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Originally Posted by azasadny
I replaced the recoil spring in the Colt 1903 with a new one from Wolff and the new spring is about 20% shorter than the old stretched out spring and makes re-assembling the Colt much easier!
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Art,
I'm going to show my ignorance again here, but isn't that a compression-type spring (the longest spring in the weapon)?
If so, wouldn't aging/weakening of the metal result in a shorter static length?
If that was the case, a newer spring which was shorter in a static, unloaded state would have to be of a higher rate to perform the same function. I suppose it would be initially easier to get into place, but would require the same effort to move the slide to full recoil position.
Like I said, sorry if my question makes you roll your eyes and want to beat my head against the vice. I suspect I'm just mixed up on the function of the pieces.
Thanks for your patience.
Les