Cornhusker77
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I'm by no means an expert on 1911s, but I do have a few of them, so I'm not a total noob.
I recently picked up a like new, used Kimber Custom II in .45. The gun shoots great, handles nice and of course is good looking.
The problem is how hard it is to rack it with the hammer down.
I'm not a weak person and still have good hand strength, but when I go to rack this slide, it takes everything I have to grunt it back.
At first I thought it must have a monster recoil spring, but I think it's the hammer spring.
It feels like a 40 pound spring.
I can order a different spring, but I'm not sure which one.
I don't want to sacrifice reliability just to cover my wussiness, but there has to be a happy medium?
Any suggestions, experience or criticism of my manhood?
I recently picked up a like new, used Kimber Custom II in .45. The gun shoots great, handles nice and of course is good looking.
The problem is how hard it is to rack it with the hammer down.
I'm not a weak person and still have good hand strength, but when I go to rack this slide, it takes everything I have to grunt it back.
At first I thought it must have a monster recoil spring, but I think it's the hammer spring.
It feels like a 40 pound spring.
I can order a different spring, but I'm not sure which one.
I don't want to sacrifice reliability just to cover my wussiness, but there has to be a happy medium?
Any suggestions, experience or criticism of my manhood?