1911 Spring Weight Question

[Patrick Gookin]

Hey guys,
I had the thread last week about my 1911 not ejecting the second to last round in my new Wilson 47D magazines. Well, I bought a new extended ejector and extractor (both Ed Brown). The gun now hand-feeds all 8 rounds without a problem. I still need to get to the range and test it out soon.
I also ordered a 16lb and 14lb recoil spring from brownells as well as some Shock-Buffs. For now I'm using factory ammo, either Winchester whitebox or Federal UMC. I'm not sure what weight spring is in the gun right now, but it is shorter than the two new springs I ordered. My question is, do you guys think it would be safe to shoot factory ammo with a 14lb spring and a Shock-Buff? If not, a 16lb spring should be fine right?

 

[rcmodel]

I am not a fan of Shok-Buff's at all.
They can cause more problems then they cure.
1. They take up 1/8" of slide travel better used as it was designed.
2. They also prevent the slide moving back far enough to knock off the slide stop automatacally when "sling-shot" loading in many guns.

I would put the standard weight 16# spring it, without a Shok-Buff, and Bee Happy!

rc

 

[Patrick Gookin]

Yeah, when I first started using the pistol, it had a 10 year old Shock-Buff in it that was really biodegraded and just falling apart. Every now and then it would make the slide catch and you would have to slam the muzzle against a block of wood to free it. I noticed my frame has a little bit of an indentation from where my guide rod has been beating against my frame. I wasn't sure if this was normal or not, so I figured I'd try out Shock-Buffs again and see what happens.
I bought the 14lb spring because I wanted to get back into reloading, but I figured I'd ask you guys if it was acceptable to use one with factory ammo.