Recoil problem with Glock 19

[davidjblythe]

All,

The recoil spring in my Glock 19 is always slipping out of spot where you push it into when assembling the pistol after break down. On the barrel, there is a circular groove that you depress the spring into. I seat the spring all the way into this grove, but after I rack the slide back and take it apart again, the spring has slipped almost all the way out of the groove and is barely hanging in there... if it were to slip another 16th of an inch, it would simply fly out when I took the receiver off the frame. What is wrong? I would hate to have this thing not work when I really needed it to...

Help please.

 

[M203Sniper]

Replace the recoil spring it is probably worn out or "short" and out of spec. There's plenty of inexpensive options.


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[krs]

x2......your spring is probably tired.

You might need a new guide rod if the edge of the old one is worn and unless you make a change to a different type of spring guide or away from the enclosed spring assembly you'll get a new one with a spring.

Don't get the parts all slippery with lube.

 

[bub]

You don't have a problem, this is normal.

Per Glock, when you reassemble the gun and put the recoil spring guide rod into the barrel recess, this is for reassembly only. As soon as you rack the slide, the guide rod will drop down and ride in it's recess in the frame with only very minimal contact with the barrel. This is what it is supposed to do (ride on the frame, not the barrel) and is normal.

Bub

 

[krs]

It's in shared contact with both the barrel and the movable wall in the frame whenever assembled and stays in contact with the barrel, in the notch, when the wall is dropped away by the manual dissassembly levers. The wall moves down, the spring stays put.

I'm calling it a wall so not to have to look up the Glock nomenclature for the piece that is operated by the dissassembly levers.

His won't stay in contact with the barrel, or almost won't, and the only reason it wouldn't unless something is worn is a weak or underrated spring.

 

[markk]

You don't have a problem, this is normal.

Per Glock, when you reassemble the gun and put the recoil spring guide rod into the barrel recess, this is for reassembly only. As soon as you rack the slide, the guide rod will drop down and ride in it's recess in the frame with only very minimal contact with the barrel. This is what it is supposed to do (ride on the frame, not the barrel) and is normal.

Bub

Bub is correct. The recoil spring is not meant to be fully seated in that recess all the time.

 

[davidjblythe]

tomorrow I'll take some pictures for reference.

 

[possum]

don't worry it was proven not to long ago by Mr. Yeager that you can shoot a glock until the guide rod melts and ozzes out the end and the gun will still run! i am sure that you will be fine!

 

[davidjblythe]

Pictures

See Attachments.

Is this too far out? The thing almost jumped out at me when I took it apart to take these pictures.
The last picture is what it looks like fully seated.

 

[bub]

davidjblythe,
Yes, it's normal. Consider the relationship of the working parts. When the gun is fired, the barrel and slide are locked together and recoil a short distance before the barrel drops and unlocks, then the slide continues to the rear. If the guide rod stayed fully seated on the barrel, then it would have little bearing surface on the frame. The guide rod does not recoil with the barrel- it stays in it's recess in the frame so the spring can power the slide forward after it recoils to the rear. Again, the position of the guide rod when you disassemble the gun is perfectly normal and the only reason you have to put it in the recess in the barrel is to keep it from dragging on the dust cover when reassembling.

Bub

ETA- I've had times when disassembling my well-used Glock 21 that the guide rod actually fell off the barrel because it had slipped so far down that it was resting on the notch right below the guide rod assembly notch. Again, this is perfectly normal.

 

[PhillyGlock]

Glock 23C Guide Rod slipping

Hey guy's. I'm new to the whole Glock world. I bought my glock last week and did the field strip and noticed the guide rod was up a little out of the half moon resting spot. I know this was addressed in this thread but i wanted to post pics of my own gun to make sure it was the same thing. Thanks for any feedback you can give me with this. Thanks everyone and Safe Shooting

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[JohnKSa]

Normal. The "seated" position is there so the spring assembly will be securely in place for reassembly--it is not the normal position of the spring assembly during operation.

 

[PhillyGlock]

Thank you very much. For a little bit there i was like damn i got a bad Glock but wait there is no such thing as a bad Glock haha. Like i said i'm new to all of this so this site really helps me out. I'll make sure i stay active on here and post pics when i can. Thanks for your help

 

[Ben86]

It is normal for the recoil spring to slip out of place when taking the slide off. Both my g26 and g17 do this.

 

[CPshooter]

Definitely another +1 for "normal."

I've had two Glock 19s and both of them are like yours. Nothing to worry about.

Unfortunately, paranoia is sometimes associated with spending all your money on expensive guns. LOL!

I've freaked out over the "pig nose" feature of Glocks too. (That is the nickname given to the Glock for having the dustcover or the front rail area curving up). There is a gap between the frame and slide, then it curves up rather sharply and the frame meets the slide at the very front of the gun. This is how Glocks are designed and it is also a normal characteristic of a Glock.

 

[sharkhunter2018]

Normal. My G20 does it every time I pull the slide off.

 

[Davionmaximus]

I have a new Glock 19 and mine does the same thing when I disassemble it. It shoots perfectly normal, just the way those cooky Austrians do things...

 

[PO2Hammer]

Glocks all do that to one degree or another.

The recoil spring does not rest on the barrel lug when it's in the gun. Only on the way in and out.

 

[TakeNoBull]

Wow I love a good answer that makes you feel good

I went looking for a this answer. My new glock 23 recoil spring does the same thing I thought something was wrong didn't look right.