G43 RSA failure

mofosheee · February 13, 2021, 09:29 AM

Hello Forum

My G43 has been destroying RSA's. Has anybody experienced failures such as in the attachment. Thank you.

jonnyc · February 13, 2021, 11:10 PM

Call Glock. Only they can really answer you and fix it.

Shadow9mm · February 16, 2021, 06:15 PM

Is this a factory RSA? What ammo?

jonnyc · February 16, 2021, 10:10 PM

That doesn't look anything like the factory recoil spring base on my 43X.
Did you buy the pistol new or used? As asked above...where is that spring set from and what ammo are you shooting?

Shadow9mm · February 16, 2021, 10:22 PM

also the OP said

Quote:

has been destroying RSA's.

plural. So it sounds like several have been broken.

looking at the pic, it does not look to be factory. as the factory has a bevel into the center and a rivet.

Forte S+W · February 16, 2021, 10:39 PM

This is why I've never bought into the hype of aftermarket RSAs, because for something that's supposed to increase longevity as well as reliability, they certainly seem to fail an awful lot.
It's almost as if aftermarket parts manufacturers don't understand any given firearm's design as well as the company that designed the firearm to begin with.

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February 16, 2021, 10:10 PM	#4
jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,749	That doesn't look anything like the factory recoil spring base on my 43X. Did you buy the pistol new or used? As asked above...where is that spring set from and what ammo are you shooting? __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

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