Glock 19

[Skidawg]

I carry a Glock 19 that my wife first purchased as an LEO (Beretta did not fit her hand). Are there any recommended upgrades/replacements after 14 years of service? I am thinking primarily of springs and trigger. The gun has not ever experienced a malfunction and I carry it daily. Great shooting gun, espicially with a Crimson Trace!

 

[BFC]

If you have no issue with, drop it off for tune up/thorough cleaning at trusted GS. I wouldn't do to much to it if it's a carry gun. 4.5 trigger is about it. Just my 2c

 

[ugaarguy]

I'd find a Glock certified armorer in your area, and have him or her give it a quick looking over. Do whatever the armorer says it needs, which should be little to nothing.

 

[voyager4520]

If the internal parts like the trigger bar are coated black, it needs the "six part upgrade": http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/upgrade-faq.html

The slide lock spring may need to be upgraded, the old thin ones were prone to breaking and leaving a broken off piece in the frame. The new ones are thicker.
Old thin one on left, new thick one on right: http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/images/gparts1106-12.jpg

Your best bet it to call Glock, speak to the Warranty Service Department, and give them the serial number to see if there are any necessary upgrades. If the pistol has received upgrades in the past from Glock Certified Armorers, the tech you speak to over the phone should be able to see so in their database if they have the serial number.

 

[Skidawg]

Thanks

Thank you once again members of the High Road, I will explore your recommendations and make adjustments accordingly.

 

[Zerodefect]

Replace all the springs. Get a fresh magazine from Lone Wolf.

I think the slide stop spring includes the slide stop lever, same for the take down spring and lever. But they are still cheap parts.

I wouldn't bother taking it to a Glock guy, you should learn to detail strip Glocks yourself. Plenty of youtube vids. A 3/8 punch is all that's needed. (I like to cheat and use a tiny brass hammer sometimes)

 

[Dogguy]

After 18 years, I had a couple of feed failures with my old G19. I replaced the recoil spring and rebuilt all my old magazines. Then I had a Glock armorer look at it. A few springs, a couple of minor parts with wear were replaced and that was it. My old G19 has never been upgraded but the armorer said that if it has been working properly all this time there was no reason to think it needed to have the upgrade performed to continue functioning properly. I think he charged about $30.00 for the parts, did not charge for labor and did the work in a few minutes while we carried on a conversation on Glocks and shooting.

 

[possum]

I would change the recoil spring as needed, and if nothing was wrong with it, and or you have had no issues I wouldn't mess with it. Keep it cleaned and lubed, recoil spring replaced at proper intervals and you should have little to no issue. Of course it couldn't hurt to have it checked out. However with that said the best test of the gun is by shooting it. If you shoot and train and notice no issues, and there is probably no issue.

 

[Autolycus]

Glock will give it a looking over. I would recommend that you let them look it over. But I would not hesitate to carry a Glock 19 at all. I am sure they will look it over and replace everything for a nominal fee.

 

[Chris Rhines]

I'd change out the recoil spring, the slide lock spring, the trigger spring, and the magazine release spring. That should cover all the major trouble spots.

Oh, and new magazines. A 14-year-old G19 might still have the old unlined, non-drop-free magazines.

-C