Recent content by Sure Shot Rick

12lb recoil and 20lb hammer spring. The extractor is tension-ed to hold a loaded round with shaking, The extractor is beveled at the bottom behind the hook for the cartridge rim to slide on up while feeding. When the weather and my lower back allow, I'll take it back out and see what happens...

new2 shows the new ejector shape. The Aim Point used to be on a Para-Ordnance framed .45 with a Wilson drop in bushing comp that is why there is silver showing where brass occasionally banged it before I figured out how to tune it.

I can not access your photos. I altered the ejector nose to now have a 10-degree \ angle instead of the / angle it came with. This also shortened it the amount to accomplish its new profile. Wedding to attend tomorrow and the drag strip Sunday. I will test fire it next week. I really would like...

Factory brass ammo and the extractor is a Wilson and adjusted.

I built a .38 Super on Caspian frame and slide, Briley ramped barrel, and Stuart Arms coned comp. Hand cycling everything seems perfect. Feeds and ejects fired cases great. With two rounds loaded. The first round goes off. The slide comes back and recocks the hammer, but the spent case is back...

I have many and like them all, so much, I often have three or more on me at any time.

Was it a variable or progressive spring?

I agree. That is why I brought it up. I balance mine for easier faster and more accurate recovery and follow up shot placement. Each shooter and weapon need to jive together. It can be rather shooter specific. You are correct.

Doesn't the strength of the hammer spring and contour of the bottom edge of the firing pin stop control the rear word movement of the slide and the recoil spring just returns the slide to battery. I choose recoil springs by how little bounce I get when the weapon is returning to battery to set...