Day: June 26, 2026

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RWB Glock 17 Mags Are Too Tight Of A Fit For Fusion Firearms XPs

I bought a few extra Glock 17 magazines for my Fusion Firearms XPs. They arrived today.

I’ve a handful of KCI magazines (not the sets that came with my XPs). While they fit, I don’t like them, as the springs are really weak. They’re weak straight out of the packaging.

Well, I’ll give it to the KCI mags – at least they actually fit into the gun. The RWB Glock mags do not fit. I can get them maybe halfway inserted before they bind.

To be fair, I think Fusion Firearms built their XP guns around the KCI mags, as this is a common problem – the mag well is rather tight.

They fit now, though, because I took sandpaper to them. They fit, but they look like ass, even after using smaller grit sandpaper to lessen the coarseness of the scoring. They won’t drop out of the gun – I have to pull them out (they pull out with a very small amount of effort). Over time, they’ll wear-in.

This weekend, I’ll try to visit some local gun shops in an effort to obtain a few more mags. I don’t have time to order a different brand, as today is 6/26 and the new laws take affect on 7/1.

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Ahead of the Upcoming VA Assault Weapons Ban, I Think I’ve Everything I Immediately Need

I mainly focused on obtaining magazines. I now have an adequate (barely) number of magazines for my 2011s and AR15.

I don’t have many for the Kuna, but I plan to buy a Nexus lower for it, so that I can use my CZ Scorpion mags (I’ve a ton of those).

I don’t need anything else. I’d have preferred to have had the time to buy a few more PCCs, but VA has run out of time for that. PCCs, AKs, and ARs will have to wait until we move out of VA (that’ll occur within the next 2-3 years).

Most VA folks are also focusing on SBRs and suppressors, but none of the upcoming new laws have anything to do with NFA items. I have no real need for SBRs or suppressors, and I’m not wanting to even jump through the hoops of obtaining either one of those parts.

As many firearms-associated companies appear to be telling Virginians that they’re no longer going to ship merchandise to VA, I’m not even sure how that will affect obtaining wear items such as firing pins, magazine internals, and recoil springs. I’ve many guns, so I’m not going to be stocking up on spare gun parts for all of them. I’ll just have to find companies that are willing to sell/ship to VA citizens.

For those of you that live in VA, please consider donating to the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and the Gun Onwers of America (GOA). Those three organizations have been doing good work for Virginia citizens and it takes money to help them help us.