zsavage81 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Been outta the game for about 5 years and am contemplating a comeback, which obviously requires a new gun and division. Plan is to slap a dot on a stock 3 and shoot some CO (possibly). Going through my old inventory of parts I've got a lot of what I need to jaz this sucker up, but when I was looking at recoil springs I started to wonder if the weight of the dot effected which recoil spring weight I should be using? My stock 2's in production all have 9 or 10 pound springs. Is that gonna fly or do I need to think about something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Should be fine, I run an 8lb spring on my S2 CO Edited April 28, 2020 by zombywoof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localizer Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I’m a newbie pistol competitor, but hats besides the point. I compete with Tanfos...I own stock 1,2,3 and Lim Pros. heres my advise: keep your gun as stock as possible. Everything you do to your gun (trigger jobs, reduced spring weights, etc) builds unreliability into your platform. From occasional light strikes (trigger job w reduced springs), to failure to go into battery (too light a recoil spring). i have a stock one set up for CO...it’s completely stock and completely reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsavage81 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Localizer said: I’m a newbie pistol competitor, but hats besides the point. I compete with Tanfos...I own stock 1,2,3 and Lim Pros. heres my advise: keep your gun as stock as possible. Everything you do to your gun (trigger jobs, reduced spring weights, etc) builds unreliability into your platform. From occasional light strikes (trigger job w reduced springs), to failure to go into battery (too light a recoil spring). i have a stock one set up for CO...it’s completely stock and completely reliable. I’m not new I just took a break, but no way I’m ever gonna compete with a stock tanfo trigger, they’re garbage! I was an early adopter of the stock 2 right after Ben started shooting one, Eric taught me what all he does to them so that as a EGD dealer I could work on them, and I worked on a whole bunch of them for a whole bunch of really good shooters. All I’m trying to figure out is what # recoil spring dudes are running with an optic as I have zero slide ride experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localizer Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I meant no disrespect, just conveying my experience. i use the stock recoil spring personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsavage81 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Localizer said: I meant no disrespect, just conveying my experience. i use the stock recoil spring personally. none taken! Are you shooting factory ammo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localizer Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 No. I shoot my reloads exclusively. 124gr Berry’s 3.7gr titegroup win/fed primer 1.14” COAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 The stock sights are around an ounce. So unless you're adding a real heavy optic, it's not much difference. If you're running stock springs, you dont know what you're missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Springs are pretty cheap. Get a few different ones below factory weight and see which you like. The dot will move a little differently with different poundages, but the extra slide weight doesn't matter much for actual function. Its a preference thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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