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Advice please: Glock recoil spring life span?
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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzdraw" data-source="post: 2090115" data-attributes="member: 385"><p>I've made a few 10,000's springs for handguns in the past. The answer to replacing any handgun spring is "it depends". It depends on the quality of the original spring, how it was used (il.e. ammo to which it was subjected), as well as if has been worked beyond its design limits (even once). </p><p></p><p>We are talking about recoil springs here only. Most other springs in a handgun will last the life of the gun in general service. In the case of a Glock, I'd add the trigger spring to the "needs replacement" list. The other springs, like the magazine catch spring, do fail, but usually only in heavily used pistols.</p><p></p><p>It is cheap insurance to replace one a little early. It is too late when, in the case of a Glock, you've battered the heck out of the frame, due to a worn out spring.</p><p></p><p>If you notice that the spring seems a tad weak, replace it. It's a good idea to keep a new spring around as a reference specimen to determine what "new" feels like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzzdraw, post: 2090115, member: 385"] I've made a few 10,000's springs for handguns in the past. The answer to replacing any handgun spring is "it depends". It depends on the quality of the original spring, how it was used (il.e. ammo to which it was subjected), as well as if has been worked beyond its design limits (even once). We are talking about recoil springs here only. Most other springs in a handgun will last the life of the gun in general service. In the case of a Glock, I'd add the trigger spring to the "needs replacement" list. The other springs, like the magazine catch spring, do fail, but usually only in heavily used pistols. It is cheap insurance to replace one a little early. It is too late when, in the case of a Glock, you've battered the heck out of the frame, due to a worn out spring. If you notice that the spring seems a tad weak, replace it. It's a good idea to keep a new spring around as a reference specimen to determine what "new" feels like. [/QUOTE]
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