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

[Hayata]

Wow, Glocks suck worse than Taurus!

 

[3clicks_Off]

Glocks seem to break down often.

 

[JimJohn]

Glock told me they recommend replacing factory guiderods every 3-5K rounds

 

[whiskerz]

I broke 1 on my 17 I use for matches . No idea of round count as I bought the gun used . It did not affect the function of the gun

 

[10thmountain]

Fawty.

 

[keith089]

Just take it to Glock

 

[MRH]

I like gen4's but gen 3's and earlier models have cheaper guide rod/recoil spring replacements. 4's cost twice as much as 3's. Still a cheap fix, and not something to worry about often.

10k rounds is pretty good. I have always heard to change them every 5k rounds. I guess that is to be on the safe side.

 

[tmoore912]

I agree that the standard round count for replacing the Glock recoil spring for 9mm is around 7,500 rounds.

Back in 2011 when Todd Louis Green was using & abusing a Gen4 Glock 17 for 71,260 rounds, he was replacing his recoil springs in his G17 about every 7,500 bc that's what Glock said was the suggested range for replacement.

Interesting reading: http://pistol-training.com/archives/4832

 

[leechnilk1]

I broke mine at about 7000.

Replaced it with Wilson Combat weighted stainless steel and could not be happier!

 

[cmshoot]

My handguns get new springs at 5k.