Glock 26 Double Recoil Spring

[fvf]

Does the double recoil spring on a Glock 26 help reduce felt recoil?

Was considering a compact Glock pistol in 9mm and was deciding on the G19 or G26. When using G26 magazines w/ the +2 floor plate seems to solve the problem of where to put the pinky finger. I have read somewhere that bullet velocities between the 19 & 26 are not that far apart.

So all things considered, its just the difference between a single recoil spring and the double recoil spring beside the size that differentiates them.

 

[GunAdmirer]

I think the double recoil spring does help with recoil, but the 9mm G26 isn't hard to manage anyway. I like to carry mine without mag extensions. It is much more concealable that way. The G26 is easier to carry if you are licensed than the G19, but the G19 is easier to shoot at the range or in competition. I don't think you can tell much difference in recoil, although the 26 is a little snappier.

I like and have owned both. My advice: If you are going to have one for concealed carry get the 26. If you are going to the range or compete, get the 19.

 

[stormspotter]

I have both a G19 and G26 w/+2 extension and to me the G26 has little if any more felt recoil.

The G26 is my summer gun, carried in a CTAC IWB and my G30 is my cold weather gun, carried in a Prediator IWB. My G19 is my go anywhere car gun, along with my Bushmaster.

Being a member of our local Emergency Management Agency and if we get called out for a major disaster, I hope to be prepared.

I just finished reading an article by Martin Morgan, in this months American Rifleman, about his experience getting out of New Orleans after Katrina had hit.

Its a good article and I encourage everyone to read it.

Leonard

 

[benEzra]

I think the double recoil spring is mostly for reliability reasons; it's hard to make a single spring that short with a smooth enough compression curve, I suspect. The G19 doesn't need one because it has more length to work with.

My wife's G26 is not unpleasant to shoot. The very low bore axis helps.

Note that G19 magazines will fit and function in a G26, but they make it considerably less concealable.

Regarding the +2 extensions, I'd say if you feel you need a +2 extension to hold the gun well, a G19 might be a better gun for you. Length of the butt seems to be more important with regard to concealment than does length of the slide forward of the trigger guard. If you are going to lengthen a G26's butt by adding a +2, you're not all that much smaller than a G19 at that point, and you may shoot the 19 better.

I'd recommend going to an indoor range and shooting both, and seeing which you like better.

 

[fvf]

I have a G26 which I use as a backup to my HK USP. After reading a torture test performed on a G17 and a HK USP Compact, I felt maybe it was time to sell the HK and get a G17 or 19. It would also lessen the number of spare magazines I have to keep because they would all be compatible.

I shoot all of them even my BHP pretty well and its just a matter of simplifying the manual of arms.

One thing against the Glock is the lack of safety expecially w/ a chambered round. Altho it can also be considered an advantage being simplier to employ.

 

[Asmedam]

Is the double spring in a Glock 26 or 36 any less reliable? Should that be a deal-breaker when it comes to getting one? I just got a 26, I chose it over the 19 because it's easier to carry and there seemed to be very little diffference in velocity. I hope I didn't make a bad decision.

 

[M1key]

Some report feed problems with the +2 mag extension. If you want more capacity and CCW is not a concern, I would recommend using 15 round mags with this A&G sleeve:

http://glockstore.com/pgroup_descrip/3_Mags+&+Extensions/6759_Magazine+Sleeve+for+Glock/


M

 

[Snarlingiron]

I hope I didn't make a bad decision.

I have both a G19 and a G26. The G19 has 16,000+ rounds through it and the G26 has ~5,000. I carry the G26 with the 10 round magazine and a spare with the Glock +2 extension. Both have been totally reliable. I shoot both guns equally well with or without the extension. I have 6 G17 magazines that I use with both guns at the range or in classes. I personally see no need for the sleeves and think they are just another thing to futz around with. But that's just me.
The dual spring is a total non issue, and I perceive no difference in recoil between the two pistols.
I carry the G26 every day in a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster. When my dress allows I carry the G19 in either a Glock Sport Combat holster, or a Kholster IWB.

You won't go wrong with either pistol.

 

[Asmedam]

Thank you very much M1key and Snarlingiron, with your advice and what I've seen in other forums, I feel more confident with my choice. I didn't know the 26 had a double spring until the first time I cleaned it, but I should have guessed.

The reason why I'm concerned is this. I don't know if this is true, the person who told me really seemed to know his stuff and it seemed to make sense. Maybe someone here can verify or de-bunk this. He told me that with a .45 and slower, lower velocity 9mm rounds, because the bullet is moving slower, the slide is also moving backwards slower, so the recoil spring is working harder than normal to move the slide. If you get too small, especially with a .45, the little spring isn't strong enough to move the slide properly, causing feeding problems and jams. That's why they came up with a double spring, but he claimed that hasn't completely resolved the issue.

Is this true? He seemed like a nice guy but I hope he's wrong because the Glock 36 was my original choice, but when I saw that double spring I started to have doubts.

 

[M1key]

Shrinking any autoloader in size can require recoil spring modifications to ensure reliable functioning. Does that answer your question?

Both the Glock 36 and Glock 26, are fine, accurate, reliable weapons. Buy with confidence.

Shoot normal NATO pressure or +P ammo for self defense out of the Glock 26 and you will not have any problems. Any 9mm FMJ is okay for "practice".

M

 

[Girodin]

I have carried the 17, 19, and the 26. If I had a 26 I'm not sure I would bother buying a 19 to replace it and the inverse is true as well.

I don't mind shooting the 26 one bit with my pinky curled under. I went to a grip extension however, because in training I found there to be a significant difference in drawing from concealment. I don't find there to be much of a difference in concealing a 19 IWB over a 26, even without the grip extension. Others may find that slight difference to be significant. The 17 starts to be big enough that I think the others really do have an advantage in concealing it. I don't think one can go wrong with either choice. If I was only going to have one glock it would be a 19 but if I only had my 26 I doubt I'd replace it with a 19. Why do I have all three then? I like guns and having different exemplars.

For what it is worth as to reliability I have had exatcly one stoppage with my 26 (in so many rounds I've lost count, thousands) and I believe the source of the problem a mag i failed to seat fully after doing a pistol transition followed by a reload during some training. I have full confidence in the reliability of my G26.

 

[DenaliPark]

Does the double recoil spring on a Glock 26 help reduce felt recoil?

Was considering a compact Glock pistol in 9mm and was deciding on the G19 or G26. When using G26 magazines w/ the +2 floor plate seems to solve the problem of where to put the pinky finger. I have read somewhere that bullet velocities between the 19 & 26 are not that far apart.

So all things considered, its just the difference between a single recoil spring and the double recoil spring beside the size that differentiates them.

Probablly, truthfully I've never noticed a jot of recoil distraction while shooting my G26, 19, or 17. What you're likely to experience with the little G26 is spent ammo casings pinging off your forehead , a consequence of the very stiff dual recoil spring. Aside from that(it will end once broken in)the G26 is, much like the G19, one of the most excellent ccw weapons ever produced...