Reminder to replace your recoil springs periodically. Those things wear out sooner than you think and it can lead to cracked slides and breaking frames. I broke a locking lug on my Beretta 92 a few years ago after about 10,000+ rounds on the recoil spring. Before it broke I noticed the slide felt a bit sloppy on recoil. Locking blocks need replacing periodically, but this one probably got premature wear. Also check the replacement schedules for other springs and parts, especially on your defensive use guns.
Any other suggestions on parts that need to be frequently replaced?
For a few of my guns the recoil springs need replacing at:
Glock - 3,000 rounds for the single springs and 5,000 for the newer dual springs.
SIg P320 - 10,000 rounds
Beretta 92 - 5,000 rounds
1911 - around 2,000 rounds
AR15 Carbine Buffer Spring - 10 1/16th inches minimum. I measured mine it's at 10 11/16th. I got 10,000+ rounds through it, but I can't remember if I replaced it before.
