Gunnar897 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I have heard many people cut 4 coils off a standard length spring for 1911/2011. Not sure why- to ensure the slide can travel a the full distance? I have run full length(uncut) springs with out issue. I accidentally put a commander length spring in and it ran fine. The commander length spring is obviously much shorter than a standard. I recently had a new barrel and lightened slide put on my 2011 and have a 40SW 167pf load. I plan to order a range of springs(11-14) standard and variable and see what I and the gun like best. Should I start with standard springs and cut as I go or just cut 4 coils and start there. Any help would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 What bullet weight are you running? Some use different spring weights for different projectiles at the same PF. If it were me I would use a standard length variable spring, most likely around the 12.5 lb weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar897 Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) 185's I assumed that I would end up at 12.5 but wasnt sure on variable vs standard and full length or cut. I have tried both(standard and variable) in other guns but never spent the time to figure out what was best The new barrel is a 5"hybrid so I lost some weight in the silde Edited May 23, 2015 by Gunnar897 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmca Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 If you don't get spring bind, why would you want to cut the spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar897 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 No spring bind, I have heard from several shooters that said they ran springs that were cut 4 coils short. I thought there was a common understanding it needed to be done and wasnt sure why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Only reason I would cut a recoil spring is if it was stacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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