Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I have a Glock with a trigger reset spring that's starting to wear out. Any suggestions on a good place to get it replaced, and maybe have an armorer fine tune the trigger again?

Where are you located?

Just about any gun store with an armorer will be able to replace the spring.

You may also want to consider doing it yourself. Glocks are pretty simple to work on. The spring costs a dollar or two.

trailrunner wrote: You may also want to consider doing it yourself. .

Yep, and there goes your warranty.

ProShooter wrote:

trailrunner wrote: You may also want to consider doing it yourself. .

Yep, and there goes your warranty.

It's doubtful that they would know whether it was done by a certified armorer or not, and I doubt that they would refuse to honor a legitimate warranty problem either way.

Not something I'd be worried about.

If you have shot the pistol enough, the warranty isn't relevant any more. Really, anything that would break due to defective materials or workmanship will happen early in the pistol's life. I'm not a certified armorer, but following the easily available, free video instructions I am able to completely disassemble and re-assemble my toys without any trouble whatsoever. Replacing a spring yourself is not going to cause a problem unless you do something wrong, and that will be evident from dry-fire testing before you fully reassemble the pistol anyway.

Videos don't show you everything....

ProShooter wrote:Videos don't show you everything....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jwRBZYRHN8

BertMacklin wrote:

ProShooter wrote:Videos don't show you everything....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jwRBZYRHN8

Are you trying to highlight ProShooter's point?

This video uses an older Glock, probably a Gen 2, pistol which only has two frame pins. Later Glock versions, Gen 3 and 4, use three frame pins. If you went by this video and used a three-pin Gen 3 or 4 Glock, you could damage some of your pistol's parts when you tried to remove them without first removing the third frame pin.

Of the dozens of videos available, singling one out to make a blanket criticism is as useless as Proshooter's content-free but snark-rich comment. There is everything on the interwebz, good, bad and mediocre. So what's new?

Since when is a sarcastic ellipsis a contribution to a discussion?

The first question is rhetorical, the second is not.

FiremanBob wrote:Of the dozens of videos available, singling one out to make a blanket criticism is as useless as Proshooter's content-free but snark-rich comment. There is everything on the interwebz, good, bad and mediocre. So what's new?

Since when is a sarcastic ellipsis a contribution to a discussion?

The first question is rhetorical, the second is not.

When you have seen as many Glocks as I have that have been bubba'd due to someone watching a youtube video, then you would understand.

You have the right to be a condescending Alpha Hotel. You also have the right to be identified as such. How about contributing to the discussion for a change?

FiremanBob wrote: Of the dozens of videos available, singling one out to make a blanket criticism is as useless as Proshooter's content-free but snark-rich comment.

Singling out? Do you think the video poster, or me as well for that matter, intended to post an example video using an old two-pin Glock model?

FiremanBob wrote: There is everything on the interwebz, good, bad and mediocre. So what's new?

When people do not know how to do something and go in search of an internet video to learn how to do it, how do they know what videos are good, bad or mediocre? I suggest to you they don't. Sometimes this matters little, sometimes a lot. If folks are serious about the reliable operation of their pistols, it's best they not go messing about with functional pistol parts they know little about. Do you know what happens when you put a trigger spring in incorrectly? It's likely to break prematurely. This is very easy to do and the video posted does not do a good job of showing the correct way, or more importantly, point out how to avoid doing it the wrong way.

FiremanBob wrote:You have the right to be a condescending Alpha Hotel. You also have the right to be identified as such. How about contributing to the discussion for a change?

The OP asked about where to get his Glock fixed, and I replied back asking where he was located. As a Glock armorer, I can help him if he lives close by. If he is far away from me, I'd be happy to help him locate someone.

Name calling and profanity only serve to cheapen your response. So what exactly have YOU contributed to this thread, FiremanBob?

ProShooter wrote:

FiremanBob wrote:The OP asked about where to get his Glock fixed, and I replied back asking where he was located. As a Glock armorer, I can help him if he lives close by. If he is far away from me, I'd be happy to help him locate someone.

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Currently in Fairfax. I know that it's easy enough to search for amorers via the internet, but I like getting recommendations for professionals. Thanks!

@Proshooter: Why, you haughty hypocrite, in my first post I told him where he could easily find information that would enable him to do the job himself.

You would do much better to drop the preening ego facade and join in as equals like the rest of us.

karmassassin wrote: Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Currently in Fairfax. I know that it's easy enough to search for amorers via the internet, but I like getting recommendations for professionals. Thanks!

Try going to Sharpshooters in Newington. When I was a new shooter a long time ago, my trigger reset spring broke when I was shooting there (which used to be called Gilbert). It was a slow day, and I was a member, so they replaced my spring for free. Took him all of five minutes, including finding the bin of springs. Not saying that they would or should do it for free for you, just relating a similar story I had.

Northern Virginia Gun Works is another choice in Fairfax County. Here is their contact information:

7518K Fullerton Rd, Springfield, VA 22153
(703) 644-6504

He has limited hours, so I suggest that you call first.

FiremanBob wrote:@Proshooter: Why, you haughty hypocrite, in my first post I told him where he could easily find information that would enable him to do the job himself.

You would do much better to drop the preening ego facade and join in as equals like the rest of us.

Name calling, again?

If he wanted to fix it himself, he could have easily found that info online. He purposely asked for info on having an armorer do it.

Reading really is, fundamental!

OP - Since fireman Bob has some kind of objection to you paying $20 for a Glock certified armorer to fix your gun, please take his advice and randomly choose a video from youtube.

How about helping the OP out? I wish I could but have no clue about armorers in the Fairfax area.

Vince wrote:How about helping the OP out? I wish I could but have no clue about armorers in the Fairfax area.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think BRA has a Glock armorer on staff.

I am in Henrico.