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Posted by: 725

Anyone put a strip of reflective tape on the butt end of their handgun magazine? I've seen some officers with this. Only reason I could think of is to make the magazine easier to locate in the dark if you dropped it. Just curious if there is another reason(s).

Posted by: dcs2244

How about using it as an identifier for "your" magazines at the range!

Posted by: 725

Roger that

Posted by: Curious EMT

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Originally Posted by 725";p=&quot

Anyone put a strip of reflective tape on the butt end of their handgun magazine? I've seen some officers with this. Only reason I could think of is to make the magazine easier to locate in the dark if you dropped it. Just curious if there is another reason(s).

Wasnt that on cops just last night?

dont forget the strip for the maglight

Posted by: Wolfman

Rear visibility at night?

Posted by: USMCMP5811

I've seen plenty of reflective tape on mag lights, but not magazines. The best thing I've ever seen on the bottom of a magazine though(cool factor in my opinion) was a former officer from N.Attleboro(may he R.I.P) had the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor from a couple of Marine Corps Enlisted tie tacs epoxyed to them.

Posted by: MatchStick

Shamrock on my floorplate!

Posted by: SOT

Not exactly the same but I number my mags for a given gun. That way if one starts acting up at the range or in general, I can easily identify it.

All those black mags begin to look the same.

Posted by: BPDSteve

oh yea i know what you mean

Posted by: asclwn05

I do it for 2 reasons. To locate it if i drop it and im on the mountain bike unit and its just a lil more reflection for the clowns that this state lets drive.

Posted by: DOD/272

I do it on my sig mags, to locate them if dropped and to ID mine from the other guys as I take care of my SH_T...

I use a hole punch on blue 3m tape and put the dots on my mag butts.

As for cool factor: I new an old Metro guy that had mini mets badges on his Glock 17 mags.

Posted by: Curious EMT

Not to bring this back from the dead, but I saw tonight an officer in Providence who had a nice USA Flag on the floorplate of his carry-mag, and thought of this thread right away.

It wasnt a cheap sticker, it was "3d" meaning the sticker had a very thick "bubble" of soft rubber over it.

It was orientated like a "hanging flag" with the stripes going vertical. It just looked very nice IMO...

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