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As some of you know I became the proud new owner of a nice Colt 1911 Lightweight Commander.
I am thinking it is in need of a new recoil spring. I started to think this when wifey and I were investigating her ability to rack various guns, and the 1911 was easier than a 9mm. That seemed a little odd.
I did a little googlemeistering on it and found Ed Brown's FAQ page on recoil springs.
http://www.edbrown.com/gunsprings.htm
He suggests that you can get a good idea for what spring strength you should be using based on ejection distance. I'm usually not aware of where my brass is going so I watched... and I think it's still rolling today.
Then I had my first FTF with the slide failing to get the round more than halfway into battery. I looked carefully and determined that the gun could be cleaner, especially the ramp. So I cleaned the gun with same poor results. The rounds were WWB.
Since this is my EDC now, I need a new recoil spring today. I also would like to have the gun serviced (fully cleaned and all springs replaced) as soon as possible.
Questions
I assume that a 1911 spring is universal; do I just look at spring weight and how accurate are they?
Any idea how much cleaning and maintenance for a 1911 service costs?
Anybody do this kind of thing on a walk-in basis? I am so used to carrying this I don't want to go back to another gun.
Thanks guys.
I am thinking it is in need of a new recoil spring. I started to think this when wifey and I were investigating her ability to rack various guns, and the 1911 was easier than a 9mm. That seemed a little odd.
I did a little googlemeistering on it and found Ed Brown's FAQ page on recoil springs.
http://www.edbrown.com/gunsprings.htm
He suggests that you can get a good idea for what spring strength you should be using based on ejection distance. I'm usually not aware of where my brass is going so I watched... and I think it's still rolling today.
Then I had my first FTF with the slide failing to get the round more than halfway into battery. I looked carefully and determined that the gun could be cleaner, especially the ramp. So I cleaned the gun with same poor results. The rounds were WWB.
Since this is my EDC now, I need a new recoil spring today. I also would like to have the gun serviced (fully cleaned and all springs replaced) as soon as possible.
Questions
I assume that a 1911 spring is universal; do I just look at spring weight and how accurate are they?
Any idea how much cleaning and maintenance for a 1911 service costs?
Anybody do this kind of thing on a walk-in basis? I am so used to carrying this I don't want to go back to another gun.
Thanks guys.
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