Has anyone used these? I was considering replacing my guide rod for something non-polymer, and came across these. I appreciate any feedback.
The more non OEM crap that people put in their GLOCK pistols & the less reliable they are. Your best bet is to use the OEM guide rod assy. Just my 2 cents, and I am a GLOCK Armorer.
My experience with Glocks is that the more the internals are messed with, the more problamatic they become. Most failures I have seen in classes are when studentsput after market parts or recoil springs in them. I’d ask what problem are you trying to fix by changing out the spring? Is the recoil snappy enough that it is worth undermining the reliabilty of the system?
Now to be celar, I haven’t used a Sprinco recoil reducer, but if it is as reliable as the stock springs, it’ll be the first after market spring set that I’ve experienced that doesn’t affect reliability.
Good enough for me, thanks. No, my polymer rod isnt causing any dis-concern; I have just put so many rounds through this pistol, I was thinking of what could potentially need replacement.
Thanks
What model Glock are you shooting, and about how many rounds do you have thru it?
19 - somewhere around 18,000 I suppose. I shoot about 500 rounds a mo. through it. I have a feeling your about to tell me you have one with 50,000 rounds through it or something…
At 18,000 rounds I’d suggest getting all of the springs replaced. While nothing may have broken yet, doesn’t mean that it can’t/won’t.
Case in point: A few months ago I was attending a handgun course when the slide lock spring broke on my high mileage 19.
I caught it as we cleared the weapons prior to lunch, and had we shot another course of fire the slide would have flown off. :cray:
IIRC you can send the pistol to GLOCK and they will do it for you, or you can have your department armorer (if you are LE) do it.
Another avenue is to attend a GSSF match, where they have GLOCK Armorers on site that will service your pistol on the spot.