senseiturtle

I'm curious to see if there are any downsides to using extended handgun magazines, other than the fact that they stick out of the bottom and are a little clunkier, less aesthetically pleasing.

I got a 30rd magazine for my PT99 (fullsize 9mm Taurus). Everything seems to be working well so far. But I can't help but wonder, if I had to stop a home intrusion, would a jury look at this huge magazine sticking out of the bottom and think "wow, he's crazy!" ?

Certainly out of the question for carry. I've got another pistol for that purpose.

Any thoughts on why I shouldn't use this, other than for practice? I originally bought it because it was relatively cheap, sort of a novelty, sort of a rarity, and due to the fact that if a demo gets elected, I won't be able to later on.

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SIXTO

The only thing I can think of is that a lot of the mega capacity pistol mags are not reliable at all, and are made to be just what you bought it for... a novelty.

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AZ Husker

They really effect the balance of the gun, plus make concealment more difficult.

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Ram Rod

Concealment and loading them would be the main issues. 30-33 round pistol mags----"novelties"?--pretty much.

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MadDog

I see them good for range and target shooting. However they aren't so well to carry as they are harder conceal. don't't know what a jury would think, but it wouldn't help your case any. besided if you need more than a mag to stop a BG it might not be worth getting into a gun fight.

Stirling XD

I have a 20 rd mag for my Hi Power. It has worked fine over the years. But I have to agree witht he previous posters. It's a novelty. It's extremely had to conceal. And I don't want to stake my life on it.

Final Option

I don't know about the one you have but most of them will blow their floor plate and scatter rounds everywhere if dropped loaded.

MilitaryPower

My extra mag that I carry for my M&P .40 is a 20 rounder. Not a big difference to conceal compared to a regular mag.

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the most important thing is...

they are UGLY.

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senseiturtle

This isn't for concealment purposes... I have another gun entirely for that purpose.

So I'm understanding that there have been general failure issues with these?

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