Titanium spring kits? is it worth it?

[willerfortheworld]

I been seeing a lot of people put new springs, usually titanium in there handguns. i have a new Cz p01 and I was wondering if there's a aftermarket spring kit for it in titanium?

It may be to early to think about all new springs, so what I'm asking I guess is there any benefits to having titanium over stock steel springs?

Thanks

[JeremyS]

I don't know of titanium ones. There are lots of options for aftermarket springs for your P-01, and unless you are shooting NATO ammo I would certainly recommend a lighter mainspring (hammer spring). Unless you are constantly shooting +P or +P+, I'd also recommend a lighter recoil spring. From the factory, the gun is made to shoot NATO and Sellier & Bellot ammo, both of which are very high pressure and the nato ammo is known for hard primers. The springs in the gun are very strong because of this. For shooting normal ammo, the gun is a lot more manageable with lighter springs.

I run a 15 lb mainspring and a 14 lb recoil spring. Have never had light strike issues (and some people do go lighter, but I wanted my gun to work reliably with basically any commercial ammo) and can still shoot +P without worrying about battering the frame.

Since the light mainspring makes cocking the hammer easier, it lightens up your double action pull quite noticeably and it also makes racking the slide easier if the hammer is down.

Obviously the lighter recoil spring makes racking the slide easier. It may make cycling more reliable with weaker, lighter target loads like 115 grn bullets that don't have a lot of power behind them. That said, nobody really has issues with the stock spring in this regard. Lighter does make the gun easier to use though and maybe it reduces felt recoil.

You can get lighter springs from Cajun Gun Works or CZ Custom.

[willerfortheworld]

Thanks Jeremy, and ya my double action pull is not my favorite at the moment.

[CK_32]

If it aint broke dont break "fix" it..

[JeremyS]

If it aint broke dont break "fix" it..

It's certainly not broken, but it's tuned for ammo that most of us don't shoot. I've shot hundreds of steel-cased Russian ammo (Brown and Silver Bear, plus Wolf) with my 15 lb hammer spring and have not had any light primer strikes. This ammo is known for hard primers and I would have occasional light strikes with another gun of mine (which was totally stock, and striker-fired). OEM hammer spring weight is around 19 lbs.


The hammer spring (mainspring) makes a larger difference than the recoil spring. They are not expensive though so get both. The recoil spring is particularly easy to swap so if there's something you don't like about it, you're only out a few bucks and a couple minutes...

[locosway]

I believe you mean titanium guide rods, for the recoil spring assembly.

Personally I think they're a waste of money.