Odd Glock firing pin springs

[Guest Straight Shooter]

Was looking on the Glock website today, and under the parts section, the showed two colored firing pins, both not available in the U.S.

First- what are they? It called them 28 Newton and 31 Newton. What does that mean? Why are they colored, and why not available in the U.S.?

Any info appreciated.

[Garufa]

A Newton is a unit of force. I assume that is how the springs are measured, European-style.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit)

[Guest 6.8 AR]

28 Newtons = 6.295 lbs of force

31 Newtons = 6.969 lbs of force

cool conversion page if you're interested http://people.virginia.edu/~rmf8a/convert.html

[jeremy155rr]

Was looking on the Glock website today, and under the parts section, the showed two colored firing pins, both not available in the U.S.

First- what are they? It called them 28 Newton and 31 Newton. What does that mean? Why are they colored, and why not available in the U.S.?

Any info appreciated.

If their color coded the same as their pistols the blue one is for simunitions and the red or orange one is for training...they use those in the u.s. though so it may be something else, not really sure. Of course it may just be one of those business things where you can't have a certain number of parts made in certain places etc... because of relationships with other countries. I just googled it and apparently the 28 is equivelant to a wolff extra power spring (for hard primers).

Edited June 7, 2010 by jeremy155rr

[jeremy155rr]

Also...glock doesn't sell a extra power fp spring (except for overseas obcviously) and that may be due simply to our ammunitition specs.

[Guest Straight Shooter]

Thanks Garufa & 6.8AR-

Had no idea that THAT was the Newton in the name.

So, Im to understand that maybe one is below stock spring wght, and one is above?

Thanks to all who answered...and for the conversion page link 6.8!

[jeremy155rr]

Thanks Garufa & 6.8AR-

Had no idea that THAT was the Newton in the name.

So, Im to understand that maybe one is below stock spring wght, and one is above?

Thanks to all who answered...and for the conversion page link 6.8!

They are both heavier than stock spring wt's. Stock glock firing pin spring is 5.5#

[Guest Straight Shooter]

Thanks jeremy155rr-

I meant to ask earlier what the stock spring weight was. Im still curious, as to why they have TWO heavier springs, and why they arent allowed in the U.S.? I would personally consider using the 28 Newton spring, for that little extra bit of ignition reliability, tho my dead reliable G21 is completely reliable in that area.

Edited June 7, 2010 by Straight Shooter

[Guest Bronker]

...for that little extra bit of ignition reliability...

Valid concern. My XD's make me nervous sometimes for the same reason.

[Guest Straight Shooter]

I JUST found these two colored Glock springs online for $5 a piece. An individual is selling them. I may order the lighter of the two, which is still heavier than staock, just to experiment with, and see how it affects my trigger pull. For $5, wont lose much.

[Guest eyescream]

You can buy all sorts of different spring weights, in really well made springs, from Wolff Gunsprings.

Probably the springs you see on Glock's website are intended for use in countries that mainly get ammunition made to European specs (which are a bit hotter than SAAMI spec that we use here in the states), like Jeremy mentioned in his post.