rcc96 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 How light are you guys going shooting the 24 in limited? Currently running a 14.. Anybody running 12 and below and still maintain reliability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 13# with 200 grain bullets at 174PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 13 ISMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 12# Wolff but in an Open gun, 10# would not reliably keep the slide locked on firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Are you saying "would not" as in "I assume that's the case" or "I tried it and that was the case"? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Duane, I tried it and that was the case, at least in my gun. It was after the 2nd range session when I was picking up brass that I noticed some of the primers had an elongated firing pin mark. Later after I cleaned the gun (rare for me)it failed the recoil spring safety test more than it passed. When first reassembled it would pass but after 1/2 hour of dry fire practice (lousy TV schedule), it failed more than it passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS101 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I just had my 1st recoil spring die on me this weekend... Running a 14# wolff. I've been shooting 180gr at 181 PF. I have about 2800 rounds through it with this spring. During the match this weekend I had malfunctions on 3 stages where it would not fully go into battery. I'd drop the mag, and then the slide would close fully. In the "haze" of the match, I though a dirty chamber was to blame (Glocks don't need to be cleaned, do they?? ) When I did the safety check after I got home, gun would not return to battery. Waiting on my new spring now. I have learned my lesson about not having a back-up on hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcc96 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) Dry fire and safety test seem to be working fine with a 11 lbs wolf...hope to live fire "true test" test in a couple of days. Edited November 10, 2011 by rcc96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I just had my 1st recoil spring die on me this weekend... Running a 14# wolff. I've been shooting 180gr at 181 PF. I have about 2800 rounds through it with this spring. During the match this weekend I had malfunctions on 3 stages where it would not fully go into battery. I'd drop the mag, and then the slide would close fully. In the "haze" of the match, I though a dirty chamber was to blame (Glocks don't need to be cleaned, do they?? ) When I did the safety check after I got home, gun would not return to battery. Waiting on my new spring now. I have learned my lesson about not having a back-up on hand! Probably not what you want to hear but in my 1911's I changed Wolff springs every 2000 rounds or I too would start getting jams. In a Glock I think IMSI springs run better but my 24C has an extended guide rod made for Wolff springs so the is what I am running until they barf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The late George Nonte had what I've always felt was an excellent rule on when to replace your recoil spring. Have a brand new spring set aside for use - and when I say "new" I mean it's never even been in the gun. Every time you clean the piece, compare the length of the new spring to the old. When the old spring's become so compressed it's three coils shorter than the brand-new spring, toss the old one and replace with the new. Therefore you don't have to worry about counting rounds between spring changes. And some gun/spring combos get worn out a lot faster than others. Simply comparing the length of old to new will stop you from continuing to run a worn-out spring, even though it's been so compressed the gun is battering itself on every shot, until you reach the magic number. It also stops you from throwing away a spring that might still be perfectly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindcrime Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I am a fan of a 15lb ISMI for the 24. It has been completely reliable and gives a long life with major loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I am a fan of a 15lb ISMI for the 24. It has been completely reliable and gives a long life with major loads. +1, I am a big fan of the the 15 lbs recoil spring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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