recoil spring length

geo57 · April 26, 2001, 07:06 PM

i have read where the 16 # recoil spring on a 1911 govt. should be 6 1\2 inches long when new. wilson combat says new recoil springs may shrink a bit when new until they get settled in after a few rounds. the recoil spring on my kimber classic is 6 1\8 inches. it has less than 500 rounds through it. does this length sound about right? it works flawlessly.

George Stringer · April 27, 2001, 06:35 AM

Geo57, sounds to me like it's the perfect length. George

johnwill · April 27, 2001, 05:59 PM

If the spring is still doing it's job well, it's probably fine. The length of the spring isn't absolute, I've seen several of the same brand springs with the same round count be more than 1/4" different in length.

WalterGAII · April 27, 2001, 08:11 PM

Another case for Paxil!

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April 26, 2001, 07:06 PM	#1
geo57 Member Join Date: April 20, 2001 Posts: 58	i have read where the 16 # recoil spring on a 1911 govt. should be 6 1\2 inches long when new. wilson combat says new recoil springs may shrink a bit when new until they get settled in after a few rounds. the recoil spring on my kimber classic is 6 1\8 inches. it has less than 500 rounds through it. does this length sound about right? it works flawlessly.

April 27, 2001, 06:35 AM	#2
George Stringer Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Earlington KY Posts: 2,299	Geo57, sounds to me like it's the perfect length. George

April 27, 2001, 05:59 PM	#3
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	If the spring is still doing it's job well, it's probably fine. The length of the spring isn't absolute, I've seen several of the same brand springs with the same round count be more than 1/4" different in length.

April 27, 2001, 08:11 PM	#4
WalterGAII Junior member Join Date: November 7, 1999 Posts: 1,516	Another case for Paxil!