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Thread: Intermittent "bounce" after return to battery

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    I appreciate the idea, even if it's been a while. I suppose a follow up may be in order anyway. I never was able to tell for sure what was going on here, but I was able to confirm that the camera someone of my skill level would need to diagnose it is outside my budget. If I ever get my hands on one, I'll definitely be trying it out, though, as a really useful coaching tool.

    In the category of things within my budget, I did end up replacing the springs. I don't recall the ammo I was using, but I'd say it's a possible that was a factor. This would have been during my early reloading days where I was leaning toward minimum COAL and causing some issues for myself I didn't realize at the time. Since then I've moved more toward the max size and been having a much better experience. It could still have and probably was me in the end - this problem hasn't really been a factor in recent months, but I'll hold out for that camera in the someday bucket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Murray View Post
    Out of what we've got here, I really like the action spring replacement as a good next move. Last weekend I got a few rounds through the gun and didn't notice the bounce, but T-TAC hit me with some new knowledge, too. For some reason, I had it in my head that maybe 5k rounds was my line before the spring needs replacement. I don't know where that came from. Probably "thuh int'rnet".

    Looking at it again, I'm seeing a few sources giving me the same 2k number, which I passed a couple of months ago. Without that sweet looking high speed camera, my best bet is probably to swap out the spring for the T-TAC approved 16lb spring and see how things go. I noticed the spring felt pretty stiff when I first got it last April now that I really think about it, and it's definitely much weaker today.
    According to 1911Tuner, the 1911 guru, it's 2,500 rounds. But plenty of 1911s have gone 5,000 rounds or more without any recoil spring-induced hiccups.

    https://www.m1911.org/technic23.htm
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