“That spring is pretty damn stiff compared to my 1911 and I like em both.”
hhmmmmm. Recoil springs are manufactured at various different spring rates for a variety of applications from very light for target loads to very strong for P++ loads....
Is your spring too stiff for what you are shooting ammo wise? Did you replace the factory spring with one stiffer for some reason?
You might invest in a selection of recoil springs after learning their proper application load wise......
Naw. The spring on Kimber is just that way.
It was my first impression when a Milpitas LEO talked my into buying one. We were at the range and he showed my his, with 4500 rounds through it.
He had never cleaned it as part of some grand experiment and had only one jam, which incidentally happened for the same reason my one jam happened.
You can only feed a bullet so many times before it become impacted and the overall length shortened as the bullet is pushed into the casing.
The Kimber is designed to shoot no matter the environment. He even dropped his pistol in the dirt, kicked it around, loaded it and emptied the mag, no problem.
I was convinced on the spot I had to have that gun and I am glad I bought it.
It just feels good, love the tritium sights and well balanced. Reacquire is pretty good and reminds me of shooting the Ruger Mark II.
Just read your post again.
The stiffness of the spring is fine, just unexpected after using a Colt. Just a difference between concepts.
Your post does make think I might consider a stiffer spring for the Colt but, as I am shooting the two Kimbers I may just leave it and continue with FMJ only.
I have no reason to make any adjustments to the Kimbers. Out of the box perfect but everyone is different.
I have a Taurus .38 from college and it’s well, an unfortunate choice these days. It was loaded with glazers, when you could get them(I don’t think they are available any more) and while I was always a fan of revolvers for reliability, I think these days it’s a matter of preference for whatever reason. Much like choosing a stick transmission over and automatic.
They are both very reliable nowadays.