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AR15.COM
7/3/2012 5:42:07 PM EDT
My Glock 19 has a flat base plate on the magazines.

There is no button to depress to remove the base plate

How do you open these mags to clean them

Thanks,
RJSST
7/3/2012 6:02:20 PM EDT
[#1]
Pic of mag baseplate?  Factory mags should have that "button" thingy in the base.
7/3/2012 6:29:54 PM EDT
[#2]
Not all of them.  Some of the older base plates don't have the hole.

Found a good explanation online:
Find a hard surface. Place the back corner of the floorplate against the hard surface, squeeze the sides of the magazines and push hard against the surface. The floorplate will pop forward and you can pull it off. Be sure to retain the spring so it doesn't fly away.
7/4/2012 3:31:04 AM EDT
[#3]
Yeah, some of the really old ones did not have the button (probably pre-ban). The explanation above is the best I've got.
7/6/2012 12:06:03 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
Pic of mag baseplate?  Factory mags should have that "button" thingy in the base.

MINE IS A FIRST GENERATION G19
FROM THE LATE 1980'S

7/6/2012 12:06:42 PM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
Not all of them.  Some of the older base plates don't have the hole.

Found a good explanation online:
Find a hard surface. Place the back corner of the floorplate against the hard surface, squeeze the sides of the magazines and push hard against the surface. The floorplate will pop forward and you can pull it off. Be sure to retain the spring so it doesn't fly away.


thanks for the good info
7/6/2012 12:07:25 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
Yeah, some of the really old ones did not have the button (probably pre-ban). The explanation above is the best I've got.


yep, it is an oldie by goodie