Glock 22 Muzzle Flip?

[Deanimator]

Does anyone have an recommendations regarding reducing muzzle flip in Glock 22s? The .40S&W is kind of a snappy cartridge to begin with and the Glocks are quite light for the caliber.

I've seen it recommended to go to a LIGHTER recoil spring to reduce muzzle flip. Does anyone have any specific suggestions? What weight spring do you use?

Thanks.

 

[jhco]

tungtsen guide rod will add a little extra weight which in turn will help keep the muzzle down

 

[Black Majik]

Start reloading.

 

[fineredmist]

If you want to plink with the gun then try this, down load the rounds (I load 3.3 gr of TiteGroup with a 180 gr plated bullet) with a 11 lb. recoil spring. The load just makes the power factor for IDPA of 125000. You might want to also try a 12 or 13 lb. spring to see if it suits you better than the 11. This combination really calms the .40 S&W down.

 

[fubb]

sell to a man 40 s&w was never ment for women

 

[JBP55]

SS rod with a 15# spring.

 

[Deanimator]

Start reloading.

I've been reloading since 1979.

I'm not looking to load lighter ammunition. I'm looking to reduce muzzle flip with ammunition suitable for self-defense.

 

[Deanimator]

sell to a man 40 s&w was never ment for women

That's really helpful information. I'll bet you've been quite an influence on new shooters.

 

[Deanimator]

SS rod with a 15# spring.

What brand(s) would you recommend?

 

[easyg]

Practice, practice, practice.

And do some weight training to build your hand and arm muscles more.

 

[JBP55]

Try Lone Wolf Distributors Stainless Steel guide rod #GR1722 with 15# ISMI spring #ISMGL15. Try 180 grain ammo.

 

[Deanimator]

Try Lone Wolf Distributors Stainless Steel guide rod #GR1722 with 15# ISMI spring #ISMGL15. Try 180 grain ammo.

Actually, the "snappiest" .40S&W ammunition I've tried in that gun since I bought it when they first came out were the 180gr. truncated cone Blazers. I bought several boxes of these about ten years ago in anticipation of an unpleasant encounter which never took place. I've shot a lot of handguns, especially .45acp M1911s, and the Glock 22 with that ammunition was by far the "liveliest". The Winchester white box I've shot was quite a bit tamer, but that gun (due mostly to its lightness) still has the most muzzle flip of any handgun I've owned.

BTW, I ordered a couple of Storm Lake standard barrels for my Glock 19 and Glock 22 today. I reload for everything I shoot frequently, but reload nothing but hardcast lead for handguns. I finally got a couple of cut rifling barrels for the Glocks so that I could reload for them. In the past, I've reloaded a lot of lead bullets for the Glock 22, but have stuck with factory ammunition for it since hearing about the problems with lead and the polygonal bore. I didn't anticipate sufficient savings from reloading with jacketed bullets and really don't like plated bullets, so didn't shoot the Glock much lately. Now I can go back to lead bullets safety in the .40 and start loading 9x19mm for the Glock 19.

Thanks for the part numbers.