glock recoil assemblies

[ginman]

Glock factory recoil spring assemblies, what is the average lifespan per caliber, including sub-compact assemblies. Also how reliable is the plastic guide rod, any issues with breaking? Between some of my friends and I, we own the 30, 21sf, 23, 22, 27, and 19. We all love Glocks so far but are still new to them. This topic has been a recent debate and I would like to hear what others know.

[RollingCode3]

The plastic recoil spring assemblies work perfect fine; only a few bucks. I replace mine every 4000 rounds.

[FieldsofFire]

Plastic ones work fine as RollingCode said. I like to replace mine every 2,500 rounds or so. They will last longer but replacing it keeps the gun feeling fresh. And they are so cheap, why not?

[shortround1]

I have a bent plastic rod/spring in my g19, it's worked flawlessly for thousands of rounds so far.

[bohoki]

i've never replaced mine and mu 17 and 21 are well over 6k each

its not like i have a counter on them though

[NiteQwill]

A couple thousand rounds. Stock Glock recoil springs.

[Mac Attack]

Over 20k+ in my G30 with factory captive recoil system and still ticking.

[SarcoBlaster]

With an empty gun, point it at the ceiling, pull the slide all the way back, and slowly let it go forward. If it fully returns to battery, you're good to go. If it doesn't, replace the recoil spring assembly.

[Turbinator]

With an empty gun, point it at the ceiling, pull the slide all the way back, and slowly let it go forward. If it fully returns to battery, you're good to go. If it doesn't, replace the recoil spring assembly.

+1

And no problems with the plastic one breaking that I've seen, with 15 years Glock experience and counting.

Turby

[prc77]

the only reason I replaced mine was I went to a 14 lb uncaptured spring and to add a little more weight.

[ginman]

a lot of good info thank you for the input