Developments by both law enforcement organisations and the military and their supplier based industries led to the modification of the Weaver “cross slot” telescopic sight base to a standardised dimension, which took place at the US Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, USA. This became the Picatinny M1913 Rail and was adopted worldwide. The M1913 rail system lead to the development of lithium battery powered miniaturised lighting systems that could be directly attached to all types of firearms.

The removal of the factory base pad from a Glock magazine is not an easy task. Anyone familiar with Glock magazines knows they are not easy to disassemble and clean. Without the use of proper tools to take it apart you can easily damage the magazine during this process. Dirt and grime will eventually work their way you’re your magazine tubes and these will need to be cleaned to guarantee 100 percent functional reliability.