Glock Baseplate removal. Is it possible?

[ratski]

These have got to be the hardest darn baseplates to remove on any mags I have.

I have been trying for the last hour to get them off of a couple of G26 mags to replace with the pierce fingertip extensions.

I just can't get them off. I've depressed the button, squeezed the side of the mag and the darn thing just won't move. I've even put a C-clamp on the sides to compress the sides.

Is there some trick that I'm missing?

Dave

 

[chefsamuel]

Push a punch into the hole in the base plate till it snaps onto the side, the depress the sides and slide the plate out.

 

[h8ns8n]

press one corner of the plate against something while depressing the spring

 

[ratski]

Push a punch into the hole in the base plate till it snaps onto the side, the depress the sides and slide the plate out.

been trying to do that all evening. Still a no go. What are you depressing the sides with? Finger pressure?

I've tried finger pressure, a C-clamp, Glock tool, knife, pliers, robogrips. Nothing. And not just one mag. Been thru 4. On two of them, it took a while to get the floorplate to snap back up.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Dave

 

[grwd]

push a long punch up the hole and then use it to lever it off.

 

[redmax51]

You have to get really rough with it,don't worry it won't break.If you were here in Tulsa I'd do it for you,it takes about 2 seconds.I use my Glock tool but a punch will work.

 

[CAR-AR-M16]

Dave,

I have a tool that is specifically designed to squeeze the sides of Glock mags so that you can get the floorplates off. You can borrow it if you like, or I can help you with them. Just pm me if you want to use it.

 

[JCW355]

Try googling Glock floorplate removal, there's a video of it. It's on my computer but I'd have to find it.

 

[JCW355]

 

[Steve]

push a long punch up the hole and then use it to lever it off.

this. it's not so much pushing the sides of it in as it is using the punch in the hole to pry it off.