1911 Flat wire recoil spring feedback...

[Valegian]

So I just received my new Wilson Combat Flat wire recoil spring with guide rod. It is the 1st flat wire I have purchased. Just wanted to see if any of you have any feedback on it. Thank you all for any feedback.

[littlejake]

I'd like to see a photo if you would please. I've never heard of using a flat wire in a 1911. I assume you mean one similar to what I see in Glocks. Does it have a spring force rating like 18# (18 pounds)? I'd be interested in following your experience with it.

[Valegian]

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It's a 17lb spring according to Wilson Combat's site.

[littlejake]

Interesting -- and you have to change the guide because the I.D. of the spring is smaller than a round wire spring.

[sammy]

Wow, I have not seen that in a 1911 before. Sigs and HK's are the only place i have seen this. But I need to ask, What is the point? My guess is another product to sell or is there an advantage to this design?

[Jayson_L]

Im intrested in this mod/upgrade. I never heard of it.

[Kruzr]

Interesting -- and you have to change the guide because the I.D. of the spring is smaller than a round wire spring.

That's because it IS a Glock spring.

[Valegian]

[Valegian]

It is definitely not a glock spring.

[Duranimal]

Nighthawk has this same set up on some of their pistols.

[Kruzr]

It is definitely not a glock spring.

It was when they came out last year. It's still a 17 lb flat spring with the same guide rod diameter as a Glock but it looks like they added two coils.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?p=3213793#post3213793

I am very interested in the answer to this as well as the availability for full size 9mm pistols.

This is an aftermarket G17, 17# spring. Just substitute a 12# aftermarket Glock 17 spring and you can use it in a 9mm.

Compacts take a Glock 19/23 spring...make sense?

[Tee Why]

They are OEM on my Sig 1911 TTT. My SA and RIA were traditional springs. Too me it seems softer to compress, but I've not noticed anything else.

[MrExel17]

Interesting might have to look into it! Thanks for sharing!

[MCHK]

I've got one on my Wilson - I don't feel any difference when shooting, it's just supposed to last a long time. Normal spring you're supposed to change about every 5k rounds.

[walmart_ar15]

Length?

Is it shorter fully compressed compared to a normal spring?

It may just give you a little bit more travel to pull the slide back to release the slide stop when using a shok buffer on some 1911s.