Mec-Gar steel Glock magazine review

ByHunter Elliott

Jun 2, 2025 #Mec Gar Glock magazines

Mec-Gar steel Glock magazine review

With all the Glock perfection being thrown around, there sure are a lot of aftermarket parts out for Glock, not made of plastic. It would be hard to argue that the lifeblood of a pistol is the magazine and while plastic magazines are fine I reckon I would see a steel magazine as an upgrade.

Mec-Gar stepped up and created an eighteen-round magazine for the Glock 17 and 19. With a cost of twenty-nine dollars, finished in black with a bright green follower, it would certainly be a worthwhile upgrade or at least an addition to your Glock kit.

We tested them in a Glock 19 and 17 as well as a Barnes Precision Machine 9mm AR pistol, reviewed here, a Ruger RXM, reviewed here, and the Kel-Tec Gen 3 Sub 2000, reviewed here. There were no issues with any of the firearms we used, including those with ball and defensive ammunition, which all had reliable slide lock back.

With its stellar reputation, I would not hesitate to add Mec-Gar magazines to my resources.

By Hunter Elliott

I spent much of my youth involved with firearms and felt the call early on to the United States Marine Corps, following in my father's and his brother's footsteps. Just after high school I enlisted and felt most at home on the rifle range, where I qualified expert with several firearms and spent some time as a rifle coach to my fellow Marines. After being honorably discharged I continued teaching firearm safety, rifle and pistol marksmanship, and began teaching metallic cartridge reloading. In the late 1990s I became a life member to the National Rifle Association and worked with the Friends of the NRA. Around that time my father and I became involved with IDPA and competed together up until he passed away. I began reviewing firearms for publications in the mid 2000s and have been fortunate to make many friends in the industry. Continuing to improve my firearms skills and knowledge is a never ending journey in which we should all be committed. I am also credited as weapons master on a few independent films.

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