Replacing Glock recoil Spring

[92se-r]

How do you remove the captive recoil spring to replace it with a Wolff aftermarket spring? Thanks.

[rkt88edmo]

I think you are best off with an aftermarket guide rod if you are going to go that route.

[Brianguy]

I got the spring/rod combo and its awesome. I'm not sure you can use the wolff spring on the stock rod.

[rkt88edmo]

Sounds like you can, but removing the end cap from the glock rod usually involves pliers and force.

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

You might be better served by purchasing an aftermarket captive guide rod and installing your spring on that. I'd rather spend another $20 than risk malfunction due to the guide rod being buggered.

[doodoostain]

I got the spring/rod combo and its awesome. I'm not sure you can use the wolff spring on the stock rod.

i'm new to guns and i just bought a glock. i get to pick it up next week, hopefully. what does this modification do? is it intended to reduce recoil? since i'd like for my wife to be comfortable shooting the gun, anything to reduce recoil, even a little would be a welcome mod. any other things that could help in this regard?

[ghost]

i'm new to guns and i just bought a glock. i get to pick it up next week, hopefully. what does this modification do? is it intended to reduce recoil? since i'd like for my wife to be comfortable shooting the gun, anything to reduce recoil, even a little would be a welcome mod. any other things that could help in this regard?

it reduces recoil since the factory guide rod is plastic.you have a choice between stainless steel or tungsten when it comes to guide rods.i personally went with a stainless steel with the factory weight spring among other upgrades.another reason for this is to add a little weight to the muzzle end of the gun.

[Brianguy]

I bought the 14lb spring/rod combo which also comes with a stock striker spring replacement. It was $34 after shipping from gunsprings.com

This vid helped me with replacing the striker spring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUNPS-syu7U

[locosway]

The tungsten rods are nice and also help with recoil, not to mention they're much stronger than the stock plastic piece.

[Voo]

I ran a tungsten extended guide rod in my G34. The recoil pulse was different but it does NOT reduce it.

The notion that since its tungsten that it's automatically stronger is a bit convoluted. Tungsten is very brittle. In the terms of guide rods, it is not the most ideal material as you'll want somthing with more flex. The stock plastic, while ugly, works completely fine.

Using the 14lbs recoil spring is going to drastically change how it feels. If you're using factory ammo the gun is going to be more "snappy". If you're trying to reduce the felt recoil, changing your spring rate and/or recoil rods is NOT going to do it. I shoot a lot of competition and I've already tried a multitude of combintions. Your best bet is to reload your own ammo to reduce the recoil. If you go this route, this is when you'll want to look into matching a load with a recoil spring. Using a lighter spring will change the snappiness but won't remove the recoil.