Will a reduced hammer spring increase felt reciol on a 1911, since it would take less force to #### the hammer? I want to lighten the factory trigger on my Ruger SR1911 but I do not want to increase the the felt reciol. Reason being is because I can shoot fairly accurate but not accurate and quickly.
Reduced hammer spring=increased felt recoil?
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Changing the mainspring will change the recoil characteristics. Two things slow the slide down, the recoil spring and the mainspring. Standard mainspring in most 1911's is 23 lbs. Get a mainspring calibration pack from Brownells that comes with 19,20,21 lb springs and try them out. Going to a weaker mainspring will speed the slide up but reduce muzzle flip. What you perceive as recoil may be less, not greater.
If you go all the way down to a 19lb mainspring, increase the recoil spring to 17 lbs. many of the 1911 experts recomend this combo.
Another factor is the radius on the bottom of the firing pin stop. A whole nother story.
Play around, have fun, try different spring combinations and see what works for you. Springs are cheap and easy to replace and no permanent change to your Ruger so why not find out what you and your gun like?
If you go all the way down to a 19lb mainspring, increase the recoil spring to 17 lbs. many of the 1911 experts recomend this combo.
Another factor is the radius on the bottom of the firing pin stop. A whole nother story.
Play around, have fun, try different spring combinations and see what works for you. Springs are cheap and easy to replace and no permanent change to your Ruger so why not find out what you and your gun like?
One thing has nothing to do with another in your scenario. If you are shooting reloads change the recoil spring to 14 lb, this will help with the felt snap/dip as the slide cycles.
You can mess around with the hammer spring, lighten the trigger - all well and good but will not turn your SR1911 into a race gun. I would suggest starting with your grip, stance and recoil spring - all low hanging fruit and then moving onto internals to shave fractions of a second off the splits.
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changing the mainspring on a 1911 isnt going to do all that much for your trigger anyways, pulling the trigger doesnt compress the spring so the only way it really effects your trigger is if you are going for sub 2# trigger job you need to reduce the spring
