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Agreed, steel is very elastic, but if you could make the cycling NOT bounce, you would be much better off because the first round is chambered without a bounce and is inconsistent otherwise.
Some of use DO shoot thousands of rounds from these guns. The impact against the spring guide isn't the concern. The spring guide is replaceable. The frame is not. The peening of the frame is the bad part and some frames are quite soft. I personally have shot thousands of rounds through guns with the shock buffers and haven't had one fail yet though I know that doesn't prove anything. I also inspect the shock buffer every time I field strip the gun for cleaning.
There are some kinds of wear you can avoid. This is one that you can avoid. Along the same lines, for reliability, it makes sense to put in a fairly light recoil spring to make sure the gun cycles even if the ammunition is lightly loaded, but I still use 18.5 pound for nearly everything.
Of course, your mileage may vary. This is just what I do and why I do it.
- Ivan.
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