recoil spring

[scrambledbrains]

I have a 3.5lb connector and a #1 NY trigger spring in my Glock 23. This is my only Glock and my current carry carry gun. (I bought a Kimber Tactical Ultra II but I keep finding my self carrying my Glock)It has 6k rounds through it. I was shooting yesterday and a fellow Glocknut that I often run in to let me shoot his 23 that he replaced the recoil spring with a heaver one. His Glock also has the same trigger settup as mine. My double taps with his where tighter than mine. What do you think about adding a heaver recoil spring? I will be using this gun for carry so absolute reliability is needed. I am also thinking about polishing the trigger. Should I buy the spring and polish the trigger or should I leave it like it is?

Have you heard about mercury filled guide rods? If so what does that do?

Thanks

[pimuk]

Nobody answered to this post but my opinion is that you don't need to change the guide rod/spring at all. Some says titanium help a bit of accuracy but I shoot almost one 15-yard ragged hole with 180 grainer in standard G23.

[failsafe]

If it's a Glock, leave it stock...

[Hunterjbb]

What your suggesting doing is not all that expensive, recoil springs are not wallet busting so yeah go ahead and try it.. worse you can do is take it back out.

if your going to try and guide rod, go with the tungsten, in my opinion the added wieght helps with the front end..

Polishing the trigger will just give you a smoother pull, which is not a bad thing.. try that also..

good luck have fun.

Jeff.

[Glock4Life]

I like Wolff rods/springs and generally when using factory ammo, I up the poundage to a 20 or 22# spring. I feel that the weight of the steel rod is plenty. To me, anything beyond that is a little too gimmicky. I like non-captured setups because I often use lighter than stock springs for range plinking with some of my lighter reloads.

[HAMMERHEAD]

I like the tungsten rods with 20 pound springs, seems to take some of the snap out of hotter loads. Topglock has the ones I like. T.H.E. captured rod and ISMI springs.

[lm921]

I have a 24lb wolf (uncaptured with plastic rod) and a 22lb (captured with a SS rod)
I found with the 24lb spring that the casing was being shaved because it was craming the shell in so hard and fast, however it did reduice the shock a lot.
I was shooting 170gr (1200fps/545flb)

The 22lb spring was feeding the shells ok but the gun seemed to have more shock when it reloaded, but the recoil was less, (if that makes any since).

I have since started using the WWB 165gr with the stock spring and its very easy to shoot.
Some say that the blazers and a couple of other brands have a lot less energy (450+flb)and are much nicer so shoot.

As soon as i shoot up the last of the WWB i am going to try some of the others.
There was a post somewhere on here that listed the brand and fps/flb of several different ammos. I have been trying to find the thread.
I reinstalled my factory spring and i think im am going to sell the extras ones i have :)
Hope this helps :)