Glock magazine springs

Burk Cornelius · Oct 12, 2015

Based on your experience, what is the life span of Glock (34 or 35) magazine springs?

Hundreds? Thousands? Tens of thousands?

Matt1911 · Oct 12, 2015

Twenties of thousands

Matt1911 · Oct 12, 2015

My dad has been shooting Glocks since the late 80's beginning with the Gen 1 and the only negative I've ever heard of about the mags were the early ones that didn't drop free.
I know he's put multiple thousands of rounds through his glock 17 and 21 mags.

LuckyDucky · Oct 12, 2015

millions

Tuflehundon · Oct 12, 2015

Only time I've seen issues with Glock mag springs wearing out is when you add magazine extensions to them. Never really had any issues with stock springs.

Burk Cornelius · Oct 13, 2015

Tuflehundon (Rob Gee) said:
Only time I've seen issues with Glock mag springs wearing out is when you add magazine extensions to them. Never really had any issues with stock springs.

I have the TTI small firepower base pads on mine but they didn't require new springs

Tuflehundon · Oct 13, 2015

It's mainly when you get the longer extensions like the 140mm or 170mm that require new springs to be installed. Those new springs don't last as long as standard Glock springs do.

9x45 · Dec 11, 2015

My OEM springs seem to have lasted for years, oldest one since 92, but the ISMI 140mm extensions get soft around a year out, 4-6 matches a month. The first generation Glock magazines were only metal lined on 3 sides and will swell up and not pop out. Thats why most Glock models have the half moon cut on the bottom of the frame forward. The old U shaped non drop frees are great for carry though.