What do you use to mark/label handgun magazines? 

 

It hit me when packing for the range last night that my handgun magazine collection is starting to get out of hand and I need to start labeling them, both so I can quickly identify which handgun the magazine is for and also in case I have problems with a magazine so I can take it out of service until it gets fixed.

I'd prefer to mark them on the sides of the magazines instead of the bottom, but is there anything I can mark them with that won't wear off after a bunch of cycles in and out of the handgun?

Metal or plastic mags?

 

I use a paint pen on my Glock mags and reapply the numbers every now and then when they start to fade.

What do you use to mark/label handgun magazines? 

 

It hit me when packing for the range last night that my handgun magazine collection is starting to get out of hand and I need to start labeling them, both so I can quickly identify which handgun the magazine is for and also in case I have problems with a magazine so I can take it out of service until it gets fixed.

 

I'd prefer to mark them on the sides of the magazines instead of the bottom, but is there anything I can mark them with that won't wear off after a bunch of cycles in and out of the handgun?

 

 

I've used a label maker in the past and never had issues.

I use a label maker and put it on the bottom.

 

what i'm more interested in is marking them in some way to identify the ammo already loaded in them.

Metal or plastic mags?

 

I use a paint pen on my Glock mags and reapply the numbers every now and then when they start to fade.

Same here.  Mark the floor plates and rock on.  Reapply as necessary.

Paint pen works for me.

Dave

Etching tool or an awl. Never wears off.

 

 

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Pat used to use a label maker and a coat of clear nail polish.

I have a vinyl cutter that I use.  Pick you colors, etc,

Electric engraving pen, or black sharpie on SS mags (reapplied every year or two). I just give each one a number, and track failure to feeds in a notebook to see if a problem is developing

Silver Sharpie works well enough.

Silver Sharpie works well enough.

 

That's what I use.  Mark 'em on the bottom with a number...  or if I have mags of different capacity, I mark 'em as "15-1, 15-2, etc."

Silver Sharpie and/or black Sharpie Industrial marker.

 

The silver does eventually wear off a bit, but the industrial markers seem to last a damn long time, it just may be harder to see depending on the color and materials of the magazine.  If you use the silver sharpie, try to use it in places that won't be rubbed/handled, like dimples/indents or other low points of the magazine.

Laser engraving