Fireant Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 How do I tell if my recoil master is the light or the heavy? Can I change it by getting a new spring for it? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 The color painted on the spring indicate if it's a light or a heavy RM. If memory is good, heavy are orange painted, but check on STI 's website to be sure. Was it mounted from factory ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted January 19, 2004 Author Share Posted January 19, 2004 No, I bought it from someone else and did not think to ask which it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Is there any kind of paint on it ? When mounted in the pistol, the light feels like something around 12 lbs, the heavy feels like 17 lbs. These are not the exact weights, this is what I approximately feel with cycling my guns, it might gives you some clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted January 19, 2004 Author Share Posted January 19, 2004 It's kind of strange, it has the orange paint on the small spring( I thought it was rusty) but it feels really light. much lighter than my 14 pound recoil spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 From STI website : STI -- FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. How can I tell if my RecoilMaster is Light or Heavy? What does the paint on my RecoilMaster Indicate? A. Orange paint indicates a Heavy RecoilMaster. Green paint indicates a Light RecoilMaster. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The longer spring on the RM is shorter than a regular recoil spring. Maybe your friend had changed the spring for something lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 The heavy is much lighter feeling than a 14lb spring. It has two springs in it and you can't change the inside one. It may feel wierd, but mine has work fine for about 45k and it feels about the same as when I got the gun. They say you never need to replace the spring on the RM as some people suposedly have 100k+ rounds on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 The heavy is much lighter feeling than a 14lb spring Are you sure ? Mine seems to be heavier than a 14 lbs, much more like a 17+ lbs. The one on my open gun seems like a 12lbs or less, which color is yours ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Orange, I have both but don't use the light one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbear38S Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 http://www.stiguns.com/faq.html Q. How can I tell if my RecoilMaster is Light or Heavy?What does the paint on my RecoilMaster Indicate? A. Orange paint indicates a Heavy RecoilMaster. Green paint indicates a Light RecoilMaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I'm with L2S; I have two Heavies and they feel like a normal 11# spring is in the gun when cycling the slide by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Strange, maybe I have a super heavy recoil master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 i had problems with the recoil master before. but after switching to a heavy one (orange) everything was fine .i think the heavy one is around 14lbs and the green one is 10 or less......i think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmas Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I run a light RM in my 9x19 SVI, and my slide action is very slow, people comment on how slow my slide travel when running the light RM. Has anybody experimented with changing the main spring on RM. I'll try this next weekend to see how the gun feels, becuase I need to find a way to speed up the slide, if you can see the full travel of your slide it's tooooo slow.. mine is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Just on the recoil masters, (light)... I know STI discourages you from replacing the recoil spring that comes with it, but when I used the spring that came with it in my Open gun, the gun felt harsher, like there was more force coming into the frame. I switched it out for a 9lb ISM spring, and IMO, the gun had less "thump"... My query is, whatss' been your practice on open guns with the RM installed? Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmas Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I've now switched to a heavy RM and it works fine in mine SVI long duster 9x19. but being colorblind I don't pay much attention to color codes (I hate them) so I thought my smith had put a rusty spring in my gun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 STI hard chromed pistols make the heavy RM feels heavier. I tried one in an SV sight tracker and it felt like a 13 lbs . My pistols are very tight fitted and Slide Glide does play a role too. That's why I thought Heavy RM were somewhere around 17 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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