Is this a problem? Please help
I’ve just bought a Glock 45 gen 5 recently and cleaned it for the first time. I’ve noticed that the rear of the recoil spring will go up a lot from the position I set it in. Is this a problem? I haven’t been able to find any answers please help thanks.
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I shot it for the first time last week and it had no problem. It racks fine also too with no problem at all. I’ve noticed how the spring was after I cleaned it for the first time and was just a little worried if it’s supposed to do that.
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Normal.
Just re seat it properly, you will be good to go.
Just re seat it properly, you will be good to go.
alright thanks. I’m gonna take your word for it for now lol but to really make sure ima take another trip to the range this week.
It's normal. The barrel tilts upward, after the round is fired, but the recoil spring does not, therefore the spring moves down a bit. The spring tries to stay straight during firing because it's inserted into the nose of the slide, and the slide doesn't tilt upward, unlike the barrel. So, while the slide moves backward then forward, the barrel tilts but the return spring doesn't. All Glocks do this, and so do other tilting barrel designs.
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