New RIA owner Q's

[tonywayne]

Ok i just bought a new RIA 1911 from my LGS. I'v shot about 20 rounds so far and its seems like i good gun, but i wouldnt know since its my first ever auto handgun to owne. Iv been doing some research on my new gun and found a few sights on modifying it like adding a 18.5# spring. I bought my RIA slightly used and dont have any paper work, but i got a good deal. What is the # of the stock spring? Do i need a new on? Is there any good info u guys can give me being new to RIA's 1911.
BTW i do think its a nice looking gun and iv allready bought some black rubber grips to replace the wooden ones heres a pic of it. ÿØÿá;üExif II*  
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[Longslide]

tony

your pics did not post to the tread.

WELCOME to the forum.

I would say that your spring is ok. You should replace every ummm 3000 - 5000 rounds. Others may differ on this.
http://www.gunsprings.com/Resources/FAQ.htm#4

The standard wt on 1911 in general is 16#. I think the RIA comes with 18.5#

If it is running well I would not worry about it for a long while.

[tonywayne]

Ooops. that didnt exactly turn out as a pic lol. Thanks long slide for the reply and info. I do you post a pic? i used the insert image icon and it says insert text to be formated. So i opened my pic in note pad and copy and pasted it?

[John]

Read the FAQ on how to post pictures. You can't use notepad to open a picture, follow the instructions in the FAQ.

[Auto Mag]

tonywayne, welcome to the forum and congrats on the new Rock!!! There are some very knowledgable people on here so you will learn alot about an autoloader!!! :D :D

[randy45]

tonywayne,
I am fairly new here to. There are a lot of helpful and quite knowledgable folks here. They will try and help you any way they can. Very good people. Just be sure to read the rules and the FAQ and you won't have any trouble posting and won't get any Alerts or Warnings. Just ask your questions in the right forum and they will be answered by very nice guys/girls.:D :D

[FreeMe]

Tony - welcome to the forum, and congrats on getting what I think is the "biggest bang for your buck"!

Most important advice I could give (as a relative newcomer myself) is to resist the urge to tinker with your gun (other than cleaning & oiling) at least until you have read the stickies in the gunsmithing forum. You would do well to read the stickies and active threads in the magazines forum, as well.

Happy shooting!

[Jesse James]

It works, don't fix it!

[wdl]

tonywayne,

WELCOME to the forum Sir!!!

For our cal.45 pistols, we use 16# recoil spring and 14# for cal.9mm, 40S&W and 38Super pistols.
Thanks a lot for patronizing our products.


willie

[galeo]

FWIW, I replaced the stock spring with a Wolff 16 lb spring after about 500 rounds and after the pistol was broken in to my satisfaction. If you bought the pistol used I would replace the recoil spring anyway, sort of like changing the oil in a used car you just bought. I would not advise going to a 18.5 spring unless you intend to run a steady diet of +p rounds or unless your pistol needs it. The pistol is designed to run on a 16 lb spring with hardball spec ammo.

[Longslide]

WILLIE

Praises to you!! I know Ivan knows his stuff, but man oh man, to have someone here that actually in involved in BUILDING these great pistols is a real advantage for all of us!!!!