That picture is nothing like the MecGar dimpled metal Glock mags. I now question if MecGar has anything to do with that mag.
March 07, 2026, 09:59 PM
parabellum
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Originally posted by pedropcola: That picture is nothing like the MecGar dimpled metal Glock mags. I now question if MecGar has anything to do with that mag.
A word of advice: whatever sw4566 tells you about Glocks, you should consider it written in stone.
We're fortunate to have him here.
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Originally posted by sw4566: Magazine bodies are being made with the assistance of Mec-Gar. Spring and follower are being made by Glock.
March 07, 2026, 10:28 PM
Chowser
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Originally posted by pedropcola: That picture is nothing like the MecGar dimpled metal Glock mags. I now question if MecGar has anything to do with that mag.
The Lipseyes pic is just a place holder.
Not minority enough!
March 07, 2026, 11:03 PM
pedropcola
Well that makes more sense. That picture threw me. I didn’t figure MecGar was all of a sudden going to start making plastic mags. No disrespect to sw4566.This message has been edited. Last edited by: pedropcola,
March 08, 2026, 09:16 AM
sw4566
No change to the magazine catch is required. The new 43x/48 15 round magazines follow the form factor of the Mec-Gar magazines for the G17/19.
March 08, 2026, 09:30 AM
pedropcola
That is great news. My G19 MecGar mags work great and I suspect you guys won’t be able to stock enough of these new ones for quite awhile. These mags will be the pretty girl at the dance. Shield better have a plan B.
March 08, 2026, 11:03 AM
P220 Smudge
Sure looks like Glock is gunning for the low hanging fruit aftermarket stuff now. I think that “there’s no reason this shouldn’t be something we offer OEM” is a welcome shift in their mindset. I wonder what’s next.
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March 08, 2026, 12:09 PM
iron chef
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Originally posted by parabellum: It makes good business sense. Shooters are buying these Shield magazines and Glock sees profit going out the door.
What took so long? Glock's slimline guns have lost a ton of market share to all the other micro 9s on the market that are the same size or smaller than G43X/48 but with the same or greater capacity. Sig claims the P365 is the #1 selling gun in the US.
March 08, 2026, 12:34 PM
zdog16
Welp Guess I'll be ordering a dozen.
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March 08, 2026, 01:31 PM
Voshterkoff
Now to find a place that will ship them to Washington.
March 08, 2026, 05:57 PM
Jupiter
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Originally posted by iron chef: What took so long? Glock's slimline guns have lost a ton of market share to all the other micro 9s on the market that are the same size or smaller than G43X/48 but with the same or greater capacity. Sig claims the P365 is the #1 selling gun in the US.
Looks like it took Mec-Gar to come up with a way to keep the polymer magazine release and still use metal magazines. Presenting the design to Glock must have been too good to pass up.
I'm interested in what the base plate is going to look like. Metal magazines are a first for Glock. It would be a great time to re-visit the base plates as well.
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March 08, 2026, 06:11 PM
Black92LX
*******Paging Greg Cote********* Think we could get a Coming Soon Notify me option on the website for these new 43X mags?
Worked out great when the MecGar 17 and 19 mags were announced. I was able to get a few from the first batch received. Would like to grab a few off these.
Thanks!!
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March 08, 2026, 08:49 PM
jljones
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Originally posted by iron chef:
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Originally posted by parabellum: It makes good business sense. Shooters are buying these Shield magazines and Glock sees profit going out the door.
What took so long? Glock's slimline guns have lost a ton of market share to all the other micro 9s on the market that are the same size or smaller than G43X/48 but with the same or greater capacity. Sig claims the P365 is the #1 selling gun in the US.
Care to provide some facts as to what “a ton of market share is”?
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March 08, 2026, 09:07 PM
bubbatime
New SKUs are out for the new packages with the 15 round mags.
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March 10, 2026, 04:10 PM
ThunTiger
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Originally posted by Jupiter: My son and I both have 43x pistols. Last week, he purchased another one in FDE because he liked the color. The first thing both of us noticed was the magazine release. The spring was stronger and empty magazines would really eject with authority. It was noticeably better than our other two pistols. Could be nothing but after the news of 15 rd. magazines, it makes me wonder if Glock made some type of change.
I hope you’re right. The magazine release spring is too light for me. I’ve actuated it accidentally twice enough the mag was retained but dropped after the first shot.
March 14, 2026, 07:10 AM
sw4566
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Originally posted by ThunTiger:
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Originally posted by Jupiter: My son and I both have 43x pistols. Last week, he purchased another one in FDE because he liked the color. The first thing both of us noticed was the magazine release. The spring was stronger and empty magazines would really eject with authority. It was noticeably better than our other two pistols. Could be nothing but after the news of 15 rd. magazines, it makes me wonder if Glock made some type of change.
I hope you’re right. The magazine release spring is too light for me. I’ve actuated it accidentally twice enough the mag was retained but dropped after the first shot.
One of the things to be mindful of with the magazine catch spring is that if you remove it from pistol, for instance to replace the magazine catch with an aftermarket one, and you bend the magazine catch spring at all, the likelihood of it not working increase. The spring should be perfectly straight with no bow in it at all.
A magazine dropping out after 1-2 rounds being fired is quite common with a bent spring.
March 14, 2026, 02:24 PM
patw
I will definitely have to pick up some of those mags for my son and his 43X. Glad to see MecGar get involved making those mags.
March 14, 2026, 04:19 PM
oddball
Was going to buy a G48 for my son's birthday next month, may have to wait until the new mags ship with the 48s. He has a G43, so the 48 will be great for him, especially now with factory 15 rd mags.
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March 18, 2026, 06:23 PM
Chowser
pic leaked
Not minority enough!
March 18, 2026, 06:28 PM
pedropcola
I would buy that exact gun. Preferably not in that color but I would.
Is this where we get to stir the pot and declare the mighty G19 dead? lol. Of course it isn’t but I probably have bought my last G19. This and the 48 do everything I need in a friendlier to my hand sized package.
