I purchased a Ruger 1911 9mm Commander a few months ago, shot it once then put it away while I concentrated on other things. Shortly after I bought it I took advantage of an offer from Ruger to purchase some parts at reduced prices. One of these parts was a replacement recoil spring.
Fast forward to yesterday when I took it out for more range time. The recoil seemed to be more than a 9mm should have. Brought it home and took it apart to clean. I also ran across the bag of parts I bought and took a look at the recoil spring. The original spring that came with the gun is almost two inches shorter than the replacement.
I thought I had heard somewhere, maybe the defunct Ruger Firearms Owners forum, that the factory installed spring was under-powered to accommodate the wide variety of 9mm ammo out there.
Any comments from other owners of this model?
I am thinking of ordering a Wolff Spring kit for the 1911 9mm Commander to see how that spring stacks up.
Fast forward to yesterday when I took it out for more range time. The recoil seemed to be more than a 9mm should have. Brought it home and took it apart to clean. I also ran across the bag of parts I bought and took a look at the recoil spring. The original spring that came with the gun is almost two inches shorter than the replacement.
I thought I had heard somewhere, maybe the defunct Ruger Firearms Owners forum, that the factory installed spring was under-powered to accommodate the wide variety of 9mm ammo out there.
Any comments from other owners of this model?
I am thinking of ordering a Wolff Spring kit for the 1911 9mm Commander to see how that spring stacks up.