Should You Lighten a Recoil Spring on a 1911

[Annihilator]

Nice read on if you should lighten a recoil spring on a 1911 personally, I always use a 18 1/2 pound variable rate spring, when I replace one, also it refers to the Wilson Shock Buff.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Should You Lighten a Recoil Spring on a 1911?

I have a Remington R1 1911 chambered in .45 ACP. Arthritis has invaded my hands and it’s getting harder for me to rack the slide. Would putting a lighter recoil spring in it be a bad idea?

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[HansGruber]

I use 14’s; JMB’s original spec.

 

[krunchnik]

My son a few years ago purchased a STI 9mm Commander length that on initial range trip wouldn't cycle lots FTF-he brought the pistol over and we broke it down to find a Wilson Shock Buff in a Commander 9mm-took the buff out and the next time he went to the range all the feeding problems quit.
So I am really not a fan of the buffer.

 

[Annihilator]

My son a few years ago purchased a STI 9mm Commander length that on initial range trip wouldn't cycle lots FTF-he brought the pistol over and we broke it down to find a Wilson Shock Buff in a Commander 9mm-took the buff out and the next time he went to the range all the feeding problems quit.
So I am really not a fan of the buffer.

Yea, I was told not to put them in any but a full size 1911, they will cause issues in the commanders like you said.

 

[krunchnik]

Yea, I was told not to put them in any but a full size 1911, they will cause issues in the commanders like you said.

Yup-makes sense slide travel is too short on anything but Government.