ayy comrades, this is my first gun so sorry for the possibly obvious question. i ordered this gun online.
so when the magazine is all the way in the gun, it sticks out of the bottom still. i cocked the gun back and looked and it's hitting that little release to lock it in place when i insert it so to me it looks like its fitting properly. why does it hang out so much tho? is this the wrong magazine for this gun? the photo above is the one from the site when i bought it. i thought it looked like that just to show it came with a mag.
worst case scenario a magazine for one of these is cheap but i just wanna know if im just doing something wrong here
An 8 round magazine should sit flush, is yours a 9 or 10 round magazine?
another dumb question, how do i tell without currently having ammo?
Some times they will have numbers on the side next to little holes, so you can tell how many rounds you have left easily.
i believe mine has 9 unless these aren't also to see how many bullets
Based on some image searches, I think that's likely a 10-round single stack mag. 9 holes usually equates to 10 rounds.
oh nice thank you, so it sticking out of the gun like that isn't a problem?
Probably not a problem, might be good to have an OEM one on hand. Maybe there are situations where the smaller 8 round mag is what you need.
When you have time to take it to the range you can test both and make sure they work reliably.
So long as the magazines held in place by the magazine release catch it should be fine.
Some manufacturers make extended magazines that take things to comical lengths. Here's a Glock with a 33 round magazine.
I doubt it would be much of an issue, but I'm not too knowledgeable. You should be able to find one that fills the gap properly, or one of lesser capacity that doesn't stick out.