Posted: 6/1/2007 1:40:59 PM EDT
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What spring weight should I be looking for to tame recoil and improve trigger pull? What weight recoil spring? What weight main spring? Any help or advice is appreciated 
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OEM for the recoil spring is 16lbs for most manufactures with the Semi Custom manufactures using 18-18 1/2 lb recoil springs OEM for the hammer spring for most manufacturers is 23lbs with some using 21 to 19 lbs. While a lighter hammer (main) spring may give you a lighter trigger pull it also gives you a lighter hammer strike. While adjusting springs for a lighter trigger pull in a range or target gun is acceptable for a carry or self defense firearm is a bad idea. A good smith can easily achieve a 4 to 5lb crisp trigger utilizing full power springs. |
16lbs. if you plan on using full power loads... a 14lbs. spring may also work for you. A lighter spring will generally let you get back on target faster.
A 17lbs.-19lbs. spring may reduce the trigger pull weight but generally speaking swapping out one mainspring for a lighter part is, by itself, not the best way to reduce the trigger weight. I use a 23lbs. mainspring in every gun I build and I routinely achieve triggers that weigh 3lbs. and sometimes even less. |