bishop414 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Playing around in CO with G19 Gen 4. Looking for advice on guide rods and recoil springs. Stock spring pack needs to go, what all do you recommend? Do I need slightly higher spring rate since optic is on the slide compared to irons gun? Shooting 124 gr over 4.6 WSF at 127 PF. Will kick that up a little for chrono matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick779 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) Typically people go lower spring rates than factory, especially on mouse fart loads. Edit im an idiot. I had it stuck in my head that 130 was min. Edited May 28, 2019 by nick779 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helios Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, nick779 said: Thats always nice. Openly admitting you cheat PF in level 1 matches. Typically people go lower spring rates than factory, especially on mouse fart loads. 127 > 125 so he’s not cheating PF. As to the original question, my 19 gen 4 with a 13# recoil spring and factory striker spring doesn’t reliably lock up, needing either a 15# recoil spring and/or lighter striker spring. ISMI guide rod and 13#/15# springs, Wolff 4.5# striker spring, Zev gen 3 to gen 4 adapter for the guide rod are all good to go IME. If the slide has been milled for the optic it’s likely the same weight or maybe even lighter with the optic than it was from the factory because the optic pocket often removes more than the weight of the optic. I’m not sure if that holds true with MOS guns though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop414 Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Thanks, that's what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Go lighter. Take your OE assembly apart and clip a coil and reassemble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 And yeah a 127 PF is legal! WTFlip? Closer to the minimum than I would want just due to slight changes from heat/area variances but the OP is not cheating by any means. Also OP you actually may find you like it to be around a 130-132pf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amerflyer48 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 49 minutes ago, dskinsler83 said: Go lighter. Take your OE assembly apart and clip a coil and reassemble Will have to look into this, thought it was all swaged/riveted together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) Should be able to take it apart I believe nevermind. I dunno why I said that. Its the aftermarket ones that can be unscrewed Edited May 28, 2019 by dskinsler83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 You put it in a vise by the base and push down on the large out spring. Clip the top coil and cut it enough to get it out and line the new end under the top retaining cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limitless13 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Howdy, I'm running the Glockstore tungsten guide rod setup which comes with the factory springs, plus the Zev 4# striker spring. I've had no issues at all, but I'm also shooting Federal Syntech, which is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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