Posted: 1/4/2014 8:59:43 AM EDT
| Just wondering if you guys have a set schedule for changing out parts per round count,i.e firing pin/ springs etc. |
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When they break....I will change a recoil spring assembly after 4-5,000 rounds I have a tendency to change magazine springs more often if the mags have been preloaded for a LONG time... Magazine springs "wear out" from compression/release cycles. In other words... being frequently used. A magazine spring being loaded then stored for a long period of time does not degrade(wear out) the spring. |
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Magazine springs "wear out" from compression/release cycles. In other words... being frequently used. A magazine spring being loaded then stored for a long period of time does not degrade(wear out) the spring. Quoted:
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When they break....I will change a recoil spring assembly after 4-5,000 rounds I have a tendency to change magazine springs more often if the mags have been preloaded for a LONG time... Magazine springs "wear out" from compression/release cycles. In other words... being frequently used. A magazine spring being loaded then stored for a long period of time does not degrade(wear out) the spring. This is correct...I should have clarified that I bring my "preloaded" mags that I carry and alternate and use them doing range sessions...that is why I will change those |
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Per Glock, 3rd Gen and earlier guns, the ones with the single recoil spring assemblies, recoil springs should be changed out at 3000 rds. For Gen4 and guns with dual recoil spring assemblies (earlier G26 and G27s too) need swapped out at 5000 rds.
For the newer guns with MIM parts, I'd strongly consider keeping a firing pin or two and an extractor or two. The instructor at the last armorer's class I took in April admitted, in a roundabout way, that MIM firing pins will occasionally snap off the small blade protrusion that strikes the primer, so I'd keep a couple, just in case. I have also read that on occasion the MIM extractors will start getting ragged and wearing excessively on the extractor claw after a few hundred rounds and need replaced, so a couple extra extractors might be good, too. Other than that, just buy ammo and mags and go to town! Bub75 |
| I contacted glock a couple years ago about a maintenance schedule & they suggested replacing all springs at 5K on defensive weapons. The reason I was concerned as I have had a few trigger springs & slide lock spring break. Trigger springs on my weapons tended to break at 9-10k before I switched to a maintenance program. Two extractors & slide have also broken on a gen 2 Glk19. I know some will say they have glocks with 50-60k without any maintenance but thats not my experience. Some springs are less prone to breakage but your only talking a few more dollars to replace them all. The rest of the parts are replaced when they break or excessive wear is present upon inspection. |
| I don't keep track of how many rounds each of my guns has fired, so I replace recoil springs when they start to feel weak and other parts when they break/wear out. No reason to replace anything sooner than that. Of course I also have multiple guns, so I'm not stuck without a gun if something breaks. I might be more prone to keep to a schedule and do some preventative stuff if I only had one self defense handgun. |