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Armorer2B · October 16, 2012, 01:02 PM

I shoot a Browning Hi Power chambered in 40. It has a very heavy action and my wife is not able to work it. I am even not able to work it easily. Being the 40 was a derivative of the 9 mm I investigated and found a factory 9 mm recoil spring is on 17 lbs while the 40 spring is 20. I have read lots of posts about changing hammer springs but nothing so far about a lighter recoil spring. The 17 lb spring fits but I have not tried it out yet. I was going to start with downloaded target ammo and work up to my carry ammo and see what happens. Before I did that I it might be wise to enlist any comments here.

Thanks

October 16, 2012, 01:02 PM	#1
Armorer2B Junior Member Join Date: October 2, 2012 Location: Kansas Posts: 6	Browning HP Recoil Spring Question I shoot a Browning Hi Power chambered in 40. It has a very heavy action and my wife is not able to work it. I am even not able to work it easily. Being the 40 was a derivative of the 9 mm I investigated and found a factory 9 mm recoil spring is on 17 lbs while the 40 spring is 20. I have read lots of posts about changing hammer springs but nothing so far about a lighter recoil spring. The 17 lb spring fits but I have not tried it out yet. I was going to start with downloaded target ammo and work up to my carry ammo and see what happens. Before I did that I it might be wise to enlist any comments here. Thanks