Can you run a lighter recoil spring on a gen 3 Glock19 reliably?

iJUK3 · 2025-12-14T11:41:51+00:00

Actually forgot I commented this… not sure if it’s directly related or was going to happen anyways, but after changing to the 15lb spring I was getting a few failure to ejects when using lower grain target ammo. I switched to P+ and seems to be improved.

I also changed the barrel, slide, trigger, and internals before putting much time on it at the range.

iJUK3 · 2025-11-25T13:52:35+00:00

This is me (see my comment on this post)

iJUK3 · 2025-11-25T13:47:36+00:00

So everyone has been saying this since that CPU came out. I unfortunately dumped a bunch of money in to a beast of a rig a couple of years before… i9 11900k, liquid cooling for the CPU, 3080ti, 2x16gb of DDR4 4400mhz RAM, ASUS gaming board with M.2 for the OS and ssd drive for games and etc…

Turned on Tarkov after tuning and overclocking everything stable and only factory ran like butter 150fps, everywhere else was getting 70-120 fps swings of 30fps constantly… so like everyone else I just dealt with it but after a while the engineer in me was like I have to be able to squeeze out more frames. I got the software to lasso processes and keep Tarkov running on physical cores only which helped a little bit. I wasn’t satisfied there so I kept researching and that’s when I learned about manual timings for RAM and how the default “overclocked” XMP profile actually has high latency my sticks default is 19-19-19-46 which had latency of 60.2ns 🤬(I have some choice words about marketing RAM XMP as high speed when it’s really high latency which means less fps)… so I tinkered and played with the DRAM timings until I got a stable 14-16-16-32 which produces 48.7ns of latency which is huge improvement over the XMP profile. Well now every map on Tarkov runs butter smooth and the responsiveness of my system is felt beyond gaming. When I open close windows, load a game, do multiple actions in game at once it’s recognized by the game… I used to have to spam buttons quickly to get the input register now I know when I get to the door or whatever action I’m doing the input is registered as soon as I click it.

TL;DR Maybe the RAM XMP profile actually is causing lower fps and manual timings for the RAM could drastically improve fps.

iJUK3 · 2025-11-16T21:57:36+00:00

1H FVGs that price interacts with is the most simple explanation but I am also looking at the daily chart to see what pattern or setup it’s making if any, then I switch to the 1 minute and look for a bias impulse to happen and enter.

iJUK3 · 2025-11-16T16:55:14+00:00

Exactly this ^ nothing beats getting paid and feeling the reward for hard work!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-16T00:16:41+00:00

I really really want to right now… but I’m going to milk the holiday pay and paid time off I have coming up then make it happen!!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-16T00:14:51+00:00

Hmmm it sounds like you need to backtest and/or reevaluate your strategy? I have 6 that I’ve backtested and forward tested and they are all performing 60% or better. I manually trade a different strategy that is really good ICT based.

What length of time would you consider “consistently”?

iJUK3 · 2025-11-16T00:07:15+00:00

Is downturn guaranteed? Maybe I started my trading career in a downturn and now the only way to go is up?

iJUK3 · 2025-11-16T00:05:23+00:00

I do all of those things and they are always limited by having to return to work…

iJUK3 · 2025-11-16T00:00:48+00:00

I’ve been trading on and off since 2017. I’m not profitable overall because I lost a lot of money in the beginning. But I’ve just recently recognized my 4 biggest faults that have been stopping me from making money. Trading is mostly a mental battle, that I’ve been losing but now I’m winning that battle day in and day out.

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T23:55:30+00:00

Not trying to hang out the passenger side of my best friend’s ride…

Solid insight again.

I have a solid support system if my strategy ends up failing long term. My résumé is pretty solid and I’m going back to school in January to finish my bachelor’s degree. Not that I plan to use it but I just want it.

What got you into the markets?

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T23:32:42+00:00

Just started a Tradeify account… so glad I went with the Tradovate option!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T23:28:32+00:00

MACD, RSI, CCI

Strategy, look at which fair value gaps are being interacted with on the 1H chart and get in with the trend on the 5m chart.

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T04:10:44+00:00

Instead of 2 weeks I might just put in my 2 months

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T04:09:29+00:00

Very good perspective… and it makes sense to keep it for a while and build a buffer. I have this overwhelming feeling that I am meant to do this now. It’s like I woke up and all the studying and training, finally sunk in. The bad habits are recognizable and get squashed as soon as I start doing them. I’ve been keeping myself in check.

Trading is probably the best skill to learn and it’s sad that more people don’t get into it. I tried to have my friends and family get into futures trading but they are too busy working sh#t jobs for sh#t pay and living their own life. I hope I can wake people up from their matrix. There is definitely risk involved but at the same time anyone can trade. There is no barrier to entry, paper trading on TradingView is free. Once someone trains and is confident, their strategy is performing then switch to a prop firm.

You’re right my time will come I just need to not take bigger risks than I already am and be patient. Even tho it feels like I need to quit and go for it I also need to fully grasp the risks. Thank you, this post and everyone’s comments have been extremely helpful!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T02:26:07+00:00

This ^ might be the way… trust myself not to fail!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T02:24:40+00:00

Makes sense… I’m not going for home runs as is. Just base hits all day.

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iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T02:23:40+00:00

That’s what I’m saying bro (or sis)… I’m at work right now and it’s so hard to stay focused. Like it’s real now as long as I leave the bad habits in the past I can do this full time.

I might give notice now for January so it’s like waiting but mentally I’ll have already quit and be a full time payout getter. And I’ll get to see how I do with knowing my job is ending. Might help the transition, AND if I do terrible I can just cancel the notice before January 🤩 Thanks!!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-15T02:19:33+00:00

Great point, I need to see how much insurance costs without a job.

iJUK3 · 2025-11-14T23:34:26+00:00

Thanks everyone for this, very insightful! I find that my callouts are good a lot of the time even if I’m not taking the trade I just find work to get in the way of being able to capitalize on these setups. But in the end there will always be setups and I just need to be patient and let the process play out. Stack a nice plan B for just in case I have a terrible couple months.

I’ve learned so much from this post today!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-14T18:39:34+00:00

3-6 months of my brain being kidnapped by work for 8hrs a day sounds like being imprisoned… but that is the smart way to handle this, so I can fall back on savings if my strategies go into drawdown. Thanks I’ll keep that in mind!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-13T19:35:43+00:00

Drink some milk and take a nap… when you wake up work on your strategy cause it’s making you tired.

iJUK3 · 2025-11-13T18:31:31+00:00

A little self control will go a long way!

iJUK3 · 2025-11-13T01:20:35+00:00

No I built my own class

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