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I did go to alot heavier load, and the slide
was stuck back not on slide stop, I had to
hit the slide with my palm to get it forward,
took the gun apart to see what was wrong and
no metal galling or dirt to hang it up like
it did, compared spring to others I carry
and looked the same, but all were Colt factory replacements, thats when I saw the AD
for guide rod, it makes sense because the spring has to bend side ways on recoil and
hit against barrel and frame, with the rod it stays in a line not touching other parts,
even with rod I had to go to 20 lb spring or higher because empties were being flung 20
feet behind me with alot of velocity, with
22 lb spring their landing a few feet to my
right, the mags I buy are Metalform with
rounded metal follower, yeah I've bought the
$5 mags that allways cause a stopage, weak springs, flat stamped followers that bend
like their made out of tin, the mags I buy
are $7.50, either come with metal or rubber
follower, metal seems to be slicker. the 1911
is tried and true with military ball,but with
the +p loads on the market or ones I load it
won't work without some new tech, I think
the gun allways lacked the guide rod, it takes more time to take apart, but adds alot
to reliable functioning, to each his own,I'm
not pushing guide rods, if ya stay within
pressures the gun was designed for then no
problems,and also each extra power recoil
spring comes with longer stronger firing pin spring, to keep gun from slam firing I guess
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