That's nuts! I've got guns with literally 50k rounds or more through them. Never needed to change a spring.
For the record, I kept the box tops from the 1000 primer boxes. When we moved 2 years ago I counted them. There were over 900. I've shot a LOT. Never had to change a recoil...
I've shot a LOT of different guns. I'm a very long time competitive shooter (just joined the forum).
This week I received a pair of Hellcats in 9mm. By a very long shot, these have the worst triggers I've ever experienced. Way to heavy. A ton of rough creep. They have to go...