glock 22 recoil spring?

[a/c man]

i just got a used gen 3 g22 and noticed the guide rod sticks out more than my g23 is this normal? it sticks out past the barrel! can i use a gen 4 spring in my gen 3 glock 22? thanks scott

[JR]

Post a pic of the GR sticking past the end of the slide so I can determine if it is normal?
No you can not use a Gen4 GR on a Gen3 gun

[a/c man]

here is a pic it looks stupid to me whats wrong with it??
http://i54.tinypic.com/2uj2rkh.jpg

[JR]

Looks like you have a G20/21 GR in the gun. It will run just fine but looks odd.

[a/c man]

Looks like you have a G20/21 GR in the gun. It will run just fine but looks odd.i really hope your right just got this gun and im worried about it:dunno: the spring has 5600 on the ens of it! im going to get a new 22 spring from lone wolf and see how it fits thanks soo much!

[JR]

I verified the 5600 stamping on a G21 & G24 just now. Both are marked the same so you can not go by that.
The G21 recoil spring is 3.36 OAL
The G22 recoil spring is 3.22 OAL
I installed the G21 GR into my G22 slide & it looks exactly like the pic you supplied.

[a/c man]

awesome bro!! man thats what i call service!!! great im going to get the correct spring now! thanks scott