How long can a glock remain loaded and chambered before the firing pin spring weakens? Any thoughts on when to replace?
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How long can a glock remain loaded and chambered before the firing pin spring weakens? Any thoughts on when to replace?
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Probably a hundred years?
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I have a G19 that's been loaded (15+1) pretty much 24/7 for 10 years or so.
Still goes bang when I pull the trigger.
Having said that...springs are pretty inexpensive items. They are also easy to replace in a Glock. I guess replacing them...say every 5 years or so...wouldn't be a bad thing to do.
Last edited by DM-SC; 12-22-08 at 10:15.
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isn't it cycling a spring that causes wear? leaving it set in one position shouldn't hurt it right? that's what i've gathered from all the "should i leave my mags loaded?" threads...
that said, trigger springs are supposedly a weak point on glocks... would yearly replacement (if i shoot about 5k a year) be overkill?
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If you shoot 5k rounds a year you should definitely replace the reciol spring assembly. other than that, a detail strip and complete safety function check.
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cool..Originally Posted by Deputy91
i bought a full set of spare pins and springs the other day. trigger and recoil springs a good idea to replace...
anything else? it's a G19 btw.
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You are correct.isn't it cycling a spring that causes wear? leaving it set in one position shouldn't hurt it right? that's what i've gathered from all the "should i leave my mags loaded?" threads...
That internet myth about spring compression just does NOT want to die no matter how many mechanical engineers and metallurgists weigh in on it. It makes "sense" to laymen that a compressed spring weakens progressively so they continue to argue far out of their lane.
Condensed version: springs take an initial set on their first compression and they stay at that length until cyclical stresses weaken it to the point of sagging or breaking. If you compress a spring and leave it compressed for a year, it will be the same free length when you do release it.
Last edited by Alpha Sierra; 12-23-08 at 10:35.
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Time is not the concern, number of cycles is. So use whatever round count interval is recommended by those who know. What I do know is that leaving a spring compressed does not weaken it.
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