Problem with the mag release on my G30.. Keeps ejecting my mag while carrying!

**glockguy** · 01-02-2011, 05:17 PM

So i recently got a g30 and the mag release on it sticks quite aways out more then the one on my G27, I carry IWB and it some how once or twice a day some how during my activities gets pressed against my body some how and releases the mag... which as we all know is BAD... the other day I was at my parents house and was going to show my dad the new sites i put on and what do you know the mag was not there but sitting in my drivers seat... luckily it hasn't happened in public but i know it will...

So does the mag release stick out farther on the G30? or is there some replacement i can get??

**the4thshake** · 01-02-2011, 06:15 PM

Take it out and file it down.

**Nwcid** · 01-02-2011, 06:44 PM

One thing I liked about my 1st gen G17 mags when I carried that. Even if the mag release was hit a loaded mag would not fall free.

**candyman** · 01-02-2011, 07:13 PM

did you contact rubbermaid ?

HA HA

they make an aftermarket release that is about 1/8 in longer
might want to make sure you dont have one

**John Gault** · 01-02-2011, 09:40 PM

I'm a lefty and have had this problem more than once with mag release issues in the past. I've gone to Walther and H&K style release now. Problem solved with No regrets.

**Whitehorse** · 01-03-2011, 11:48 AM

I've found a few Glock holsters designs are prone to doing this, some are not. You may want to take a look at something like a Glock made sport/combat holster.

**toddt36** · 03-28-2011, 01:41 AM

I have a glock 30 as well have not had my mags coming loose yet but have noticed that the mag release lever is a little long. I am going to take my dremel to mine to make it more like my G23.

**chemist** · 03-29-2011, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Whitehorse

I've found a few Glock holsters designs are prone to doing this, some are not. You may want to take a look at something like a Glock made sport/combat holster.

There ya go - Sure sounds like the holster, not the mag release. Then again, it couldn't hurt to file it down a little until it matches your G27.

But I'm surprised than John Gault has had the same problem - I'm a lefty too, and in a LH Kydex/leather holster the mag button is tucked away under a hard shell and can't possibly be pressed.

**Drkside45** · 03-30-2011, 08:24 AM

Theres some nice after market mag releases for them. Sounds like a good reason to spend the $$ on one. Check theglockstore.com

**gunslinger1911** · 03-30-2011, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by the4thshake

Take it out and file it down.

seriously...file it down...or are you scared?

**Beagle** · 03-30-2011, 09:57 PM

the question i haven't seen asked is did you buy this new or used? if used somebody might have installed a extended mag release? if new most of the early guns don't stick out as far. the new ones do on most of the glocks.

**JumpWing** · 03-30-2011, 11:19 PM

I've had the same issue with my G30 (Gen 2.5) but it's been a rare event. I noticed that the problem only occured when I sat against something solid with my full weight, and it happened less and less often as the leather of my holster (Supertuck) started to break in. There's a definite depression in the leather where the mag release rests against it. The "surprise" release hasn't happened for, oh, at least a year or more.

**pioneer461** · 03-31-2011, 01:41 PM

Gunsmiths just love do-it-yourself Dremel work. Job security.

I'd consider another type of holster before I started grinding on my gun. But, that's just me.

**gunslinger1911** · 03-31-2011, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by pioneer461

Gunsmiths just love do-it-yourself Dremel work. Job security.

I'd consider another type of holster before I started grinding on my gun. But, that's just me.

yeah...if you fix it great, if you eff it up your out like $12...wait, is that the same $12 you 'd be out anyway if you just bought a new one? what to do....