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Single-Sixer
I've owned 1911A1s for years but have little experience with the Commander
variant, lightweight or the Combat Commander(all steel version) and I suspect
that the one I have, someone has put a bit too heavy recoil spring in. I know
the official full sized 1911A1 in .45 ACP weight is 16# while I usually run an
18# with standard bullet weights and pressures without a hitch. I assumed
that by doing so I would eliminate some long term battering of slide and frame.
Having said this, this Commander is so hard to rack the slide that it either
stovepipes half the time or does a FTE/FTF. I would like to correct this but don't
wish to substitute too light a spring and thus aggravate the very condition I
wish to avoid. Any help would be highly appreciated. I am not the original
owner of this Commander which is why I suspect that the spring in the gun
has been replaced since its so hard to rack the slide. I'm no lightweight, at
6'1 and 215# so sheer hand strength isn't part of the problem.
variant, lightweight or the Combat Commander(all steel version) and I suspect
that the one I have, someone has put a bit too heavy recoil spring in. I know
the official full sized 1911A1 in .45 ACP weight is 16# while I usually run an
18# with standard bullet weights and pressures without a hitch. I assumed
that by doing so I would eliminate some long term battering of slide and frame.
Having said this, this Commander is so hard to rack the slide that it either
stovepipes half the time or does a FTE/FTF. I would like to correct this but don't
wish to substitute too light a spring and thus aggravate the very condition I
wish to avoid. Any help would be highly appreciated. I am not the original
owner of this Commander which is why I suspect that the spring in the gun
has been replaced since its so hard to rack the slide. I'm no lightweight, at
6'1 and 215# so sheer hand strength isn't part of the problem.