Steve-O Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I have a Colt Competition .45 for SS using Winchester White box 230 grain ammo until I start reloading my question is what recoil spring to use at the moment? I have Wolff 11-15 lb conventional and 13-15 lb variable recoil springs. I just don’t want to beat up the gun using the wrong spring and also never used a variable spring before so I bought some to try out. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnlinebacker Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I have a Colt Competition .45 for SS using Winchester White box 230 grain ammo until I start reloading my question is what recoil spring to use at the moment? I have Wolff 11-15 lb conventional and 13-15 lb variable recoil springs. I just don’t want to beat up the gun using the wrong spring and also never used a variable spring before so I bought some to try out. Thanks for the help. Here's one chart. I use a 14 pound variable Wolff myselfSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoMiE Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Since your using 230gr hardball I’d start with 16-17# until you reload and then depending on pf drop down a pound or test it in recoil. I run 16# recoil spring with 17# mainspring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 191PF 16 lb spring (factory load, 230gr @ 830pfs) 179PF 15lb spring 167PF 14lb spring 155PF 13b spring 143PF 12lb spring 131PF 11lb spring 119PF 10lb spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 After using a 14lb spring for years in my 45, I found my gun shot a little better with a 13lb spring for 170 pf loads. I shot primarily SS for a few years and made M with that gun. You might want to go a lb or 2 higher for factory rounds, but I don't really have a clue what pf WWB is, since I've never shot factory ammo in my gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacerX1166 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Timely topic, since I recently bought a TRP for defense and carry. A million years ago, when I shot a SS in Ltd, my go to was a 16#. Since I had a bunch on hand, I threw one in the TRP and ran some factory rounds through it. There were occasions where I could feel the slide impact with the frame. Imprints on the shock buffer confirmed it. If I were shooting white box through the gun in any quantity, it would get a 17 or 18#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsthatgrip Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 There are other variables to consider before choosing a recoil spring, such as the velocity and hammer spring. As many have suggested, for boxed 230Gr a 17-18 lbs spring is a good start. If you start to reload you can consider backing the spring down. I run a 14 lb spring with a 45 185gr JHP running at 750-800 fps. I am not a fan of shock buffers. They are something else to go wrong when the start coming apart with use. Good luck, Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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