12-30-2011, 08:41 AM
I Cerakoted all my mags except for one 17rd, which I Alumahyded. The Cerakote holds up the best, although the steel mag catch will slightly scrape the mag no matter what coating you use.
The 17rd mags have worked fine for me only loading to 5 rounds, but over 10 and you run into problems. They should probably all be blocked to 10 or less, whatever works. The general consensus is to stick with 5rd, 10rd, or 25rd mags, and not load the 17rd mags to capacity if you have them.
The 17rd mags have worked fine for me only loading to 5 rounds, but over 10 and you run into problems. They should probably all be blocked to 10 or less, whatever works. The general consensus is to stick with 5rd, 10rd, or 25rd mags, and not load the 17rd mags to capacity if you have them.