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Because of increasing arthritis in my left hand, pain and weakness is making it almost impossible for me to cycle the slide with my left hand on this pistol even with the hammer cocked. It seems to have had stronger stock springs than I have encountered in other 1911s in the past. I have a Colt MK IV/Series '70 Gold Cup which has stock springs and I can still cycled the slide with my left hand even with out the hammer cocked. These are the only 1911 I still have in my inventory.
Can I switch out the springs on the Ruger and achieve something similar to the condition that exits in the Colt? This would be for range use only and I would have to also determine some loads that would balance out with the reduced power springs. Looking at Wolf, Wilson and other suppliers I see there is a wide assortment of various ratings on the springs. Where should I start power wise and do I have to swap out all the springs, (recoil, firing pin, hammer). Do these have to be "balanced" in some way so they are work properly together.
I don't care if it means I get down to some pretty light powder puff reloads to make this all work. But right now I am shying away from enjoying this pistol because of the difficulty of cycling the slide.
Can I switch out the springs on the Ruger and achieve something similar to the condition that exits in the Colt? This would be for range use only and I would have to also determine some loads that would balance out with the reduced power springs. Looking at Wolf, Wilson and other suppliers I see there is a wide assortment of various ratings on the springs. Where should I start power wise and do I have to swap out all the springs, (recoil, firing pin, hammer). Do these have to be "balanced" in some way so they are work properly together.
I don't care if it means I get down to some pretty light powder puff reloads to make this all work. But right now I am shying away from enjoying this pistol because of the difficulty of cycling the slide.
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