Phila PD Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Hello All! First time poster and would like to ask a question, I read back about a dozen pages and did not see any information if someone offers Plunger Springs in different compression weights. I don't wish to cut stock springs but would like to see what options are out there. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I've never seen reduced power plunger springs. Mine is just trimmed down a ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerjg Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 i didnt trim the spring on mine. i just purchased a safety plunger made of Titanium. TITANIUM SAFETY PLUNGER for GLOCK® Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Wolff makes the reduced power plunger springs that are sold with the titanium plungers. I think they are $2 each available directly from wolff at: http://www.gunsprings.com/ You can cut 3 or 4 coils off of these reduced powered striker springs to get an even lighter spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnfst Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 The plunger springs out of a first generation glock are lighter. How light I don't know. If you look at one the gauge of the wire is thinner and by doing giving it the old calibrated finger compression test it feels much lighter. Glock went to a heavier spring for safety reasons. The plunger would not hold back the striker in an impact. They also recut the striker though to help with the problem.... I've tried all of them in my glock... I still like the later model oem spring just trimmed up a little.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr17 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 In my opinion you sholdn't mix a stock plunger with a lighter spring. If you want to improve your Glock's trigger job you can replace the stock plunger with a titanium one and replace the stock striker with a titanium one. I tested a G26 with these two replacement and the quality of the trigger job was greatly improved. Massimo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phila PD Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 I buffed the stock plunger and the contact point on my trigger bar and noticed that it smoothed out a bit, I think I"LL try the reduced Wolf spring and fire a thousand rounds or so to see what difference it makes and if its reliable. As a side note, how many coils did you gentlemen clip from stock springs and what was the result? Thank's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 The titanium plunger does nothing to the trigger pull except lighten your wallet. The light weight steel striker seems to last a lot longer than the titanium one. The original Glock plunger spring had a .010" wire diameter. You can purchase a spring assortment from Brownells that was several 12" lengths of .010" wire diameter spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I buffed the stock plunger and the contact point on my trigger bar and noticed that it smoothed out a bit, I think I"LL try the reduced Wolf spring and fire a thousand rounds or so to see what difference it makes and if its reliable. As a side note, how many coils did you gentlemen clip from stock springs and what was the result? Thank's <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You can clip 3 coils for sure, maybe 4. According to Charlie Vanek you can drop 1/2 lb off of your trigger pull by changing the plunger spring. You can also bevel and polish the plunger as long as you do not remove any height from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the duck of death Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 *QUOTE* The titanium plunger does nothing to the trigger pull except lighten your wallet. DITTO, polish the finger on the trigger bar and the plunger. Also cut 3 coils off the spring. Glocks are easy/cheap($18.00) to get down to 2 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKyle1 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Ok a abit off topic but since titanium plungers were mentioned... maybe I won't get struck down too hard by the stick of the mods! If you did lighten your wallet with a titanium plunger does that need or can it even be polished like the OEM part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 No, titanium is soft compared to tool steel. If you wear/polish through the titanium nitride coating toss the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kline Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Instead of ordering a plunger spring, couldnt you just cut a coil or two off the factory one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kline Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hey Alma, Does Charlie use the factory plunger spring and clip coils or does he replace it with an aftermarket part? If he uses the factory part, he clips 3-4 coils off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 He makes his own springs. The Wolff spring with some coils cut comes close but it still isn't as light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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