bigboy69 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 What spring weight does everyone like to run? I run a 15lb or a 17lb in my main spring housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz427 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 11/19/2018 at 3:35 PM, bigboy69 said: What spring weight does everyone like to run? I run a 15lb or a 17lb in my main spring housing. I’m testing different ones now. My open gun came with what felt like a very light main spring, and it wouldn’t reliably ignite anything but fed primers. I just dropped a 17 in it, but haven’t tested it with Anything but fed. I think it had a 15lb in it, to light imo. My other gun for limited seems to have a really heavy main spring straight from the factory. Once I see how the 17 works in my open gun and if it will light off harder primers, if so I’ll put the same in my limited gun. If it still doesn’t ignite harder primers I’ll go to a 19. Won’t go any higher then that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stymie12000 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I like 17#ms with dawson extended firing pin. 7-8# variable recoil spring. 2.25# trigger pull. Not a single ftf in thousands and thousands of rounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY BARONE Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 15# Wolff main spring is heaver than a 17# ISMI main spring and lasts longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz427 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 5 hours ago, Stymie12000 said: I like 17#ms with dawson extended firing pin. 7-8# variable recoil spring. 2.25# trigger pull. Not a single ftf in thousands and thousands of rounds! I just put the same setup in my open gun, except my trigger is a little lighter around 1.5lbs. But 17lb main with Dawson extended firing pin. Before with whatever mainspring came with it I’d get light strikes with Winchester primers. Only federal would work, even with the Dawson extended. I really think it was the main spring. Im guessing it was a 15lb, and a worn one at that. I’m hoping I’ll have the same good results as you. I haven’t messed with the recoil spring in it yet. I think it’s a big over spung. Gonna pickup a new one probably a 7 or 8lb. Just put a 12lb wolf variable in my limited gun and it made a big difference in how the gun tracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I run Wolff 17lb main springs in 1911s and the one 2011 I had and they would all ignite SRPs. This is/was with the stock firing pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy69 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/24/2018 at 12:46 PM, TONY BARONE said: 15# Wolff main spring is heaver than a 17# ISMI main spring and lasts longer. Really???? How is that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 i use 13 lb main spring in bul ssas2 limited 1 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theWacoKid Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, bigboy69 said: Really???? How is that?? Because there's no standard on what 15# or 17# is. There is no accepted terminology for defining springs by an unaccompanied static load number. With how it's done now, however they want to test them and dub them is up to them so there's no agreed upon consistency manufacturer to manufacturer. The most important basic specs on a spring are rate and free length, but we get none of that information so any comparisons aren't apples to apples. Some industries use static load numbers to ID springs but they're typically defined at some static deflection, which at least gives you some real information on the rate of the spring. Edited December 27, 2018 by theWacoKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY BARONE Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 You have to compare the two,Wolff and ISMI, and decide which one is right for you. spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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