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Prob half or more of you guys already know everything about sizing semi-auto recoil springs. But I didn't. This CGW link is probably 100 years old, but I found it helpful, esp. the relationship (lack of) between the hammer and recoil spring:

https://cajungunworks.com/tuto...roper-recoil-spring/




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Interesting read, but it seems to be all about CZ's. I get that that's their specialty, but would the same 'rules' apply to a 1911, or a Glock, or a <whatever>?
 
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the relationship (lack of) between the hammer and recoil spring:


That goes against the conventional wisdom for 1911s, people, even gunsmiths, tinker with mainspring (and firing pin stop) along with the recoil spring.
 
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Sure, that doesn't surprise me, but that basic information was helpful for me. It may or may not apply only to TDA semis, I don't know.




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