KCI Glock aftermarket magazine review & comparison

UPDATE: I discovered that KCI is no way affiliated with Kahn.

This is a follow-up review of my first video regarding KCI magazines. The other video was filmed using a crappy digital camera so I decided to redo it with an HD camcorder this time. Here I compare KCI aftermarket magazines with Glock factory magazines. KCI is a South Korean company that manufactures and exports 9mm Glock magazines (with the exception of 10-round Glock 26 magazines). They are a low-cost alternative to factory mags, and overall I give them a solid rating. However they are not without their own problems, and may require some personal modding for them to work flawlessly with your Glock.

Disclaimer: I do not claim to know everything about guns, and I'm certainly not a Certified Glock Armorer. Everything in this video is my own personal opinion. I am open to discussion, so feel free to post your own thoughts on KCI mags in the comments.

Category:

Education

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• KCI
• Glock
• Kahn
• Glock magazine
• magazines
• not a clip
• aftermarket

[mikelozinski]

they work ok for target shooting tho?

[Codename46]

@mikelozinski They're just fine for range use.

[slacker607]

just wanted to say thanks for taking the time doing this review. It gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect out of these mags.

[Codename46]

@slacker607 No problem. It's been a while since I purchased a KCI mag for further T&E. I've been contacted by a KCI industry rep who claims that these problems will be fixed in their next batches. So when I have the time, money, and my own HD camcorder I'll post another follow-up

[NIKON777]

The newer Glock mags have the metal cut out on the front as well. Thats for the new fourth gen abmi mag release. Its not a cost cutting measure by KCI.

[Codename46]

@NIKON777 Hmm that is interesting to know but I think the cut metal does not help with ambidex mag release at all. So what is the point of the metal cut out? :(

[tafino]

Nice review, ese! Keep it up

[SNIPERSTEVE420]

on my channell i have two videos demonstrating KCI 27 round mags for Glock .45ACP. I will be doing a full review of them sometime soon. the excess plastic issue is an easy fix. the onily problem i have with them is the floorplate system is cheap, but with a factory glock floorplate on it, it is 10x more solid. i have done drop tests with my KCI mag and it never came apart or broke.

[c0boy]

I also did a review of this without a side by side comparison. I had three labeled KCI from a previous purchase and have used these at the range (only) without problems. I ordered four more from CDNN Sports a couple of weeks back for $6.99 each. Again for range use only. Something else I just noticed, the ones I've had for a while don't have that metal showing in the front. Opening up the ones I just got they do. The older ones seem to be better quality too.

[danis4sally]

Glock had a small run of the mags with the cut for the Ambi pistols which they do not make anymore. A customer wanted these but the engineers demonstrated they were not needed. The metal on the KCI is a fix to this issue. Avoid factory mags that have them and have a certified Glock Armorer remove the Ambi release. Not needed. Training solves this problem.

[jeepster99]

oh yeah.... you dont have to drop your mags hollywood style. pull em out and use your pockets lol... if i were in a fire fight i might drop my mags but then again i wouldnt use kci mags on duty or while carrying any way... theres a reason they only cost 9.95 for two and a mag pouch. but fine for target or range use.

[jeepster99]

you can put g17 mags in the g17-g19-g26- and the full auto -g18. you can also use the g18 33 round mag in all 9mm glock pistols. you just cant go in reverse because of the length of the mag body

[slicksassault]

My son pushed enter, anyways Their cheaper to make!... . For playing and practice it's just perfect.

[slicksassault]

Glock mags are polymer which is a resin. As the korean mags are just plane plastic, like toys it's just cheaper to