Magazine base pads add length and a bit of weight to magazines. Here in Canada, pistol magazine base pads are most commonly used to:
- Add required length to use a pistol magazine with a magwell
- Add a bit of extra length for loading magazines more reliably during competitions
- Replace fragile plastic basepads with metal ones
Unlike the base pads you get in the US that are often +2 or +3 capacity, most base pads in Canada are +0 because pistol mags max out at 10 of the cartridge they’re designed for.
Additionally, some people use very long base pads/extenders on short rifle mags to get them back to 30 round length so that they can use them in chest rigs.
There are also magazine base pads for 10/22 10 round mags to give you a bit more to grip onto for insertion and removal.
Where to buy magazine basepads in Canada
- JF Gunworks has a pretty decent variety of inexpensive base pads for Glocks, CZs, Sig P320s, FN509, and Caniks.
- DoubleTap Sports has a variety of brands for competition shooting
- BlackBox Customs has a good selection of Glock base pads