OK, I am not a Glock guy, but I heard something Glock guys might find interesting or worthy of discussion. Yesterday, I went to requal with my weapon for the LE agency I volunteer for. During the briefing the instructor, a Glock armorer I know well, said that newer Glock springs are proving to have very short life spans. Up until recently modern springs (of all quality manufactures) have been very resilient, to the point some manufactures claim no need to down load a magazine to rest springs occasionally. Glock has changed the formulation in the steel used for springs, supposedly because an ingredient in the alloy was not "green". Now Glock recommends that springs, all springs in the gun, be inspected carefully for operation between 500 to 1000 rounds. Our armorer, due to the LE mission, recommended replacing all springs in the 1000 to 1500 round range. When asked which guns had newer short life springs, he said all the Gen 4's, for sure, and maybe others installed or manufactured in the last couple years.
500 to 1000 rounds is a very short life. I have shot 500 rounds a month in my Sig more often then once. I rarely shoot less than 1000 rounds in a year. Which leads to another question. Are other manufactures going to be installing similar short life springs? Anyone know more about this?
500 to 1000 rounds is a very short life. I have shot 500 rounds a month in my Sig more often then once. I rarely shoot less than 1000 rounds in a year. Which leads to another question. Are other manufactures going to be installing similar short life springs? Anyone know more about this?