Glock Question

[DeanGlock30]

Can soneone till me the advantage/disadvantage of installing a stainless cock spring on my Glocks.

I saw a Glock forsale that has this installed on it and was wondering if this would be a good upgrade.

Thanks

[NapaCountyShooter]

[BeavisandButthead]Cock Spring Heh heh[BeavisandButthead/]
Glocks work fine with the plastic recoil spring assembly. Spend the money on mags or ammo.

[DeanGlock30]

Good enough!!

Thanks for the info.

[SouperMan]

If you are referring to the recoil spring, I kept it stock. Some like it because they like a cleaner look and cleans easily, but the recoil spring is inside and not visible. Depending on how you feel, you can change the tension spring to alter the "return to battery" after the cycling and recoil rod to adjust the weighted feel of the gun. There are different tensions for different powder loads.

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[HPGunner]

I replaced mine when it was due with an uncaptured Wolff spring just because it was available along with the steel guide rod. It's easy to swap to a extra strength spring when shooting +P ammo. I also trust Wolff springs.

[MyGlock17]

that spring is only like $30...not sure if it makes a difference in performance or reliablity though since i have a stock recoil spring that works fine...

[rtk]

+1 that Glocks work fine with the original plastic guide rod. However if your interested in controlling muzzle flip, a tungsten or stainless guide rod can be used. I am using a tungsten guide rod with factory weight recoil spring on my G23 and it makes follow up easier when doing double and triple taps.

[jdewolf]

Can soneone till me the advantage/disadvantage of installing a stainless cock spring on my Glocks.

I saw a Glock forsale that has this installed on it and was wondering if this would be a good upgrade.

Thanks

It's personal preference. It adds a bit of weight up front which is nice depending on what type of shooting you're doing. Also you have the ability to swap in different weight springs if that floats your boat. I shot a G34 [long slide] with a steel guide rod [not sure what weight spring] and having that little bit of added weight up front was nice. A little slower to get the muzzle around to multiple targets, but followup shots were easier with that little bit of extra weight up front.

I'm kind of on board with if it ain't broke, don't fix it. However I wouldn't see it was a deterrent in buying a pistol.

[NewbieDave]

Just my 2 cent... I've seen two broken guide-rod, both during a 3 day handgun course... but we were abusing the pistol pretty hard. One broke at the front, another broke at the rear. The front was didnt do much to stop the pistol from running... just caused issue with reassembly. The rear breakage caused the Glock to jam up. Not the actual rear break from what I witnessed... but its similar.



Anyway, enough for me to switch over to steel rod just for a peace of mind. It's a cheap part, but cause lots of headache when broken. BUT, keep in mind that Glock recommends against it due to peening damage caused by steel-polymer transfer. BUT... I've been running a G17 with steel rod for IDPA with well over 5000 rounds on it, no use or peening. Like anything, inspect your gun after a range trip and make sure there's no extra wear... then you are GTG.
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[chim-chim7]

Why mess with perfection. Save money for ammo and training. You can buy a couple plastic guide rods that will last for years. I think the, it's for muzzle flip is more mental then physical. A small change in powder load will make a bigger change in muzzle flip than any guide rod can do.

[HighLander51]

BUT... I've been running a G17 with steel rod for IDPA with well over 5000 rounds on it, no use or peening.
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IDPA requires the recoil guide rod to be the same material as factory, if you put a steel one in a G17, it will take you out of SSP and put you in ESP division.


Bu you don't need an aftermarket recoil spring assembly anyway. Both of my G17's have over 75,000 rounds on each of them, and have only replaced the assy once in 5 years. Most problems occur with the factory assy because they are improperly installed.