main spring & recoil spring for 9x23 1911

gunfrog · 01-16-2011, 07:15 PM

Wondering what you guys are running in your 9X23 1911 type guns, both main and recoil.

Wild Bill Caldwell · 01-16-2011, 07:37 PM

What ever it takes to get the slide and barrel back into battery every time...I don't run as heavy a spring as some do....I use the firein' pin stop to slow the rearward travel of the slide , some will use a heavier spring but heavier springs means more muzzle dip as the slide goes into battery...As with any HOTTRODD whetever it be Car, truck , tractor , bullduzer , or whatever , and a 9x23 is a HOTROD and there will be more wear reguardless of how it is sprung

Wild Bill

Wild Bill Caldwell · 01-16-2011, 07:38 PM

What ever it takes to get the slide and barrel back into battery every time...I don't run as heavy a spring as some do....I use the firein' pin stop to slow the rearward travel of the slide , some will use a heavier spring but heavier springs means more muzzle dip as the slide goes into battery...As with any HOTTRODD whetever it be Car, truck , tractor , bullduzer , or whatever , and a 9x23 is a HOTROD , there will be more wear reguardless of how it is sprung

Wild Bill

gunfrog · 01-17-2011, 10:09 AM

Thanks again Bill. I have used both a 18.5 and a 16, gun runs fine with both and seems to have better recovery with the 16 #.

r gunfrog

gunfrog · 01-17-2011, 10:11 AM

forgot to mention, I upped my main spring from 15, to 20#. I may try upping to 23, but I want the gun to run with the 9 mm barrel with out having to swap out the main spring.

01-16-2011, 07:15 PM	#1
gunfrog Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Warrenton, VA Posts: 10	Spring rates for 9x23 Wondering what you guys are running in your 9X23 1911 type guns, both main and recoil.

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01-16-2011, 07:37 PM	#2
Wild Bill Caldwell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 526	What ever it takes to get the slide and barrel back into battery every time...I don't run as heavy a spring as some do....I use the firein' pin stop to slow the rearward travel of the slide , some will use a heavier spring but heavier springs means more muzzle dip as the slide goes into battery...As with any HOTTRODD whetever it be Car, truck , tractor , bullduzer , or whatever , and a 9x23 is a HOTROD and there will be more wear reguardless of how it is sprung Wild Bill

01-16-2011, 07:38 PM	#3
Wild Bill Caldwell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 526	What ever it takes to get the slide and barrel back into battery every time...I don't run as heavy a spring as some do....I use the firein' pin stop to slow the rearward travel of the slide , some will use a heavier spring but heavier springs means more muzzle dip as the slide goes into battery...As with any HOTTRODD whetever it be Car, truck , tractor , bullduzer , or whatever , and a 9x23 is a HOTROD , there will be more wear reguardless of how it is sprung Wild Bill

01-17-2011, 10:09 AM	#4
gunfrog Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Warrenton, VA Posts: 10	Thanks again Bill. I have used both a 18.5 and a 16, gun runs fine with both and seems to have better recovery with the 16 #. r gunfrog

01-17-2011, 10:11 AM	#5
gunfrog Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Warrenton, VA Posts: 10	forgot to mention, I upped my main spring from 15, to 20#. I may try upping to 23, but I want the gun to run with the 9 mm barrel with out having to swap out the main spring.