Gen 2 Glock 22 Recoil Springs/Guide Rods

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Does anybody have any recommendations regarding 2nd Gen Glock 22 recoil springs and guide rods?

I've heard people BOTH say that lighter and heavier springs will somewhat tame the .40 S&W "snap" and muzzle rise.

I went to the gun show yesterday to pick up a 22lb. spring and stainless guide rod, but the so-called Glock "armorer" there had a very limited selection of parts, and no third party springs or guides at all.

I want to try at least a 20lb. spring and a stainless rod.

Does anybody have any preferences?

 

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I switched to an IMSI stainless guide rod and an IMSI 22lb. recoil spring Friday night.

It's an entirely different gun now. It's all recoil and no "snap" or muzzle whip. It just feels like a .45acp with hot loads.

If anybody has a pre-Gen4 .40S&W Glock that they don't like to shoot because of the "snap" or muzzle whip", give this a try.

 

[danez71]

What's the factory spring rate?

 

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What's the factory spring rate?

Seventeen pounds.

There's a noticeable difference.

 

[csa77]

lighter springs will recoil faster but sights will recover faster. more snappy but sight alignment happens faster

heavier springs will slow the recoil but also slow the recovery. less snappy but sight alignment happens slower

 

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lighter springs will recoil faster but sights will recover faster. more snappy but sight alignment happens faster

heavier springs will slow the recoil but also slow the recovery. less snappy but sight alignment happens slower

Actually, I found it to be exactly the opposite.

The muzzle whip was much LESS, and the recovery MUCH faster.

 

[1KPerDay]

lighter springs will recoil faster but sights will recover faster. more snappy but sight alignment happens faster

heavier springs will slow the recoil but also slow the recovery. less snappy but sight alignment happens slower

That makes no sense to me. Can you kindly explain why?

 

[csa77]

the faster your slide gets back into battery the faster you recover your sights. a lighter spring hits rearward stop sooner and begins moving forward sooner. also a lighter spring dose not slam the slide forward as hard ,preventing your sights from dropping after the initial rise.

not one shooter I know in USPSA , nor I have ever heard of runs heavier springs. everybody goes lighter for faster alignment.


for the past 35,000 rounds I have been running a 11lb recoil spring in my glock and it tracks much better then it did with a factory 17lb.

 

[1KPerDay]

Interesting, thanks. Logic (or at least what my brain would call logic) would seem to tell me that a stronger spring would return faster than a lighter one. but I guess you have to take the rearward motion into account.

Have you noticed any increased wear or battering with a lighter spring?

 

[csa77]

i haven't seen any unusual wear but i would assume the gun is taking more abuse from that kind of set up.

one thing you have to be cautious of is, with a light recoil spring (for striker fired guns only), as cruciform pushes the the striker foot, it could actually push the slide out of battery. that would be if your extra light recoil spring was heavily worn.


you really should run light striker springs with light recoil springs and monitor the slide for any reward movement as the trigger is being pulled.

 

[dtordahl]

I agree. I have the G22 Gen2 with an 11lb spring. It's fast.