My refurb G19 has 3000 rounds . . .

MGB · November 14, 2002, 07:38 PM

what maintenance/tune up should I look at? BTW, it has never malfunctioned.

Navy joe · November 14, 2002, 11:05 PM

Replace the springs. Recoil, striker, trigger. Clean it, keep on shooting. Personally I'd replace the plastic guide rod with a metal one. Kinda funny for me not to trust a plastic guide rod in a plastic pistol, but I don't.

Al Thompson · November 15, 2002, 08:51 AM

I don't think I'd do a thing. 3K is just getting started with a Glock or anyother well made pistol. The nice thing about 9mm is that it's a pretty mild round and does not over stress the gun.

9x45 · November 15, 2002, 01:23 PM

3,000 rounds in any Glock is just getting started, not even enough to clean, let alone start replacing springs. Recoil springs get weak after a couple of years, but there is no advantage to a metal guide rod unless you are constanly changing spring weights.

Al Thompson · November 15, 2002, 03:52 PM

- can't agree about the cleaning - something about a dirty gun bugs me.

HSMITH · November 15, 2002, 10:12 PM

Back in the day I had a Glock 17, was a police academy trade-in, and I bought it off a guy that shot the crap out of it for a couple years. As far as I know the previous owner never replaced anything other than the new york disconnector, and I never did either. Between my buddies and I, we put about 30K throught it. Sometimes we would shoot over 1000 in one session. It never hitched, not once. I did clean it every 3 or 4 thousand rounds whether it needed it or not .

Shoot the crap out of it, replace the ammo and do it again.

November 14, 2002, 07:38 PM	#1
MGB Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 100	My refurb G19 has 3000 rounds . . . what maintenance/tune up should I look at? BTW, it has never malfunctioned.

November 14, 2002, 11:05 PM	#2
Navy joe Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,804	Replace the springs. Recoil, striker, trigger. Clean it, keep on shooting. Personally I'd replace the plastic guide rod with a metal one. Kinda funny for me not to trust a plastic guide rod in a plastic pistol, but I don't. __________________ FY47012

November 15, 2002, 08:51 AM	#3
Al Thompson Staff Alumnus Join Date: May 2, 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,611	I don't think I'd do a thing. 3K is just getting started with a Glock or anyother well made pistol. The nice thing about 9mm is that it's a pretty mild round and does not over stress the gun. __________________ http://www.scfirearms.org/

November 15, 2002, 03:52 PM	#5
Al Thompson Staff Alumnus Join Date: May 2, 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,611	- can't agree about the cleaning - something about a dirty gun bugs me. __________________ http://www.scfirearms.org/

November 15, 2002, 01:23 PM	#4
9x45 Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,089	3,000 rounds in any Glock is just getting started, not even enough to clean, let alone start replacing springs. Recoil springs get weak after a couple of years, but there is no advantage to a metal guide rod unless you are constanly changing spring weights.

November 15, 2002, 10:12 PM	#6
HSMITH Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2002 Posts: 2,019	Back in the day I had a Glock 17, was a police academy trade-in, and I bought it off a guy that shot the crap out of it for a couple years. As far as I know the previous owner never replaced anything other than the new york disconnector, and I never did either. Between my buddies and I, we put about 30K throught it. Sometimes we would shoot over 1000 in one session. It never hitched, not once. I did clean it every 3 or 4 thousand rounds whether it needed it or not . Shoot the crap out of it, replace the ammo and do it again.