Ogi
03-27-2006, 19:49
Hi everyone,
first of all, thanks for reading this and thanks for all the help!
I am troubled here with an interesting problem.
I bought my G22 last summer, started shooting with no problems until a few months later when the gun started miss feeding rounds (usually with the Winchester ammo - no other ammo jammed it yet). I talked to many people and read many threads about proper shooting techniques, etc... Eventually, when I was out of the Winchester ammo, the gun did not jam any more - last time I went through 100 Blazer Brass and none jammed.
When I went to the gunsmith last week, he recommended replacing the recoil spring - he meant that it was getting too weak. I bought a new, factory spring and the numbers on the shaft match the original spring that came when I purchased the gun. Now comes the interesting part - I installed the new spring and I realized that the new spring is weaker than the "supposedly" worn out spring. (I tested that by cycling the slide slowly and see if the slide goes back into its position)
Now here is the question - how do I know which the good spring is or better said, how do I know what is a good spring for a G22? If this new spring is what needs to be in, than it means that the original spring was too strong and caused all the jams. At the same time, I am worried to beat up the gun if the new spring is too weak.
Thanks for all your help fellas!
Ogi
first of all, thanks for reading this and thanks for all the help!
I am troubled here with an interesting problem.
I bought my G22 last summer, started shooting with no problems until a few months later when the gun started miss feeding rounds (usually with the Winchester ammo - no other ammo jammed it yet). I talked to many people and read many threads about proper shooting techniques, etc... Eventually, when I was out of the Winchester ammo, the gun did not jam any more - last time I went through 100 Blazer Brass and none jammed.
When I went to the gunsmith last week, he recommended replacing the recoil spring - he meant that it was getting too weak. I bought a new, factory spring and the numbers on the shaft match the original spring that came when I purchased the gun. Now comes the interesting part - I installed the new spring and I realized that the new spring is weaker than the "supposedly" worn out spring. (I tested that by cycling the slide slowly and see if the slide goes back into its position)
Now here is the question - how do I know which the good spring is or better said, how do I know what is a good spring for a G22? If this new spring is what needs to be in, than it means that the original spring was too strong and caused all the jams. At the same time, I am worried to beat up the gun if the new spring is too weak.
Thanks for all your help fellas!
Ogi
