cecil Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I want to order a 7 lb recoil spring for my STI DVC .. it has a Dawson tool less guide rod... will a 1911 Wolf recoil spring work ? tia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtecpaoche Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Sure, why not since it does not have a recoil master. The Dawson tool less guide rod will accept a standard 1911 Wolf recoil spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Sure, why not since it does not have a recoil master. The Dawson tool less guide rod will accept a standard 1911 Wolf recoil spring. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Order 7,8,9 while your at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) That way you will most likely have the one you like with you. As stated below wolf spring are sometimes not same weight as marked on the package. IMSI are pretty ture to whats on the package also chrome silicon springs last longer, but that's just in my findings. YMMV, good luck. Edited December 24, 2015 by a matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 If you really what to sure try different brands of springs also I prefer nowlin springs in my open guns, run Wolff in the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmo412 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I have always had good luck with sprinco springs. Have had one of their cryo 8 lb in my full size open gun for the past 2 years and it has yet to wear out....that's with a constant diet of 175PF 9 major loads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDQ Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Get the variable springs! Wolfe variable 6,7,8. Do you guy even shoot open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecil Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 yes I shoot open... I also shoot steel.. that's what I want a 7 lb spring for.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) I run 7# variable for minor and 8# variable for major. The 7# also work for major but the 8 feels better. A 6 can sometimes not strip the bullet. Edited December 24, 2015 by echotango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDQ Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Do you run variable springs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Hello: Buy some ISMI recoil springs in 7,8 and 9lb. Also buy a ISMI mainspring in 17lb and you should be good. Depending on how your mags are setup the 7lb may not feed 100%. The 8lb should feed just fine. Wolff springs tend not to be consistent to what is written on the package. The Sprinco springs are good as well but a little harder to find. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Hello: Buy some ISMI recoil springs in 7,8 and 9lb. Also buy a ISMI mainspring in 17lb and you should be good. Depending on how your mags are setup the 7lb may not feed 100%. The 8lb should feed just fine. Wolff springs tend not to be consistent to what is written on the package. The Sprinco springs are good as well but a little harder to find. Thanks, Eric I had the same issue with 7LB springs. The 7lb springs will not strip the next round from the mag 100% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dis-1-Shooter Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Playing with recoil springs myself. Is there a trick to get an open gun to run with a 7lb recoil spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I set up a steel gun to run 95 grain bullets at about 900fps, and used a 6 lb sping. Big issue was stripping the round off the mag and then pushing the bullet home into the chamber. I was able to get it to function 98% reliability by cutting the mag springs to the minimum and reducing the upward pressure. But after messing with that I abandoned the concept as it really didn't help my times, and it was just kind of an exercise in how low could I go. Now I run 7 pounds (measured) on my steel gun and 110-ish pf loads, no mag spring cutting required and it is very reliable. For open major I run 8.0 - 9.5 lb springs (measured) as that seems to be the sweet spot for my guns and major loads. I strongly recommend actually measuring your spring weights with a gauge as the manufactures label is only an approximation - about pulse or minus 1 pound. Also, make sure your new springs are not coil locking or binding as that not good for the gun and will mess up how the recoil impulse feels. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDQ Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Playing with recoil springs myself. Is there a trick to get an open gun to run with a 7lb recoil spring? No Sir. My gun runs it clean and wet... Or dirty and wet, but its always wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Playing with recoil springs myself. Is there a trick to get an open gun to run with a 7lb recoil spring?Depends on the gun, mags, load etc. My open gun will run on a 7 if it's squeaky clean but soon starts having feed issues after a match or two. With an 8 it runs perfect even if it's so dirty my hands turn black shooting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) Playing with recoil springs myself. Is there a trick to get an open gun to run with a 7lb recoil spring?Depends on the gun, mags, load etc. My open gun will run on a 7 if it's squeaky clean but soon starts having feed issues after a match or two. With an 8 it runs perfect even if it's so dirty my hands turn black shooting it. You must be shooting a lot!I used to have 7# wolff on all my open 2011s 38s maj without any hicup. Now Im on 9# ismi trial bcos 7 is harder to find around here. Edited December 25, 2015 by BoyGlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Playing with recoil springs myself. Is there a trick to get an open gun to run with a 7lb recoil spring?Depends on the gun, mags, load etc. My open gun will run on a 7 if it's squeaky clean but soon starts having feed issues after a match or two. With an 8 it runs perfect even if it's so dirty my hands turn black shooting it. You must be shooting a lot! Actually I just don't like to clean guns very often! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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