[IrishCop]

I saw these on the Wilson Combat website, and discussed by Larry Vickers and Ken Hackathorn on a video on Vicker's site where they were singing their praises.

Anyone have any experience with these? Do they offer any real advantages?

 

[Charlie Petty]

I have no experience with them and it seems like a great example of fixing something that ain't broke.

Is there any objective standard by which anyone can prove they are better.

 

[IrishCop]

Kinda my thoughts. While I have no doubt they work, I just wondered if they possibly offered any real advantage.

They tout 'smoother operation" and a "significantly" longer life. Which may or not be true.

But I don't shoot as much as say, a professional competitor, who goes through tens of thousands of rounds a year.

 

[Charlie Petty]

I have a couple of guns that I shot for a whole bunch of years of bullseye competion that still have the springs I put in them in the 60s. They're still just fine.

I have often said that the people who recommend changing springs often are those who sell springs.

That is for normal full size 1911s but not mini or micro imitations

 

[Kevin Gibson]

Generally speaking a spring will lose about 2% of it's weight in the first 30 days. Over the next year it will lose about another 2% and then stay there pretty much forever.

This "spring set" is why I greatly prefer to work with a revolver's existing springs rather than installing new springs. You are much more assured that what you do to the gun will never change.

 

[IrishCop]

I tried a set of Wolff springs on a J frame once. The gun was new and trigger pull was pretty stiff. Didn't really like the feel and put the factory springs back in.

After a time, the little gun seemed to smooth out and "lighten" up.

That spring set thing explains it.

 

[Ratfink2u]

I have often said that the people who recommend changing springs often are those who sell springs.

Much like the people recommending National health care reform...:grumble:

 

[stand watie]

Ratfink2u,

EXACTLY. = Just like GRUBER, who believes (possibly quite rightly) that voters are STUPID.
(After all, the voters did elect SLIMY LIAR BHO twice.)

yours, sw

 

[Charlie Petty]

Thanks Kevin. I didn't know the percentages but agree completely about the final result.

That is true for full and commander size 1911s, but the 3" versions kill a spring in 500 rounds or so.

 

[Ratfink2u]

Good info guys...I recently sold my Colt 90 Double Eagle Officers model and was thinking about another "compact" 45...I'm rethinking it

 

[IrishCop]

Good info guys...I recently sold my Colt 90 Double Eagle Officers model and was thinking about another "compact" 45...I'm rethinking it

I really like the Commander sized 1911's. I have an old 1991 Officer's Model, which started out as being pretty reliable. It didn't stay that way long, and even changing the recoil spring and different magazines didn't fix it. Could never really diagnose the problem, so it just sits in my safe. I won't trade or sell a handgun made for defensive carry that is fatally flawed. Luckily, it has only happened to me once.

The Commander sized guns I've had have all run well. Springfield, Kimber and Colt. The lightweight Colt Commander is now my daily duty and off duty gun, it carries so well.

The gun manufacturers seem to sell a whole lot of the Officer's size (3" bbl's) so folks like them. They might have solved all of the inherent problems in making the guns with such short slides and fast cycling times work well in the last 10 years or so. I just don't have any personal experience with them.

 

[Kevin Gibson]

Much like the people recommending National health care reform...:grumble:

We most certainly needed it, just not in the way we got it. Now we desperately need it!

 

[Kevin Gibson]

Thanks Kevin. I didn't know the percentages but agree completely about the final result.

That is true for full and commander size 1911s, but the 3" versions kill a spring in 500 rounds or so.

Yeah I've noticed that. Don't really have an answer for why that is, but it just is.

 

[Ratfink2u]

I'm sure the "Turks" will be producing or should I say re-producing one soon. The Girsan is a fine shooting 1911 for the price. Seems like their tolerances are good as well.
Certainly worth the risk if the price stays right. IMVHO