Gary Johnson Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 The extractor on my G-22 gave it up a few weeks ago. Yesterday the slide lock stop lever snapped. Now I'm wondering if I should start carrying spare parts in the range bag. What do y'all keep 'on-hand'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I usually just carry a spare gun. It's the easiest if you have the money since you can get it setup exactly the same and test it out to make sure it is reliable. A spare refurburbished G22 is going for about $400 at gunshows around here. When I'm only carrying one gun, my parts bag is comprehensive: complete upper parts kit complete lower parts kit complete magazine spare Heinie front sight Glock tool front sight wrench You can get complete upper and lower parts kits from Glockmeister for about $150 total (no barrel, frame or slide). Be sure to try out all the parts in your gun to make sure they work. Just because they are stock parts doesn't mean they will function in your gun. The bare minimum I would carry (assuming steel sights) is: trigger housing with ejector trigger spring slide lock spring Glock tool complete magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 At the very least: trigger spring extractor striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 spare pins and trigger spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Sometimes an extra Glock (for road trip matches). You can change guns or just canibal-ize the spare one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I agree with Cy. The easiest thing to do is bring a spare Glock. The parts all stay together in one neat package. If you don't have a spare gun, then I would carry a: -locking block pin (they tend to break) -trigger spring -striker assembly (striker, striker spring, cups, etc...) -slide catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 What gets chewed up in mine are spring cups. I tend to get brass shavings in the channel - which grinds up the cups and also embeds into the cups - leading to the very occasional light primer strike. Now I just ditch them when ever they look old. The slide stop is a definite must-have spare. You should have at least one duplicate (preferrably more) of every pin if for no other reason than simply losing one during a cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Johnson Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 I like the idea of carrying a backup. I'll have to save up for that. In the mean time, I need to get some parts on order. Thanx gents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 no other reason than simply losing one during a cleaning. cleaning? ok, now somebodys just bragging about how much spare time they have cleaning a glock....i have heard it all now i thought when they get dirty, just buy a new one. probably still be cheaper than owning a S_I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Glock Racing Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I carry pretty much everything. The most important stuff to have is extractor pin set springs guiderod front sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moneypenny Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 i usually carry a smaller gun (ie 19 or 22) for ccw when i'm shooting a glock, that way all i have to do is swap a part if needed or just grab the other gun. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmios Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Locking block pin Extractor Trigger spring Striker assembly (complete) Slide catch Recoil assembly Glock tool Always in my bag, just incase. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Of course Glocks never break! No, seriously, what would you recommend that I keep in my shooting bag "just in case." Specifically, I'm thinking about the more common breakages (e.g. recoil spring assembly, trigger spring.) Any thoughts? Thanks! BTW, I have a G-19. Grunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azone41 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 For a Glock I would keep one extractor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Never had anything other than the tip of a striker break off. That said, I keep the following in my bag: striker striker spring spring cups trigger spring trigger bar ejector housing striker safety / spring recoil spring / rod mag release stock barrel Unless there is a catastropic failure, you can rebuild / repair anything in under 5 min with these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAShooter Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Extra pins.... I've had the locking block pin break on a G22 and a G35. The guns still ran fine. Found the break when cleaning. A set of extra pins is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bunny Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 With as many cracked and broken locking blocks have seen in Glocks, have just been bringing a spare 17, use mostly for the odd GSSF Match shoot every once in a while. Buy most small internal springs in ten packs from Wolff only for the $ break and sell off 1/2 and make sure to start Spring season with all new springs, saving any that look "good" as emergency" spares so marked. {except recoil, safety plunger & 4 Lb. striker} Someone always seems to need a spring and no one has it, etc. Never know they may have what you need some time when you don't have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Ditto the spare Glock, much more cost effective just to have a spare one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryucasta Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 The only thing that I have seen go bad in a Glock from normal usage has been the trigger spring. THese are the parts that I carry with me trigger spring striker spring striker cups striker safety / spring recoil spring / rod Fiber Optic inserts for Sights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 (edited) I carried spare trigger springs [only thing that's broken for me] plus an entire striker assembly ready to go - usually with the stock or stock-minus-1-coil striker spring. That way if I had any issues with the RP striker spring setting off primers I could just swap them in the safe area. Maybe a spare extractor spring & plastic thing for the end in case it goes flying into the grass. If you really want a complete "just in case" kit it would have an extractor and locking block, also if you use the stock [plastic] recoil assy I'd have one of those. The ultimate would be a spare gun. Used cop-models are like $295 if you don't need anything fancy. Edited February 12, 2006 by eric nielsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob D Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 What do you experienced Glock shooters keep in your range bag for spare parts? I haven't been worrying about it since my gun was pretty much new when I bought it, but I'm putting a lot of rounds through it with practice and matches. What do you guys keep in your bags, and about how many rounds should I expect to put through it before something breaks. So far it's run flawlessly with the exception of a few problems I caused by screwing with it. It's just my only pistol at this point so I don't want to have leave a match that I had to drive an hour or two to get to just because something broke and I don't have a spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) I'm not a Glock shooter.... But I just bring a whole 'nother gun. Fiddling with springs and pins in a grassy safe area is a sure way to lose parts. I take that back. I will bring along a packet or two of fiber optic rods, some fingernail clippers, and a cigarette lighter. That seems about the only thing that has ever broken on me since I started toting a "back up" gun along with me to matches. Edited December 13, 2008 by Chills1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasOPM Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Return spring and rod, frame pins, connector, 2 full spring kits (stock and competition), striker assembly, extractor, striker cups, factory plunger, sights, low profile slide release, mag release, sight tool, Glock tool and lube. That sounds like a lot, but I have a huge stock of factory parts that have been upgraded. Even buying new, that is a $75 investment or less. I have a small lure case (for fishing lures) that fits nicely in the bottom of my range bag. I've saved my butt a couple of times and I find a use for something every few matches- usually helping out a fellow shooter. I change springs every 5000 rounds or so. As far as hard parts- they can go for 10's of 1000's of rounds without failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Pins Springs Connectors Trigger bar Trigger mechanism housing Locking block Recoil spring assembly Striker Slide release lever Haven't had to replace anything at a major...yet. Still, good to have this stuff around and not need it. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 You can get every part of a Glock into a Dillon parts box 'cept the frame slide and bbl, and they're all available at OEM Express for considerable less than 2 C notes. That, plus the aftermarket parts like springs and FO inserts cover it. I do take a spare Glock to big away matches. So far, I haven't used either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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