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What is a good lighter recoil spring for Champion Operator in .45

Wolff & Colt say factory standard for a 4" Commander 1911 in .45 is 18 lbs. I suspect the Springfield will be the same, but you'd have to ask them to be absolutely sure.
A lighter spring will make the slide cycle faster thus causing more wear and battering. Plus it'll throw brass farther away making it harder to find and retrieve if you do so.
Personally, I tend to run recoil springs a pound or two heavier than standard to reduce felt recoil and battering while making finding brass easier.
Consider trying a 18lb spring from another maker to see if it feels better to you. I'm quite fond of Wolff springs myself. ;)
You might try a 17lb spring, maybe even a 16, but I certainly wouldn't go under that. Check carefully for signs of battering or excessive wear.
 
Hi,

WGBees said:
The recoil spring on my 1911 is very stiff. I would like to put a lighter recoil spring in it. what would be a good spring to replace it with?
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Welcome to the forum from the Wild Wild Upper Midwest! Glad you found us.

Do you want a lighter recoil spring because your pistol hard to rack? Is it difficult to manually cycle the slide to put a round in the chamber? If so, a different technique could help.

As was suggested above, I ended up putting a little heavier spring in my 9mm Ronin 1911. It runs smoother without slamming back and forth.

I think I ordered a Wilson Combat spring from Midwayusa.com. What is the stock spring weight in your 1911?


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Grayfox said:
Wolff & Colt say factory standard for a 4" Commander 1911 in .45 is 18 lbs. I suspect the Springfield will be the same, but you'd have to ask them to be absolutely sure.
A lighter spring will make the slide cycle faster thus causing more wear and battering. Plus it'll throw brass farther away making it harder to find and retrieve if you do so.
Personally, I tend to run recoil springs a pound or two heavier than standard to reduce felt recoil and battering while making finding brass easier.
Consider trying a 18lb spring from another maker to see if it feels better to you. I'm quite fond of Wolff springs myself. ;)
You might try a 17lb spring, maybe even a 16, but I certainly wouldn't go under that. Check carefully for signs of battering or excessive wear.
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Yea, battering will occur if you change to a light weight recoil spring, if you can find one, look into a variable weight 18lb spring for it, Wilson makes them, it’s a little easier to rack, but it won’t promote battering like a lighter weight spring, just my thoughts, I use these in my full size 1911’s all the time
 
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