Hey, everyone.

 

I own a .45 and a 12 gauge for home defense if it ever comes to that, so I decided I wanted a 9mm for various reasons, including higher capacity and cheap range time. I tried the Glock 19, but it only allowed three of my fingers on the grip (including trigger finger) and my pinky was somewhere between the magazine and mid-air.

 

I finally settled on the Glock 17 Gen 4.

 

After purchasing the G17, I realized that it came with three 10 round mags and not the 15 rounders for a reason. They don't fit. Somewhat distraught, I thought of perhaps exchanging it for something that wasn't a Glock. I've decided to stick with it, however.

 

My question is...

 

Can the mag-well be modified in any way to accept a 15 round Glock 19 magazine? For example, flare it on the inside? Or a combination of flaring the inside and removing as much as possible from the magazine's floor plate?

 

I'd play around with it, but unfortunately, I don't have it yet. I bought it on Glock day at NJ Firearms Guild for $570 after tax and fees and nonsense without a permit handy. I figured the price was finally enough of a motivator to go out and buy the thing already.

 

I also found this: http://picturearchiv...4a38ec0dd04.jpg

 

Not sure if it would fit on the Gen 4 or work the way I want it to.

 

All of that said, if my idea isn't feasible, I can live with the 10 round magazines. It's not like I'm carrying it around and it'll give me an "excuse" to buy another gun in the future.

I may be totally out of line here but I sounds to me that you tried a Glock 26 and bought a Glock19.

No sir. My pinky and ring finger hang off the bottom of the Glock 26. This world was not made for my hands.

No sir. My pinky and ring finger hang off the bottom of the Glock 26. This world was not made for my hands.

....remind me not to mess with you....

The G17 grip can be cut down to accept G19 mags but then you have a G19 grip. This isn't cheap.

 

The solution to your issue is to get a FFL to mod G17 mags to 15 rd capacity. This is a common NJ mod and you can most likely find one of the sponsors of this site to do it.

PK90 sells 17 round g17 mags modified to accept 15 rounds.

 

The solution to your issue is to get a FFL to mod G17 mags to 15 rd capacity. This is a common NJ mod and you can most likely find one of the sponsors of this site to do it.

 

PK90 sells 17 round g17 mags modified to accept 15 rounds.

 

Awesome, thanks a lot. I saw an old post about Arms-n-Ammo having modified magazines (PK90 may have been mentioned in that post), but I went out to Heritage Firearms in Easton yesterday and they told me they're only sold with Glocks that Arms-n-Ammo sells. They did have an A-n-A 15-round AR mag that I picked up, though.

 

Anyway, I'll message PK90 about the mags so I don't have to cry while simultaneously cutting pieces out of my new gun.

Ah, after visiting PK90's profile, I see that he IS Arms-n-Ammo. Even better.

Hey, everyone.

 

I own a .45 and a 12 gauge for home defense if it ever comes to that, so I decided I wanted a 9mm for various reasons, including higher capacity and cheap range time. I tried the Glock 19, but it only allowed three of my fingers on the grip (including trigger finger) and my pinky was somewhere between the magazine and mid-air.

 

I finally settled on the Glock 17 Gen 4.

 

After purchasing the G17, I realized that it came with three 10 round mags and not the 15 rounders for a reason. They don't fit. Somewhat distraught, I thought of perhaps exchanging it for something that wasn't a Glock. I've decided to stick with it, however.

 

My question is...

 

Can the mag-well be modified in any way to accept a 15 round Glock 19 magazine? For example, flare it on the inside? Or a combination of flaring the inside and removing as much as possible from the magazine's floor plate?

 

I'd play around with it, but unfortunately, I don't have it yet. I bought it on Glock day at NJ Firearms Guild for $570 after tax and fees and nonsense without a permit handy. I figured the price was finally enough of a motivator to go out and buy the thing already.

 

I also found this: http://picturearchiv...4a38ec0dd04.jpg

 

Not sure if it would fit on the Gen 4 or work the way I want it to.

 

All of that said, if my idea isn't feasible, I can live with the 10 round magazines. It's not like I'm carrying it around and it'll give me an "excuse" to buy another gun in the future.

 

unfortunately for you Glock never made a 15 round magazine for the G-17 factory mags were 17 rounds..which is where the name came from in the first place.

 

 

unfortunately for you Glock never made a 15 round magazine for the G-17 factory mags were 17 rounds..which is where the name came from in the first place.

 

Glock 17 was named such because it was the 17th Patent that Glock Ges.m.b.H filed for. That the capacity is also 17 for that model is just a coincidence.

Glock has a magazine block for the G-17 mags that limit them to 15 rounds. They used to be free to glock owners in NJ,all you had to do was ask. I got the ones that I have from Lawman Supply a couple years ago. Easy enough to install and they were the approved way of making a G-17 NJ legal.

Glock has a magazine block for the G-17 mags that limit them to 15 rounds. They used to be free to glock owners in NJ,all you had to do was ask. I got the ones that I have from Lawman Supply a couple years ago. Easy enough to install and they were the approved way of making a G-17 NJ legal.

 

But they probably are NOT approved anymore as it is not 'permanent'

Not to point out the obvious, but if your hand is too big for a G19 grip, if you cut down a G17 grip to the same size as the G19, you'll have the same problem you started with... Better to order the modified magazines from Paul (PK90), or, you know, move.

unfortunately for you Glock never made a 15 round magazine for the G-17 factory mags were 17 rounds..which is where the name came from in the first place.

 

It was Gastons 17th patent.

It was Gastons 17th patent.

 

Psssst..... Look up four posts

Not to point out the obvious, but if your hand is too big for a G19 grip, if you cut down a G17 grip to the same size as the G19, you'll have the same problem you started with... Better to order the modified magazines from Paul (PK90), or, you know, move.

 

Can't move. I like this crappy state for some reason. I never said I'd cut down the grip. That would be ridiculous and I'd end up with a butchered G19 with a longer barrel. I was wondering about removing material from the inside of the magazine-well, not the bottom.

 

That said, I PM'd PK90 and he's got the goods. Just need to give him some cash. Probably when I actually get the G17.

 

 

Side note: Woodbridge Post Office returned one of my reference's letters stating that no such address existed (town hall). Kind of ridic, seeing as how you can hit town hall with a rock if you stand outside the post office. Lost a good week in the permit process, there...

Can't move. I like this crappy state for some reason. I never said I'd cut down the grip. That would be ridiculous and I'd end up with a butchered G19 with a longer barrel. I was wondering about removing material from the inside of the magazine-well, not the bottom.

 

That said, I PM'd PK90 and he's got the goods. Just need to give him some cash. Probably when I actually get the G17.

 

Side note: Woodbridge Post Office returned one of my reference's letters stating that no such address existed (town hall). Kind of ridic, seeing as how you can hit town hall with a rock if you stand outside the post office. Lost a good week in the permit process, there...

 

FWIW, I didn't think you would chop the grip, but somebody did suggest it...

 

Paul (PK90) is awesome to deal with. He is my only FFL now; I've purchase 3 handguns from him this year, and transferred 4 stripped lowers (might do a few more for good measure) last month.