Banger19

can some one check there glock with the stock spring to see if the slide will move fully to the rear? My new g23 with the stock spring will not, but since I clipped 2 coils it does( a diffrence of 1/8") I just want to know if this is common with glocks and is suppose to be this way.

So I guess my spring is heavier now. I noticed that the slide will not travel all the way to the back with the full recoil spring, but once I clipped two coils off , it will. I done this because my gun is very easy to limp wrist and i want to reduce this problem. I also bought a couple of ISMI 15# springs. These will also retard the slide full movement by 1/8 inch. I tried these in my glock and was still able to cause a jam very easily. I clipped a couple of coils off one of the ismi's and now it will go back all the way but now if I do the recoil spring test where you hold the trigger and point the gun up and rack the slide and ease it foward, the slide will hang until i release the trigger.

If I cut a couple of coils off of my g23's stock recoil spring, will the poundage be more or less than before? I thought it would be less( thats why I did it) but some guy's are telling me it will stiffen the spring. What gives?

Thanks guys. The more I think about it the less I want to add any modifications to my carry gun. Good shooting!

With respect, I think that you are now making a mistake by changing too many things on a carry gun. Glocks are exceptionally popular with law enforcement because they are exceptionally reliable. There is literally nothing that you can do to a stock Glock to make it MORE reliable...and reliability is the main necessity of a carry gun. Even with a competition gun, you should only be changing one thing at a time, then testing it at the range. That way, if a modification that you have done is making your pistol malfunction, you can easily identify the cause. How will adding an xp trigger spring reduce reliablity? I have heard that they do break more than the standard ones but it takes at least 3-5k rounds from what I have read. If I change this spring every 2k rounds I should be okay ? I am just curious about this stuff, and will most likely not use it in a carry gun, unless I really feel the need. Do you guys think that LWD trigger stop is ok for ccw? I have heard you can epoxy the set screw in place once you get it tuned and it should not move screw/unscrew during recoil, but does it have a negative effect on trigger travel or reset? I spoke to Charlie vanek today, and he talked some sense into me about modding a carry gun. He really is a swell guy and very honest even at the cost of loosing a sale. He carries a g27 with a LWD 3.5 connector and does his special polishing and tweeking and gets his trigger down to 3# !! WOW! All stock parts except for a LWD connector! He wouldn't really tell me his secrets, but he did mention he does alot of sanding and polishing to the Plunger. He said he can do a carry job on my gun, as he does for the police in his area already.

I broke out the dremal today and did some polishing on all the contact points to a mirrior finish. I also rounded the plunger slightly like the lightining strike one, and clipped a couple coils off the fp plunger's spring. All this combined with the lone wolf 3.5 connector and overtravel stop do give me a good pull. I will probably leave it like this and just shoot it for a while. What do you guys think about adding a Glockmiester XP trigger spring to my setup? I hear it drops the pull down about 1/2# is this accurate?

I normally carry my 1911's with 3 1/2 # triggers but now I want to start carring my glock 23 more because I just trust it the most. I have added a LWD 3.5# connector and Ultimate trigger stop . I also did the .25 trigger job, but my pull is still around 4.75-5.0# . What can I do to shave off another 1 1/2 #s so I have around a 3 1/2 - 4# pull? I dont want to mess with the striker spring to keep my gun reliable with all bullets. I was thinking of using one of vaneks custom FP plungers and springs and mabe even the trigger bar too. I know I will probably get flamed for wanting to modify a carry gun. I do understand the risks involved with this and except the responsibility if I ever have to use my gun in self defense. I think that a gun with a better trigger will make me more accurate and reduce the chance of missed shots that could possibly injury bystanders. So what are some good trigger mods you would yous on your carry gun?