9mmalpha Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I recently experience cycling problem with my G-34, my PF is 135+, havent change my recoil spring since I got my 34, I had spent at least 12,000 rounds in it, Do you think that is the cause of my Failure to feed. it only happen recently. any thoughts will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 shooter Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Depending on the feeding problem, that may be it, but it is cheap to replace. I have put several thousand rounds through one and it still runs fine, but any part will wear out. What type of feeding problems were you having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 You're supposed to change it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calishootr Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 you change springs???? I have an early G17(made in 86) that still has the original recoil spring in it??? go figure??? I would maybe lean twards an ammo issue??? change anything recently??? OAL??? or any other components without running them thru a guage of some sort or even re-chronograph the load perhaps??? very rarely have i had a gun w a spring issue, it was usually somthing else going wrong, hell, i still have some original beretta 92 springs in some really old 2011 mags that still run like the dickens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrankyCrash Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I've had my Glock 17 for 6 years now and have yet to replace the recoil spring. I was shooting 3 - 4 matches every month for 5 years without any problems. It still has the original OEM recoil spring after 30K rounds and it still rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac4wordplay Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I ignored my recoil spring for a long time, then when I was doing the too-rare detail cleaning I found that the locking block had cracked. Completely. Two pieces, not just a hairline crack - (and likely had been for many hundreds of rounds). It's not too surprising considering that when I checked the recoil spring it was pretty tired and clearly past due for replacement. The gun had performed fine (reliably and accurately) with a shot recoil spring, but had battered the locking block enough to crack it, and then continued to perform adequately. I pay a bit more attention now. The recoil spring test is enough to do, and springs are cheap enough... or just hit a GSSF match every season... Best, ac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9mmalpha Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 I found the answer from many experienced glock boys in a major match last week, they all considering changing it at least every 5000 rounds, the part is 8 dollars worth, its wiser to have it replace than risking messing up your match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishin6061 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 How about the G32 in .357sig? I shoot mine in idpa with full house loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combat tupperware Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 What I have been told by certified (or is it certifiable) Glock people is that Glock Recommends that you replace the recoil spring around every 5000 rounds, unless you are shooting a .40/.357, in which the say every 3000 rounds. I have put well over 10,000 rounds through both my 9 and .40 and they are still on the original springs. I carry a couple of spares in my range bag just in case I start to have problems but like most of the people here my Glocks do not seem to have a problem with the "old" springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I found the answer from many experienced glock boys in a major match last week, they all considering changing it at least every 5000 rounds, the part is 8 dollars worth, its wiser to have it replace than risking messing up your match. can I have your used springs after 5k rounds? I could sell them as barely used, Seriously you can shoot thousands of rounds before changing them out. I believe the ISMI springs can have something like 40k compressions, before you loose a little. Also what lb recoil spring are you using, if you are using lighter than 13lbs, you will probably have to change them more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodriguez Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I have always been told to change the recoil spring every 5000 rounds. So far no chang and pushing 10,000 100% reliable (so far) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9mmalpha Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 its the factory recoil spring, I would still use the old one for practice and save the new one for the match... Im cheap thats why I shoot glock. thanks for your feed, I will do that when I finally decided to use lighter spring once I get a plastic guide rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA Friday Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Get a SS non-captured rod... As for swapping factory rods and springs back and forth... Just go shoot the piss out of it and stop worrying about this. If you want to, change it out for a new one every year. Seriously, Some of you are putting WAY too much thought into this issue. Every 5000 rounds? I would have had to of changed the OEM every month the first two years I started shooting USPSA at that round count. Instead, I put a 13lb spring in there (sometimes with 3 coils cut off) and shot the gun all year. Swapped all the springs out in the 'the spring', and did it all over again the next year. It's a Glock and an ISMI spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 When I roll it on the table and it looks like an old bent bicycle rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Wow, I hadn't heard Glock recommends changing them at 3K for .40/357. My duty guns (all .40 Glocks) only go back for preventative maintenance every three years (obviously more than 3K rounds) and that doesn't seem to cause any problems. Obviously, it's a cheap part and it won't hurt anything to change it early, but I'd expect them to go a lot longer than 3-5K before running into problems. If I was running a Glock for USPSA I'd probably change it once a year and call it good. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Amish 1 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I shot a Glock for a few years and put a few 10,000 rds through it. Not one hiccup. As long as the ejection pattern does not change because the spring's turned to jello, why bother? On some other guns you can wear the spring out, at that time the brass usually flies farther than ever before, noticably. Never seen that in a Glock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbo76 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 How about the aftermarket springs? Do they wear out quicker than the stock spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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