Lubing Recoil Assembly Spring on Gen 5 Glock 17

[Tony617]

I was wondering about RAS on a Glock 17. I was reading and some people do not lube the spring at all while other people do lube since they carry you get rust.

I did very lightly lube the RAS like I do on my other pistols. I did not say anything in the Glock manual about lubing the RA spring.

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[Hueco]

I've been testing out Otis dry lube lately. Doesn't seem to hurt - don't notice it helping either where the recoil spring is concerned. Normally I'd just clean it and leave it alone.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

No reason not to wipe with an oiled cloth.

 

[DirectDrive]

I wouldn't lube the RSA.
No need for it.
And it is never mentioned in any "Glock Lube Points" document.

My "above and beyond" is to paint in engine assembly lube (Microlon or Lubriplate 105) into the slide grooves.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

To be clear, it is not and should not be a lubrication point - to put it in very simple terms, all you're doing is applying the "protect" part of CLP to a metal surface to stop oxidation.

 

[Tony617]

I took my Glock to gun range today it functions very well. No malfunctions at all. I fired 100 rounds of Winchester NATO and 100 rounds of 2014 147gr G2 from Speer.