Mini Glock Recoil Spring??

[billt]

I had my Glock 30 out to the range last week, and everything ran well, and the gun shot flawlessly. After I cleaned it and reassembled it, the recoil spring protrudes about 1/16th of an inch out past the slide. I disassembled and reassembled it several times and got the same result each time. The gun operates fine. I'm told this is common with the Mini Glocks like the 26 and the 30, others say no. Has anyone experienced this with any of their Mini Glocks?  Bill T.

[fightingquaker13]

Nope, but I've barely broken my G26 in. My G17 and G19 have had God knows how many rounds through them and it was never a problem. The recoil spring thing, if common, is a huge issue because there are laser sights that replace the pin. If it pops out you have a problem. I would send an email to Glock asap.
FQ13 who would like an answer also

[r_w]

when did the minis start getting rails???

[Badgersmilk]

I honestly can't remember if my factory guide rod stuck out a bit or not.  Pretty sure it did.  But you can clearly see here the aftermarket S.S. one does.  For what it'll cost you to send the thing back to Glock  , you could go buy another factory one and replace the whole assembly, springs and all.  I've called Glock service department before just to ask questions, and they were great.  Start there before you let someone flip out and tell you something crazy.

[fightingquaker13]

This post prompted me to do some field research. I checked my G26, where is the damn thing? Oh, yeah in my waist band (have I mentioned how much I love my Galco)? Anyway, while it does protrude slightly, a knife's blade or maybe a small screw driver's worth, it is not as pronounced as BM's SS guide rod and nowhere near as much as the one shown by billt. Not perfectly flush, but close. My G19, easily located in the night stand, is perfectly flush, in fact recessed, but its a gen 1 gun, a different animal.
FQ13

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[Badgersmilk]

Cycles the gun a little quicker, slide moves slicker, and IMO it's a bit more reliable in that you can't dent it with your fingernail, and it "guides" the slide "truer" (is that a word?).  The drawback (I guess) is it makes the gun sound and feel different when you fire it.  Noticably more metalic sounding, and as mentioned, it cycles faster.

Still, call Glock before you do anything else. 

[billt]

Badgersmilk,

Yours looks the same as mine. Here's the deal guys. If you do some checking with a set of calipers, the I.D. of the hole in the slide is the same or larger than the O.D. of the recoil spring assembly. In short, there is nothing to stop it from protruding except for the spring assembly itself. It is all dependant on how tightly the spring is assembled to the guide rod.  If I'm wrong here please jump in and correct me. At least that's how I'm seeing it.  Bill T.

[tombogan03884]

Bill you need to send that me for immediate quarantine, before it infects your other fire arms. 

[twyacht]

Perhaps a couple of the Glockinators here can provide more insight.

I would expect (unless they all do it), that somethings afoot,... I would think Glock would want a "fit & trim" assembly.

I don't go to the Glock forums, is this common? Two already have shown up,...Hmmmmmm..

[david86440]

It looks like if you lose any spring tension it would allow it to protrude. So could it be a sign of weak springs?

Also, is there enough of a lip on the barrel where the spring seats to keep it slightly forward and not seated?

If my spring assembly isn't fully seated it does protrude.