinyl adhesive letters from an office supply store as stencils. Masked off the rest of the mag, and sprayed with Norrel's moly resin. |
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To help ID a specific mag in case of feeding malfunctions. yep... I just use paint markers, different colors for different colors of magazines. Whatever shows up best. http://www.pukindogspaintball.com/xtra/magnumbers.jpg Why don't you mark them on the bottom or higher on the mags so that when they are in the gun it doesn't look so tacky. |
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Silver Sharpie works great on mags...I marked all mine so the Mrs. can tall what gun they are for at a glance...may come in handy at some point. Bryan This would be the way to go if you were to do said markings I have a few different colors of paint pens: green, white, red. Since I keep my pistol mags in a big drawer, I use one color for each caliber, say green is 9mm, white is .45. I write the gun model and mag number on the baseplate, like "CZ75 - 3." That way I know what gun and caliber the mag is for at a glance, to keep me from having to root around in the drawer too much. |
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Mags with polymer baseplates (Kahr MK9/Kel-Tec P3AT/S&W M&P) - I engrave the number on with a Dremel tool (I also engrave on the stainless MK9 mag bodies) AR-15 mags - I spray paint the numbers on with a stencil Ruger 10/22 & Mk III mags - I just use a Sharpie AR-15 mags get my initials and a number; that way I can keep mine separate if I am at a class, etc. |
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Quoted: To help ID a specific mag in case of feeding malfunctions. On glock magazines I lightly engrave a number into the baseplate with a dremel rotary tool. Mags that I use for competition also get my name engraved on the baseplate. There's a lot of dropping mags on the ground and sometimes you don't always get them all picked up. This way there's a chance at getting it returned before the match is over. This and I do it too |