Dumb Glock Question

[GlockN'Roll]

Constant spring compression is actually NOT what wears them out.

Repetitive patterns of compressing and decompressing them is what wears them out.

So your buddy, in his attempts to make his mag springs last longer, is actually wearing them out faster.

By the way, your mag springs are always about 50% compressed while unloaded anyways. The only way to take the tension off your springs is to disassemble your mags when you store them. No, I'm not recommending that you do that.

It's a similar concept to how turning a lightbulb on and off frequently will burn it out faster than just leaving it on all the time.

We have many members here who leave ALL of their magazines for ALL their firearms fully loaded ALL the time. After all, what good is a pile of empty magazines.

On the other hand, magazine springs are cheap. If you're really worried about it, just buy some spare springs so you can sleep better at night.

You should probably buy some spare springs for your car's suspension too, since they're under constant compression and prone to "wear out" as a result

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/does-static-tension-wear-out-a-spring.661309/

[bountyhunter]

I've long been a supporter of people making informed decisions based on informative facts (unless it's a decision to remove our already eroded 2A rights). For the longest time my decision was and has been to choose pistols other than Glocks for home defense, CCW, and sport. The reasons are short and non-distinguishable (Top Gun parody) but nonetheless I never told people to not buy Glocks nor would ever argue that "they suck" but was able to explain my purchase decision. I'm now standing on the threshold of leaving my committed position and cheating on all of my other pistols in purchasing a Glock (let's be honest probably two or three).

But I have one question before I take the first free sample into this gateway gun. I've been a Sig owner for one of many reasons, one being that I appreciate being able to have a round in the chamber without any firing pin springs under pressure/coiled. It's just a personal preference.

My question is this: can I store a Glock as a home defense pistol where a round has been chambered for days, weeks, months, even years and not be concerned for degradation or a slight chance of a ND?

I'm aware that my Springfield Armory XD's firing pin is highly tensioned when in battery and the warning of "Do Not Store A Round In The Chamber" for my EMP has me concerned for some odd reason.

I just want to be informed before I jump feet first into this new drug called Glock.

Let the butthurt begin...

Storing a spring compressed does NOT weaken it, the flexing of the spring does.

Springfield Armory XD's firing pin is highly tensioned when in battery and the warning of "Do Not Store A Round In The Chamber" for my EMP has me concerned for some odd reason.

IMHO, that is lawyer proofing by SA not related to gun performance, rather safety for the gun getting picked up by a kid.

[Riffplayer88]

The only way that Glock will fire with a round in the chamber is if that trigger gets pulled.

Thats what i call a "safe" gun

[deadcoyote]

I've long been a supporter of people making informed decisions based on informative facts (unless it's a decision to remove our already eroded 2A rights). For the longest time my decision was and has been to choose pistols other than Glocks for home defense, CCW, and sport. The reasons are short and non-distinguishable (Top Gun parody) but nonetheless I never told people to not buy Glocks nor would ever argue that "they suck" but was able to explain my purchase decision. I'm now standing on the threshold of leaving my committed position and cheating on all of my other pistols in purchasing a Glock (let's be honest probably two or three).

But I have one question before I take the first free sample into this gateway gun. I've been a Sig owner for one of many reasons, one being that I appreciate being able to have a round in the chamber without any firing pin springs under pressure/coiled. It's just a personal preference.

My question is this: can I store a Glock as a home defense pistol where a round has been chambered for days, weeks, months, even years and not be concerned for degradation or a slight chance of a ND?

I'm aware that my Springfield Armory XD's firing pin is highly tensioned when in battery and the warning of "Do Not Store A Round In The Chamber" for my EMP has me concerned for some odd reason.

I just want to be informed before I jump feet first into this new drug called Glock.

Let the butthurt begin...

I've walked around with a loaded glock in a holster for many years and never had any issues.

[ldsnet]

Don't even worry about it. Think about how many LEO are out there (that are NOT gun people, the gun is just another tool on the belt) and the only time that weapons leaves the holster is for the bi-annual qualification shoot. I bet a majority of them sit for weeks at a time, with a round in the chamber, carried on a daily basis.

I know my personal HD weapon sits with one in the pipe for weeks on end. After 20+ years, it still goes bang every time I pull the trigger.

I replaced the recoil spring a few years ago after 5,000 lifetime rounds.