1911A1 questions

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marv

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What weight recoil spring would be compatible in a Springfield 1911A1 .45ACP 185 LSWC & 3-4 gr Bullseye? Also, what is a good brand of 10rd mag. for same?
 
If you're going to use 3-4 grains of bullseye with 185 grain LSWC, I would recommend a 12lb Wolff spring. You could go as heavy as a 14lb. I personally use a 12lb spring with my bullseye 1911.
 
1911 Springs

My 1911 functions reliably with the standard ( 16 lbs.) recoil spring and loads as low as 3.8 grains of Bullseye. About a year, maybe 18 months, ago, there was a letter in the American Rifleman from one of the MASTER .45 gunsmiths. He said that he started at 3.8 grains of Bullseye and went as high as 4.3, with H&G's #68 200 gr. semi-wadcutter, to find the best accuracy in guns he accurized. He stated that he got groups around 1 inch at 50 yards, with some going as small as 1/2 inch. My personal 1911 became a tack-driver at 3.8 grs. of Bullseye.
 
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