Want to upgrade your Glock with a flared magwell? Here we look at the Flarewell Glock magwell flaring device.
Glocks don’t have much flair … and a whole lot of them don’t have any. Despite being functionally perfect, it took quite a while for there to be any flair, and there still isn’t much. What really caught my attention recently was the comment “Gen 5 Glocks have a magwell flare, not much of one, but there are 24 million Gen 1 through Gen 4 Glocks that have none at all.”
The Glock magwell flaring device, the Flarewell, does exactly that. It flares out the magwell opening of your Glock pistol (9mm and 40 frames only) for a faster reload. I know some of you are thinking, “My Glock mags are tapered at the top. That makes reloads fast.”
Yes, but would you turn down faster?
I thought not.
The process is simple and straightforward. Once you have your Glock apart, and the tools arrayed, heat the bottom edge of your Glock frame. Insert the tool and let it latch onto the magazine catch. Then, use the thumbwheel to move the swaging edge into the magazine well opening until you reach the desired amount of flare. The instructions cover it all.
The amount of flare you need isn’t great, so take it easy. I can see some heavy-handed users over-flaring because, well, that’s what some people do. Once the polymer cools off it retains the new flared shape, and you are good to go.
Bringing The Heat
As for the heating part, there’s two ways of doing this. One is to use a heat gun, evenly playing it over and around the edge of the magwell opening until it gets hot enough to be moved. The other is to use a hot oil bath. Dip the bottom of the frame into the oil (correct temp, please), and leave it there for a few seconds. Then, pull it out, insert the tool, lock and adjust.
One question some might have is if it’s permitted in competition. For that you’ll have to consult the rule book of the particular competition you plan to engage in. I can see some allowing it and others not. And most competitions won’t even notice it—although other competitors might once you start beating them.
The early adopters and clever among the readership might even get a bit of practice in on their own Glocks, and then set up at the gun club some monthly meeting day or match day, offering to flare Glock magwells for a nominal sum. It won’t take too long to recoup your investment in this clever and useful tool.
The investment? It’s $109 for the tool, and shipping is free in the continental United States.
Full disclosure: I’ve known the inventor since we were head-to-head competitors in IPSC in the early days. I don’t have any involvement in this enterprise, but I kinda wish I had—it’s one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” forehead-slapping ideas. Way to go, Paul.
Now, getting one requires that you be fully conversant in the new digital commerce era. If you have to have it (and I can see a bunch of Glock owners who really do; I have mine), then contact GR9 online. Orders go to [email protected]. You’ll need to have a Venmo account, but once you fork over the digital dollars, your Flarewell tool will be on its way within 24 hours.
Flare on, Glocksters.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2025 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine.
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