Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 Hard to Rack

[FredAlbumin]

So if one is competing in Wild Bunch Action Shooting, one has to draw the 1911 from the holster and rack the slide to chamber a round. Not surprisingly, racking the slide with the hammer down (required) is difficult. Specifically, what weight recoil spring and main spring would one change to make racking the slide easier?

 

[red442joe]

I do believe...there is a mod...to the underside of the slide, in the corner at the bottom of the firing pin retainer, where it contacts the hammer. Changing the radius, or slightly raising the contact point, can have an effect on how "hard" the hammer holds the slide.
However.
.I have never competed in Wild Bunch Action Shooting. I did run a Commander length 1911 in IDPA in the early 2000's. Just personally...I won't shoot any "game" that requires me to Israeli Carry.

Joe

 

[joepistol]

A range buddy explained to me that whenever he bought a new 1911, he'd take the slide off ( barrel removed ) & put some rubbing compound on the frame rails & reapply the slide on the frame, then He'd work the slide back & forth smoothing / polishing the slide to the frame. After working the slide back & forth a few hundred (?) times, he'd separate the slide from the frame, clean off the rubbing compound off both pieces, apply oil & reassemble gun with barrel.
Told me that's how he "breaks in" his 1911's . Can't say I've ever tried it, but makes some sense.

 

[Bob Lee]

A range buddy explained to me that whenever he bought a new 1911, he'd take the slide off ( barrel removed ) & put some rubbing compound on the frame rails & reapply the slide on the frame, then He'd work the slide back & forth smoothing / polishing the slide to the frame. After working the slide back & forth a few hundred (?) times, he'd separate the slide from the frame, clean off the rubbing compound off both pieces, apply oil & reassemble gun with barrel.
Told me that's how he "breaks in" his 1911's . Can't say I've ever tried it, but makes some sense.

I remember years ago (2005 maybe) I bought a brand new Springfield Mil-Spec. Beautiful gun, but slide felt really rough, and trigger was quite heavy. I racked the heck out of the slide, and dryfired the crap outa it for at least a week or more. After that every thing smothed right out, and trigger got broken in. Worked fine after that. Wish I still had the dang thing, lol.

 

[Mike D]

Wish I still had the dang thing, lol.

How many times have most of us used that line? I have become convinced of the merits of hindsight in my many decades of shooting.

 

[Bob Lee]

Wish I still had the dang thing, lol.

How many times have most of us used that line? I have become convinced of the merits of hindsight in my many decades of shooting.

Amen!