Posted: 6/18/2014 8:16:47 PM EDT
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My friend and I both have Gen4 G23s with all the newest parts that the Gen4s come with. While racking his slide it feels a bit more gritty and tighter than mine. We switched our recoil springs to see if it was the gun or the spring and we are pretty certain that it is the spring. Has anyone heard of this issue? It has not induced any failures, but handing both Glocks to my fiancé, she was not about to rack the slide effectively. With my gun and spring she was able to work the slide. She has a gen4 19 and is able to easily rack that one.
Would Glock send him a new spring even though he has the newest one? Could there be an at home fix to this? |
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Would Glock send him a new spring even though he has the newest one? Could there be an at home fix to this? Call glock and ask, never hurts to ask and the worst they can say is no. Plenty of places sell OEM and aftermarket guide rods/springs so finding a replacement won't be difficult. |
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You might try locking the slide back and seeing if the guide rod has dirt or grime on it. I'm curious to see if Glock will ship you a new one or tell you to try to clean it. I have told him to call, but he has not made an effort. I might take his gun issue in my own hands because I want to know as well. I am gonna see if he will call today and I will relay their solution. |
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I know from an industrial application I have that batches of springs actually come in an acceptable range of "weight". Your friend's may have been on the upper end of whatever is acceptable. It would have likely and quickly taken a proper set after a little use.
Did Glock ask for return of the original spring for evaluation? If not, I doubt they really consider it a problem. |
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I know from an industrial application I have that batches of springs actually come in an acceptable range of "weight". Your friend's may have been on the upper end of whatever is acceptable. It would have likely and quickly taken a proper set after a little use. Did Glock ask for return of the original spring for evaluation? If not, I doubt they really consider it a problem. This gun has had over 1200 rounds through it, I do not think it takes that many rounds break in a spring. My G23 Gen4 and my fathers both were tight out of the box, but now are a tad lighter and much much smoother than my friends. Glock probably is sending it to us because this is not the first issue with springs. It isn't a major issue other than the gun would not lock back a few times each range session and one handed malfunctions were much harder to clear because the retention it had when trying to rack it one handed off of a belt. Glock did not ask for the current spring, which makes you think they would want to see it if there was an issue orrrr they have seen others with the same issue. |