Driftwood Johnson
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Howdy
I spend most of my time on the revolver page, but I have a question about my S&W 1911 and this seems like a good place to ask it.
I bought this 9mm S&W 1911 Pro a couple of years ago. A guy at the range had one and I liked it, so I bought one. Overall, I am quite pleased with it. I like the sights, the trigger, the grip and everything else. But it's a bear to rack the slide for the first round.
My club just built some action bays, and we are gong to start to do some steel shooting. I don't want to run out and buy a new gun right now, and I thought this 1911 might be just the ticket. Although I have been shooting steel in Cowboy for a bazillion years, I will be a rank beginner at the various steel events with a semi-auto, but plenty of guys at the club are very experienced so I'm sure they will take me under their wing for a new shooting sport.
So back to the question. It really is a bear to rack the slide, which I am probably going to be doing a lot of in the action bays. So I'm wondering if I can put a slightly lighter spring so the slide won't be quite so difficult to rack. I went to the Wolff gunsprings sight, I have bought springs for revolvers for them before, but I am a bit stymied about this pistol. Wolff does not list this model for springs. So I went to the Colt 1911 section, and there are a bazillion choices, but I'm not sure if their springs will fit my S&W 1911. Yeah, I can probably call them and ask, there is a 800 number for technical support.
But I wanted to ask here about the feasibility of putting in a slighter recoil spring. Obviously it has to do its job correctly. Also, do I have to change out anything else? I'm perfectly happy with the trigger pull, and frankly I don't expect to be a top competitor, so I don't think I need a race gun. I just want to know what I should be aware of and if it is a good idea to install a lighter recoil spring.
Thanks
I spend most of my time on the revolver page, but I have a question about my S&W 1911 and this seems like a good place to ask it.
I bought this 9mm S&W 1911 Pro a couple of years ago. A guy at the range had one and I liked it, so I bought one. Overall, I am quite pleased with it. I like the sights, the trigger, the grip and everything else. But it's a bear to rack the slide for the first round.
My club just built some action bays, and we are gong to start to do some steel shooting. I don't want to run out and buy a new gun right now, and I thought this 1911 might be just the ticket. Although I have been shooting steel in Cowboy for a bazillion years, I will be a rank beginner at the various steel events with a semi-auto, but plenty of guys at the club are very experienced so I'm sure they will take me under their wing for a new shooting sport.
So back to the question. It really is a bear to rack the slide, which I am probably going to be doing a lot of in the action bays. So I'm wondering if I can put a slightly lighter spring so the slide won't be quite so difficult to rack. I went to the Wolff gunsprings sight, I have bought springs for revolvers for them before, but I am a bit stymied about this pistol. Wolff does not list this model for springs. So I went to the Colt 1911 section, and there are a bazillion choices, but I'm not sure if their springs will fit my S&W 1911. Yeah, I can probably call them and ask, there is a 800 number for technical support.
But I wanted to ask here about the feasibility of putting in a slighter recoil spring. Obviously it has to do its job correctly. Also, do I have to change out anything else? I'm perfectly happy with the trigger pull, and frankly I don't expect to be a top competitor, so I don't think I need a race gun. I just want to know what I should be aware of and if it is a good idea to install a lighter recoil spring.
Thanks