Whats up guys,

 

So I recently got my Glock19, and have it secured in a biometric safe in my bedroom closet. I keep it there for easy access for my wife and I in case, you know, zombies knock our doors down.

 

I have 6 magazines for the gun, and wanted to paint one of them red/glowinthedark and keep Critical Defense hollowpoint ammo in it for home defense, so that it would be easy to grab IF necessary. Just wondering if you think they may be any adverse effects of doing so? I just want the magazine easily identifiable since I have a bunch of magazines in there.

 

Thanks for any and all help...

 

P.S. Does a product like this exist, like a glow in the dark glock magazine?

Whats up guys,

 

So I recently got my Glock19, and have it secured in a biometric safe in my bedroom closet. I keep it there for easy access for my wife and I in case, you know, zombies knock our doors down.

 

I have 6 magazines for the gun, and wanted to paint one of them red/glowinthedark and keep Critical Defense hollowpoint ammo in it for home defense, so that it would be easy to grab IF necessary. Just wondering if you think they may be any adverse effects of doing so? I just want the magazine easily identifiable since I have a bunch of magazines in there.

 

Thanks for any and all help...

 

P.S. Does a product like this exist, like a glow in the dark glock magazine?

 

Why not keep the mag in the gun? You don't necessarily have to keep one in the chamber, but the mag can be loaded.

 

There is glow in the dark paint but I don't believe there is any perpetual glow in the dark thing other than something like a Tritium sight. Ever been in a haunted house and see paintings and such that really light up when hit with a black light/UV light? Paint the base of the mag with the same stuff, get a UV flashlight and you won't miss it. I wouldn't paint any part of the mag that goes into the gun. The paint will come off anywhere it rubs and could possibly affect performance and while that is extremely unlikely, in an HD gun you don't want any factors that could cause a problem.

They have bright blue and bright orange magazine baseplates available, I just forget where.

I would think you might be better off with a butt plate change, they have them in different colors, but if you keep the gun in the safe I would think you would have it loaded with you HD ammo already and not need to identify the mag. However if you really want to paint it are you looking at painting the whole thing or just the butt plate?

 

Harry

 

 

I can't help you with the glow in the dark stuff, but I paint just the baseplates on the mags I use in training so I can tell which ones are mine. It works OK, but the paint eventually wears off after a few years of hard use.

 

I would be hesitant to paint the mag bodies as it may cause issues with the mags no longer dropping free.

 

Glock also sells orange baseplates, which may be another solution for you.

This is why I love this place. Didn't know you can buy different baseplates. Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated. Now going to try and locate the baseplates.

http://www.rockyourglock.com/parts/MagParts.htm

 

^ Colored mag base plates, if that helps any.

Ordered the OEM Glock ones, one in orange and one in blue, $3 a pop. Thanks fellas!

Why not keep the mag in the gun?

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That way there's no fumbling to load the mag and charge the gun if the need arises. Grab, rack, and go.

But he was asking for a specific reason, and got his answer. It's as though someone asked for advice about a shotgun for turkey hunting and the forum responds with "buy an ak instead". There was a specific question with a specific answer that met his needs.

 

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That way there's no fumbling to load the mag and charge the gun if the need arises. Grab, rack, and go.

 

Fixed that for ya, he said he keeps it in a BIO Safe.

 

Harry

Whats up guys,

 

So I recently got my Glock19, and have it secured in a biometric safe in my bedroom closet. I keep it there for easy access for my wife and I in case, you know, zombies knock our doors down.

 

I have 6 magazines for the gun, and wanted to paint one of them red/glowinthedark and keep Critical Defense hollowpoint ammo in it for home defense, so that it would be easy to grab IF necessary. Just wondering if you think they may be any adverse effects of doing so? I just want the magazine easily identifiable since I have a bunch of magazines in there.

 

Thanks for any and all help...

 

P.S. Does a product like this exist, like a glow in the dark glock magazine?

 

 

I apologize for my lack of patience but I've quit smoking and am still grouchy!

 

This is such NOOB BS! You are in a Bio-box. Load the damned thing, put one in the chamber, and remember that if you don't want it to fire, don't pull the trigger. PERIOD!!

 

This kind of BS "I wanna be so safe" $HIT is just one step from being an "ANTI". Such paranoia!

 

Get traning and arm yourself properly or sell the pistol and program 911 into your yuppie I-Phone and maybe someone will come and save you in about 25 minutes.

 

Thank You for listening. My therapy session has concluded.

I apologize for my lack of patience but I've quit smoking and am still grouchy!

 

This is such NOOB BS! You are in a Bio-box. Load the damned thing, put one in the chamber, and remember that if you don't want it to fire, don't pull the trigger. PERIOD!!

 

This kind of BS "I wanna be so safe" $HIT is just one step from being an "ANTI". Such paranoia!

 

Get traning and arm yourself properly or sell the pistol and program 911 into your yuppie I-Phone and maybe someone will come and save you in about 25 minutes.

 

Thank You for listening. My therapy session has concluded.

First of all, Frank, congratulations on quitting smoking. I'm sure only you will notice the increase in grouchiness.

 

People are interesting. Even "gun people" sometimes surprise me.

 

I put the photo of Lynn's XD in the drawer in my Flickr stream. It's in a couple of product photography groups, and a couple of general gun groups. I got this comment on the image:

"Gun is in condition 1, an accident waiting to happen."

 

I'll just ignore it.

 

First of all, Frank, congratulations on quitting smoking. I'm sure only you will notice the increase in grouchiness.

 

People are interesting. Even "gun people" sometimes surprise me.

 

I put the photo of Lynn's XD in the drawer in my Flickr stream. It's in a couple of product photography groups, and a couple of general gun groups. I got this comment on the image:

"Gun is in condition 1, an accident waiting to happen."

 

I'll just ignore it.

 

Or how about this one Ken? "The gun will scare them away.." I don't want to scare anyone. I want to protect my family and myself. Scare them? If necessary, I want to (to say it politely) neutralize them.

I apologize for my lack of patience but I've quit smoking and am still grouchy!

 

This is such NOOB BS! You are in a Bio-box. Load the damned thing, put one in the chamber, and remember that if you don't want it to fire, don't pull the trigger. PERIOD!!

 

This kind of BS "I wanna be so safe" $HIT is just one step from being an "ANTI". Such paranoia!

 

Get traning and arm yourself properly or sell the pistol and program 911 into your yuppie I-Phone and maybe someone will come and save you in about 25 minutes.

 

Thank You for listening. My therapy session has concluded.

 

Relax there buddy. I was in the IDF, so I have no problem with guns. If you read my question correctly instead of just spouting off BS, I said I wanted a different color magazine for HOME DEFENSE rounds, so I know which ones to NOT grab, when either going to the range, or loading for home defense. I wasn't questioning the fact that I should keep the gun loaded or unloaded. The safe is bolted above my head, so ease of spotting a correct magazine will greatly help. Now, put down the steroids and protein shake, and take a breath.

"The gun will scare them away." Yeah, that's a good one.

 

It's gonna jump out of the drawer and make a scarey face at the burglar/rapist/junkie/psychopath that still keeps coming into my bedroom after I've already announced that I'm armed, have called the cops, and set off the alarm in my car.

 

It isn't an "accident waiting to happen". It's a "deliberate capable of happening".

I apologize for my lack of patience but I've quit smoking and am still grouchy!

 

This is such NOOB BS! You are in a Bio-box. Load the damned thing, put one in the chamber, and remember that if you don't want it to fire, don't pull the trigger. PERIOD!!

 

This kind of BS "I wanna be so safe" $HIT is just one step from being an "ANTI". Such paranoia!

 

Get traning and arm yourself properly or sell the pistol and program 911 into your yuppie I-Phone and maybe someone will come and save you in about 25 minutes.

 

Thank You for listening. My therapy session has concluded.

 

Calm down, Frank!

Have some gummy bears

 

Tried the e-cigs?

I apologize for my lack of patience but I've quit smoking and am still grouchy!

 

program 911 into your yuppie I-Phone

 

 

Congratulations on quiting smoking, it's tough to do and keep with it, I can also put up with the reast of your comments and agree but I have to draw the line at the iPhone comment.

 

Harry

It's all good. I smoke too, so I figured he didn't mean any harm. Honestly, the best mounting place for my safe was in our bedroom closet near the bed, but it's about a foot over my head (maybe less) and it's deep. I can grab the gun instantly, just want the hollow points to be easily identifiable, thats all.

Relax there buddy. I was in the IDF, so I have no problem with guns. If you read my question correctly instead of just spouting off BS, I said I wanted a different color magazine for HOME DEFENSE rounds, so I know which ones to NOT grab, when either going to the range, or loading for home defense. I wasn't questioning the fact that I should keep the gun loaded or unloaded. The safe is bolted above my head, so ease of spotting a correct magazine will greatly help. Now, put down the steroids and protein shake, and take a breath.

 

 

Gotcha!!! IDF is a good thing. I like those guys and women.

 

Now that I have your attention. G19 Love it! 15 rds of Hornady Critical Defense should do you well, If you need a spare mag keep that in there too. Get rid of the spare mags, they shouldn't be clutting up the box. Just so you know those colored base plates you bought have a special meaning in the GLOCK world. Not that it means anything to you but orange means training mags, blue means Simunition.

 

BTW are you the PT supervisor I met at the rehab center? I he was IDF.

I gotta question the whole IDF thing. I mean really, would a IDF person need to be asking these questions?

 

Frank is spot on with the colored baseplates.

 

If it is such a concern, why not use colored crayons and color in the glock symbol?

I gotta question the whole IDF thing. I mean really, would a IDF person need to be asking these questions?

 

Frank is spot on with the colored baseplates.

 

If it is such a concern, why not use colored crayons and color in the glock symbol?

 

Yo Bryan - I'll take folks at their word 'cause it doesn't matter to me and if they are FOS it'll come back to bite them in the A$$.

 

As far as base plates. You'd laugh like hell. I have a thing for segregating mags, at a match we have mags w/ labels, initials and sparkly nail polish on the base plates.

Do you segregate for any reason?

 

Like match mags, home defense mags, old mags, new mags?

 

I have a lot of mags and generally have mags that I use for HD and everything else. I do however have 10 rounders that I use for range use.

 

Oh and I wasn't trying to troll or anything. I thought is was like a cook asking which pots to use for pasta. I guess I should try to be mnore trusting. That will be my July 4th resolution.

Do you segregate for any reason? Three GLOCK 34's, 24 mags some I bought used some w/ parts replaced. But basicly I'm just anal. On the G19's they are defese guns so there are defense mags that stay clean and practice mags

 

Like match mags, home defense mags, old mags, new mags?

 

I have a lot of mags and generally have mags that I use for HD and everything else. I do however have 10 rounders that I use for range use.

 

Oh and I wasn't trying to troll or anything. I thought is was like a cook asking which pots to use for pasta. I guess I should try to be mnore trusting. That will be my July 4th resolution.Trust but verify!

I apologize for my lack of patience but I've quit smoking and am still grouchy!

 

This is such NOOB BS! You are in a Bio-box. Load the damned thing, put one in the chamber, and remember that if you don't want it to fire, don't pull the trigger. PERIOD!!

 

This kind of BS "I wanna be so safe" $HIT is just one step from being an "ANTI". Such paranoia!

 

Get traning and arm yourself properly or sell the pistol and program 911 into your yuppie I-Phone and maybe someone will come and save you in about 25 minutes.

 

Thank You for listening. My therapy session has concluded.

 

 

Wow!

Forget the glow in the dark crap. You want the perps to see where you are? Spray paint the magazine base plate any color you want. I color code them for different calibers. If you want there are many base plate stypes available here --> http://shop.ebay.com...ock+base+plates. The aluminum ones are $20, the colored replacement polymer are $3 or less. Small ones fit 9mm, .40, .357; Large ones fit 10mm and .45

Krylon Fusion for Plastic

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You could probably paint a pile of baseplates with a single can. If you want to be fancy, you can spray over some clear acrylic for looks and protection after the initial coats are dry.

Krylon Fusion for Plastic

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You could probably paint a pile of baseplates with a single can. If you want to be fancy, you can spray over some clear acrylic for looks and protection after the initial coats are dry.

 

 

Dan- Thanks for the info on the paint and I'm sure it works fine.

 

Dan & Rifleman - Why are we painting these mags again? Because we have the wrong mags laying around? Help me out here guys. I guess I'm just old and senile. But as I remember it we used firearms loaded with our defense ammo for defense.

I support you colorizing your gun and accessories in any fun way you like.. but as others pointed out.. wouldn't good gun habits trump spray painted base plates? I mean...

 

gun in safe - then it has HD ammo in it..

gun out of safe to go to range? clear gun leave HD mag in safe with HD ammo...

go to range shoot..

come home load gun back up with same HD mag that is sitting right there in the safe (where you keep your gun)...

 

if it gets really tricky and you can not tell what mag is which.. you can take a quick look at the actual round in the mag.. HD ammo will normally look pretty different from bulk range ammo..

 

also how long you plan to let that HD ammo sit before cycling it out? how may rounds of HD ammo you plan to put through that thing before assuming it is good to go? would you not additionally shoot HD ammo once in a while to train with the ammo you plan to use to defend your life? would you not also want to cycle all of your mags often to make sure you experience no FTF... I like to shoot ALL of my mags ALL of the time.. with ALL of my ammo.. so I know what works.. and what will not work.. just not a fan of picking an ammo today.. and shoving it in a safe for the next hundred years hoping it will shoot and cycle when I need it..

 

also for the record.. might want to invest in a different safe.. not sure what brand you went with.. but a lot of those "biometric safes" have issues on top of issues..

Dan- Thanks for the info on the paint and I'm sure it works fine.

 

Dan & Rifleman - Why are we painting these mags again? Because we have the wrong mags laying around? Help me out here guys. I guess I'm just old and senile. But as I remember it we used firearms loaded with our defense ammo for defense.

 

 

krylon fusion works VERY well!