Anyone know how many rounds it takes to break your recoil spring off the guide rod?

[bulletpaluza]

Mine broke last night there is zero lip left for the spring to catch on. I shoot this 17L in competition I take training classes with it I train at home with it. It's always the first and last pistol I shoot. I have somewhere between 8,000 and 10,000 rounds through it and have never changed anything but the barrel for my silencer. I think it's held up pretty well and it's not a break that would keep the pistol from functioning. I only noticed it when I took it apart to clean it.
Is this the normal amount of rounds you should get out of the guide rod and spring?

 

[BLIP]

10,000 rounds? I think you did pretty good

 

[Flashover16]

so much depends on varying factors.
quality of the piece, attention to quality control, power of rounds shot, length of the rod assembly.
I don't think that you can figure an average life span?
MY shorty (defender/ officers) size 1911's eat recoil spring assemblies compared to my larger/longer weapons.
10,000 rounds on a recoil spring is pretty good though.

 

[Leshaire]

8,675 rounds through my 19 and going strong.
1,000 or so suppressed
500 or so +P and +P+ rounds.

 

[Cohutta68]

I agree, I think it depends, but I hear normally around 9 to 10,000 rounds?
They're so cheap, I replace every few thousand rounds. Good to have another laying around anyway.

 

[Cohutta68]

Easy to get online, OEM parts under 10 bucks.

 

[sambo77]

I read somewhere glock recommends replacement of recoil spring and guide rod between 7500 and 10000 rounds.

 

[insulinboy]

i replace recoil springs on my 1911's for maintenance every 5k rounds, its cheap insurance, helps keep recoil in check, and protects more expensive frame parts. i'm sure I could go longer, but they are only $7.. its one of the things I keep in stock in the parts bins in my loading room along with extra fiber optic rods, a couple barrel links and pins and misc plastic parts for my progressive press that wear over time (I load and shoot a ton)

 

[bulletpaluza]

8,675 rounds through my 19 and going strong.
1,000 or so suppressed
500 or so +P and +P+ rounds.

sounds like you are about due fr one too!

 

[Leshaire]

sounds like you are about due fr one too!

Yupp!! I took it to glock not too long ago, somewhere around 7500 rounds, and they didnt mention it. They only replaced one internal spring somewhere that was "about half worn out". They said the rest checked out fine.