Critical Spare parts kit for Glocks

[foxj66]

What parts would you recommend for a spare parts kit for a Glock 17

So far my thoughts are:
1. Trigger Spring
2. Recoil Spring
3. Extractor
4. Extra set of pins

I am sure some other stuff should be ordered but I am not really sure what. Any help is appreciated.

[JBP55]

I keep everything but a slide/barrel/receiver. All springs would be a good start and all most will ever need.

[Wayne Dobbs]

What parts would you recommend for a spare parts kit for a Glock 17

So far my thoughts are:
1. Trigger Spring
2. Recoil Spring
3. Extractor
4. Extra set of pins

I am sure some other stuff should be ordered but I am not really sure what. Any help is appreciated.

Trigger bar assembly
Connector
Slide lock spring
Firing pin safety assembly
Extractor assembly (suggest the Apex part over Glock)
Striker spring
Spring cup set

[Kyle Reese]

I keep everything but a slide/barrel/receiver.

Same here. I learned the hard way not to neglect maintenance when my G19 slide flew off of the frame during an Aim Fast Hit Fast Class. I'll never live that down. :(

[HopetonBrown]

Front sight screw.

[JV_]

If you are losing front sight screws you may as well have the whole front sight.

I have a few of them in my bin.

[GJM]

Little black Glock armorer tool.

[JV_]

Little black Glock armorer tool.

This is better because it has the front sight hex driver, and it's all metal:
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/handgun-tools/sight-tools/combination-tool-for-glock--prod9776.aspx

[foxj66]

Thanks so far everyone. I should have mentioned I already keep a 3/32 punch and a front sight driver in my bag.

So far I was able to pick up an extra

Slide lock spring
Trigger and locking block pin
Recoil spring (already had a spare on hand)
For the ejector pin I will keep the short one on hand as I use the back strap and can always go without if needed
Trigger bar
Slide release


What about the cover plates are the magazine catch any need for them before I put an order in? Are the locking block and slide lock needed?

[JV_]

If you break a slide lock spring, you might lose the slide lock too. I would have both on hand.

A slide release isn't a bad idea.

I don't carry mag parts because I have a ton of mags.

[foxj66]

If you break a slide lock spring, you might lose the slide lock too. I would have both on hand.

A slide release isn't a bad idea.

I don't carry mag parts because I have a ton of mags.

I have a slide release (I have edited above post with correct name)

[LSP552]

I keep everything but a slide/barrel/receiver. All springs would be a good start and all most will ever need.

Same here and they are cheap and easy to get.

[GJM]

My two essentials Glock spares -- this kit and an extra Glock:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg251/GJMandes/image_zpsfafrly5q.jpg (http://s250.photobucket.com/user/GJMandes/media/image_zpsfafrly5q.jpg.html)

[SAWBONES]

"Keep on hand" in the sense of having with you whenever you shoot?

Definitely the slide lock spring. If that breaks, the slide may fall off or fly off, and they DO rarely break or lose tension. (I've had one lose tension on a G21 and one actually break on a 9mm, a G26 IIRC.)

If the trigger spring breaks, the gun still functions, but it's easy to carry spares.

Never heard of any Glock recoil springs, striker springs, extractor depressor plunger springs or slide release springs breaking. Since the recoil, extractor and striker springs operate in compression, it would be quite unusual for any of those to break.

Standard trigger springs and locking blocks do break, apparently, though I've never had it happen personally, in any caliber. (I own 9mm and 45ACP Glocks, and used to have .40 S&Ws too, but got rid of them.)

I've had two complete sets of G19 parts (everything but frame, slide and barrel) plus numerous "extras" like slide lock and trigger springs (standard, NY1 and NY2), the various pins, and much other stuff, since 1999, as well as multiple other spare parts for G21, G30, G36 and G26 models, and have never needed ANY of 'em except for a couple slide lock springs.

I do change recoil springs, standard trigger springs and striker springs as well as magazine springs at regular intervals, with Wolff items, just "to be sure", but it's probably an over-abundance of caution on my part. (I did definitely have some Glock OEM G23 magazine springs poop out completely once upon a time, though, so that the gun wouldn't feed a single round.)

[foxj66]

I will likely have it all with me, its primary purpose is to keep the gun running. I shoot a few Glock shoots a year so the gun will be gone through a couple times by them as well.

[Sigfan26]

You could, honestly, carry every replacement part in an Altoid can... So, why not?

[Malamute]

If you break a slide lock spring, you might lose the slide lock too. I would have both on hand.

A slide release isn't a bad idea.

I don't carry mag parts because I have a ton of mags.


This^^, plenty of spare mags. They can wear, get lost or damaged.

[HopetonBrown]

I carry one of each spare part to the range, conveniently packed inside a slide and frame.

[JBP55]

My Glock parts/sight tools/trigger pull gauge/targets/ammunition/ are in my vehicle daily. Being retired I often work on Glocks for others on short notice which is sometimes done on the tailgate of my truck and I am always prepared for a range trip.

[NerdAlert]

I carry one of each spare part to the range, conveniently packed inside a slide and frame.

I know it's snarky but this is what I was thinking.

Eta: if a part can break and stop the gun from working, it is by definition a critical spare. To that end I would think everything short of the barrel, frame, and slide would be a critical spare. At that point a spare gun would prevent having to wrench at the range, along with being easy to store and keep organized. Just my .02


Sent from my iPhone, I apologize in advance for typos.

"Gustatus similis pullus"

[foxj66]

Yes, I am thinking a second gun will be added. I would still like to have parts to maintain the primary gun if anything happens.

[Clay]

The only parts I've broken on a Glock pistol are an extractor on a Glock 23, and a slide lock spring on a Glock 19. I have seen people lose spring loaded bearings regularly enough that I would buy one or two and keep on hand. Trigger springs break enough that I would have one of those as well, although I've never seen it happen.

I would replace recoil springs every 5,000 rounds on Gen3 guns and every 10,000 rounds on Gen4 models - this according to a local Glock rep I spoke with.

So for me - OEM extractor, slide lock spring, spring loaded bearing, trigger spring, recoil spring, safety plunger spring, firing pin spring, and a set of the three pins. This and plenty of magazines.

A couple of friends have bought the Apex extractors to try out, and IMHO they're not worth the money. They don't seem to be the cure-all for extraction problems that some people thought. If you're having serious extraction issues it might be worth a shot if Glock cannot fix it, but other than that I don't think it's worth $60, when the factory part is $18. I tried the White Sound HRED on a problematic Glock 19 and it made no difference either. I've since tried it in two others with no noticeable change in ejection pattern. Again, not worth the money IMHO. YMMV.

[Failure2Stop]

I'm on the "have another gun" plan.

[foxj66]

I will be picking up a second G17 sometime soon. Thanks for the parts recommendations I have a shopping cart full to place an order for almost a second gun.

[sarg]

I've got a crapload of all the internal spare parts purchased decades ago ........ never used a single one.

[Gadfly]

The spring for the take down catch! I have seen a couple break on our old issued 19s. As well as one take down catch, it split in half and fell out of the gun. Both of those breaks resulted in slide leaving frames and a sidelined pistol. We have yet to replace a trigger return spring for breaking.

I have also seen several locking block pins bent or cracked in half on .40 cal Glocks, but not on 9s...

I recommend you replace recoil springs ever 3k-4k for .40s, very 5k-10k for 9mm. Many will say that is too often, but I have seen the results of worn springs, especially in the .40...

[breakingtime91]

are there any kits you can buy or do you guys just put it together via glock meister?

[Kyle Reese]

Check put Glockparts.com

[HopetonBrown]

I buy from Brownells.

[JBP55]

LWD has OEM and aftermarket parts for Glocks.

[JV_]

are there any kits you can buy or do you guys just put it together via glock meister?

http://www.glockmeister.com/Part-Kits/departments/69/

[JBP55]

That $200 parts kit has parts that will probably never be replaced on a Glock.

[JV_]

...has parts that will probably never be replaced on a Glock.

Excluding a trigger spring or a slide lock spring, most parts kits contain things they will never use. IMO, they're designed for folks rebuilding a gun, or for someone that doesn't have a spare gun.

[deputyG23]

Locking blocks and pins do sometimes break in the .40 guns.
When my work had Gen 3 G22s, we had a couple of guns go down for broken locking block pins at the seven year mark. They were soon traded for G23s. This is year ten for the G23s and one academy assigned gun broke a locking block during a Basic Jailors School range session. Glock sent a new one and the gun went back on line with no other issues.
These issues and two broken strikers on our first Gen 2 G17s were the only parts failure issues we had using Glocks since the late '80s.

[GJM]

I regularly see problems with Glock pistols at matches. Most of them could be prevented by avoiding most after market parts generally, and after market trigger/striker parts specifically.

[Wayne Dobbs]

I regularly see problems with Glock pistols at matches. Most of them could be prevented by avoiding most after market parts generally, and after market trigger/striker parts specifically.

Truth...

[JonInWA]

Yup. And while I've got a pretty comprehensive set of back-up Glock parts, really about the only parts I've needed to replace has been recoil spring assemblies-and that was in accordance with my replacement interval protocol, not due to any issues or failures. Coil trigger return springs, slide lock springs, and slide stop springs and an extractor are about the only other ones I'd feel a compelling need to recommend. I guess a striker spring and an EDP spring also wouldn't be a bad idea to have on hand, but I haven't actually ever had those wear out on me. Ditto for the magazine catch and magazine catch spring...

Frankly, I really think that the only things most Glock owners will ever need are spare RSAs, trigger coil trigger return springs, and a spare extracer (just in case of chipping)...

Best, Jon

[GJM]

I think it is the rare Glock owner that shoots enough to wear parts out, and even rarer is the owner that breaks stuff through round count and possesses the knowledge to replace parts. I would recommend a second pistol, though.

[41magfan]

Personally, I think the best protocol for keeping a Glock running is to change the RSA at very conservative intervals (springs are cheap), and the trigger return spring and slide lock spring at conservative intervals, as well. Since those last two springs will cause the gun to go down - and they fail without warning - PM is the only way to address reliability.

Extractors on the other hand, will usually give you some indications of wear and the guns still work surprisingly well even with partially broken hooks. Replacing them as a part of a PM plan is prudent, but they seem pretty durable in the models we use. Failed parts like strikers, pins, locking blocks, trigger bars, slide stops, etc, have been relatively random, not related to round count necessarily and none of which caused the gun to go completely tits up.

Towards the end of our last academy class, we had 2 trigger springs fail in as many days. We'll see if that trend continues with the next session.

[Wondering Beard]

I think it is the rare Glock owner that shoots enough to wear parts out, and even rarer is the owner that breaks stuff through round count and possesses the knowledge to replace parts. I would recommend a second pistol, though.

In 9mm, most probably yes, but in .40 (or other high pressure calibers) the RSA gets used up pretty quick.

Even when I shot a lot more (but still much less than you) I had a couple of trigger return springs break on me (one with a Gen 2 G21 during an Insights class).

RSAs and trigger springs (the coil ones in particular) are what I'd keep as spares first, then add other parts.

[GJM]

My bad on the RSA -- I considered it a consumable and not a spare part. Beyond a RSA, most folks have no business touching any other part on a Glock.

[Wondering Beard]

Agreed.

Hell, outside of my Glocks, I have no business changing parts on the rest of my guns.

[Chuck Haggard]

I have lost track of how many slide release levers I have lost out of my spare parts kit to dudes in a class shooting a G22 and having a failure in the middle of the class. That happened in most of my classes this year as well. I didn't see it as much at work with the G17s, but it happens.

[Mino]

All springs. (magazine catch spring not of concern)
Extractor.
Slide stop lever.

IMO.

[DacoRoman]

I like the spare gun but also spare parts idea including mag springs. I bought some spare parts kits long ago from I think it was Glockmeister, so that's an easy but perhaps less economical way of doing it.

I've been shooting 2 g19s and 1 g17, Gen 3's, purchased circa 2008 I think it was, before the release of the Gen 4s and the problematic Gen 3's, so they have the good ol extractors and have been running well. Question is what spare extractors should I buy!? Apex? Latest Glock OEM?