Glock magazine release spring options?

[bluehen59]

Are there any companies that sell a stiffer spring for the magazine release button on Glocks? I want the button to be harder to push when releasing the magazine.

[dkf]

Never saw an extra power one. The OE spring is just a piece of flat spring steel. Put it in a vice, use an adjustable wrench and bend the spring. This will increase the pressure on the button. Get extras to fine tune to what you want.

[dkf]

Another option is to buy prehardened spring steel stock the same width but a little thicker and cut it to length. Place like McMaster sell the material.

[ar15jules]

Are there any companies that sell a stiffer spring for the magazine release button on Glocks? I want the button to be harder to push when releasing the magazine.

I am interested to find out WHY you would want to do this. Do you currently have an over-sized one that is inadvertently pressed by a holster or your grip? Or do you simply want it to be more difficult to depress.

[Sgt.K]

I am interested to find out WHY you would want to do this. Do you currently have an over-sized one that is inadvertently pressed by a holster or your grip? Or do you simply want it to be more difficult to depress.

This is my question. I don't (won't) have a Glock, but I have considered cutting a coil out of the mag release spring on my 1911 to lighten it a *hair* from where it is.

I can't imagine anything other than a regular malfunction prompting me to make it stiffer...

My 2¢
YMMV
etc...

[bluehen59]

I am interested to find out WHY you would want to do this. Do you currently have an over-sized one that is inadvertently pressed by a holster or your grip? Or do you simply want it to be more difficult to depress.

Both, I have the extended one because it came in the color I wanted. I have large and quite strong hands so a little extra tension would feel better.

Unless I can find a standard length magazine catch in gold, a stronger spring looks like a good option.

[ideaman]

Here's a suggestion. I don't know if it works. Extended mag springs are longer. Maybe it can substitute?

#2 guess: stretch the old one?

[bripro]

I'm trying to figure how something can be the same width but thicker..??..

[dkf]

It is really elementary stuff. There are 3 dimensions on the spring. Thickness, width and length. You want the same width and length as the original spring but slightly thicker.(+.004-+.005" should do)

[bripro]

Ok. I was thinking it was round.