Drakejake
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Recoil Spring and Failure to Lead
I have two identical pistols. One has never jammed. The other one, recently acquired, frequently fails to fully load or go into battery. A gentle push on the slide solves the problem. It seems to me that the likely culprit is the recoil spring. If the spring is too weak, there might not be enough force to bring the slide all the way back to battery after a shot is fired. The two springs seem to be the same except that the one in the jamming pistol is slightly longer than the one in the well-behaved example. I have switched the recoil rods and springs and will see if that makes a difference on my next trip to the range.
Any predictions or comments?
Thanks,
Drakejake
I have two identical pistols. One has never jammed. The other one, recently acquired, frequently fails to fully load or go into battery. A gentle push on the slide solves the problem. It seems to me that the likely culprit is the recoil spring. If the spring is too weak, there might not be enough force to bring the slide all the way back to battery after a shot is fired. The two springs seem to be the same except that the one in the jamming pistol is slightly longer than the one in the well-behaved example. I have switched the recoil rods and springs and will see if that makes a difference on my next trip to the range.
Any predictions or comments?
Thanks,
Drakejake