Jager1147 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 what are the most commonly used spring weights for these pistols? Thanks, Jager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 You want as light a spring as you can get. I try and run a 13 lb. spring when ever possible, but sometimes you may have to go with a 15 lb. just to get the gun to cycle consistantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattoo Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Anyone know what are the factory weights? T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Vanek Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 17 lb. is stock. A 14 lb. Wolff will preform excellent in major and minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I run the stock spring whenever I can. If you run loads so light that the brass doesn't eject very far, then a lighter spring is in order. If you go real light you run the risk of: - not having enough energy to strip a round from the magazine - the slide/barrel not locking up in full battery - the very act of pulling the trigger over-powering the recoil spring and allowing the slide/barrel to come unlocked There needs to be a balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Charlie once told me that if you pull the trigger with an empty chamber, and witness the slide pull back slightly, out of battery, then your recoil spring is too light (or worn out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I have tried lighter springs, but all at the cost of reliability. Get the recoil spring down where it feels good, shoots flat and fast and you have to reduce the striker spring. Reduce the striker spring and you have light hits. There might be a balance there somewhere that can be found to make it better, but I just don't believe it is much better. Stock striker springs and stock recoil springs for me. My number one priority is reliability. One, just one, jam can cost you a couple places in the match. I want reliable equipment that puts me in the match, from there it is up to me to perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Marques Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 On a G35 I use a 14 lb recoil spring and a 4 lb wolf striker spring over a Ti striker. BUT you MUST use Federal primers. With the above set up you will get some failures to ignite (light hits) on other primers, namely Winchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmar Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 i found out that the lightened steel striker performed better than Ti when using light striker springs, the striker marks on my primers were deeper......well they sure looked deeper, cos i dont have an instrument to measure depth of striker marks. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) +1 on the lwt steel with the 4# spring. It pops every primer I have tried - Federal, CCI or Winchester. I run a 12# Wolf in everything except my carry gun. Edited March 13, 2007 by Joe D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager1147 Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 Thanks guys, You're all over the map! I'm having springs made for guide rods I manufacture, and I didn't know which weight spring to start with. I think I'll start with stock weight springs and see how that goes. Thanks, jager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hany Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 (edited) With regular parts (striker, striker spring etc) I have had good luck with a 15lb. Reliable, flat shooting and consistantly locked into battery. I tried a 13 but it would not pass the test of holding trigger back and muzzle pointed up and slowly releasing slide into battery. This is what I was taught in armorer school. I'm not sure how guys are running a clipped 13... Edited March 29, 2007 by Hany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) I had the same experience as Hany, though my problem was that the 11#'ers rapidly compressed and allowed the slide to pull back out of battery, and the 13#'ers wouldn't hold the slide closed if I really slammed a reload. Kevin edit for clarification Edited March 30, 2007 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Thanks guys, You're all over the map! I'm having springs made for guide rods I manufacture, and I didn't know which weight spring to start with. I think I'll start with stock weight springs and see how that goes. Thanks, jager Why reinvent the wheel? Is the benefit of having springs made (by some unknown entity) so great that it's better than sizing the guiderod to take ISMI or Wolff springs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suburban Commando Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 (edited) I only run factory type standard pressure ammo in my competition G17. 14 lb. Wolff recoil spring worked fine with Carver hunter Aimpoint mount. When I put the 9mm major comp on, I had to go down to a 10 lb. ISMI 1911 recoil spring and a G22/G23/G24/G27/G35 ejector. Springs are from Vanek production trigger kit. Striker is stock, but polished. Noooo problem with Winchester primers, or CCI Blazer Brass ammo. Believe it or not, even a 9 lb. 1911 spring passed the vertical test with this set-up.... it just wouldn't close the slide all the way after the first shot. Edited March 31, 2007 by Suburban Commando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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