Glock Magazine Springs

 

Glock 19 Pistol & Magazine Spring

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When Should You Replace Glock Magazine Springs?

Odds are that you will never have to replace the magazine springs in your Glock magazines. They seem to last forever. The Glock website and the Glock Armorer's manual don't mention how often your should replace your springs nor is it included in recommended maintenance.

Common sense dictates that it may be a good idea to have a few spare replacement magazine springs on hand just in case you get one that weakens over time and causes feeding problems. Some people that use their Glocks for service duty or law enforcement recommend changing their magazine springs every two thousand rounds or so (just to be on the safe side).

 

New Glock 19 Magazine Spring

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How To Replace Glock Magazine Springs

Replacing magazine springs is easy and only takes a few minutes (it can be done in seconds if you know what you are doing). The procedure can be found at Glock Magazine Disassembly & Cleaning.

 

Old Glock Magazine Spring Verses New Glock Magazine Spring

I compared an old Glock 19 magazine spring with a new one. The old spring was 3 years old and had about 3,000 rounds through it. This spring was 4 3/4" long and I was able to easily hand load 15 rounds into the magazine with this spring installed. The new magazine spring measured 5 1/4" long and when installed into the magazine I was only able to load 14 rounds into it. It felt a little bit stiffer than the old spring.

	After only one "use" of the new spring (one loading of 15 rounds) I re-measured the length of the spring and was surprised to find it had shrunk to 5" (it had lost 1/4" of height)
Old Verses New Comparison

 

Conclusion - Both the old spring and new spring still work fine. I will use the old spring and shoot at the range until (or if) the spring causes a malfunction. I will install the new magazine spring into my "carry magazine" or magazine that I use for self defense.

 

How Much Does A New Glock Magazine Spring Cost?

Glock Magazine Spring - G19,23,26,27,29,32,33 9 Coil
$6.95 (as of 5/12/2011)

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From the Glock Armorer's Manual

 "The magazine spring is extremely important to the proper functioning of any pistol. It must present the cartridge at the proper time into he cycle of operation and the correct angle to be fed into the chamber. Proper spring tension must be maintained. The length of the magazine body, the weight and number of the cartridges to be lifted and the spring construction must all be considered for satisfactory magazine operation".  

 

Glock Magazine Springs

Avoid feeding problems from magazine springs that are ready to retire from duty. If your springs have lost their strength, you’ll notice reduced performance. This is a part where it can’t hurt to keep an extra on hand in case you notice feeding issues. New springs will reward you with improved magazine performance. If you’ve noticed a problem with all the rounds feeding, it could be due several reasons, including weakened springs. You can easily resolve this issue by replacing your tired springs with factory Glock magazine springs. It’s relatively fast to disassemble the magazine and change out the spring. New magazine springs will need to have an initial set. After this period, there will be the routine compression of the springs from loading and the normal release of unloading. Since the spring and follower are removed during cleaning, this is an optimal time to inspect the parts within the magazine. For Law Enforcement duty use weapons, replace them at least every year or sooner if you shoot often.

 

Glock Springs for Crucial Feeding Reliability

Magazine dependability is essential and in cases of self defense, crucial. Make sure you’re using Glock Springs with the tension to support mag reliability. If you shoot a lot in training, practice and on the job, you may see the effects on magazine springs over time. Shooting thousands of rounds could lead to spring fatigue. Sure, you can own a Glock for years, and the springs will stay strong. However, since Glock springs for magazines are inexpensive, they should be replaced when you notice wear. At some point, you may need to replace your mag springs, recoil springs or extractor springs. Let us supply the gun parts that maintain your Glock as a tried and true companion.