1911 Recoil Springs

Recently had many stovepipe/FTE with 1911 which never alibied. Changed recoil spring with same #. Now all OK. Always assumed old springs get soft. Is that true, or do they get harder??

Springs are like men.

Whichever it is--harder or softer--perhaps your stovepipes were caused by timing issues related to the aged spring.  Without a super slo-mo camera to figure out why the gun was stovepiping, it's impossible to know for sure, but it's a good thing that you figured out the recoil spring fixed it!

Thanks. Curious about old springs. Metals can be work-hardened but just wondering about springs getting old if this can be the case.

2500 rounds change the spring 

#12-16 Iron sights 

#10-12 slide mounted scope

Make sure the extractor is tuned to more than 1LBS

Use ISMI springs and they will last a lot longer.Their material is chrome silicon wire and not music wire. Marc Cosat @ ISMI is a SUPER GUY!!!  mp

I'm learning to love the ISMI springs...slowly converting to them for recoil and mainsprings..