recoil reducers

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bullet44

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has anyone tried recoil reducers,(spinco,
uses a spring inside guide rod.) Shock
Tec. use pellets(foam)inside guide rod.
would like to hear from someone who has
used these and get their opinions on using
these in a 1911.
thanks


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Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. On a .45 cal, uncompensated pistol, the Harrts is designed to reduce muzzle flip, which is why it does not work on compensated guns. Whether it reduces it more than adding a solid guide rod of the same weight is open to debate. As the other poster suggested, some people do not seem to notice a difference, but I have Harrts in most of my .40 and .45 cal pistols. I use Sprinco in all 9mm pistols, and some .40 and .45's. The Sprinco reduces the slide velocity over the last bit of slide travel, spreading the recoil out over a longer period, making the recoil feel lessened.
 
I've used a Sprinco recoil reducer in several of my guns. The secondary spring basically slows the slide down at the end of travel at helps to take some of the sharpness out the recoil, but more importantly it helps to save the frame from some of the battering - a la HK USP's system... I haven't had a problem with the Sprinco units. The only real change is that manually locking the slide back is harder since you have to fight the recoil spring and the secondary spring for that last 1/8" or so...

I've used the Sprinco units on everything from 9mm to .40 S&W to .45 auto... To me I can feel a difference in recoil (the pulse is less sharp), but I use the unit more for helping to extend the life of the frame than for recoil reduction...
 
I put a Harrts recoil reducer in my Kahr K40. I've found the K40 to be relatively unpleasant in terms of recoil. The Harrts seems to make a difference for me. The difference isn't huge, but it is noticeable for me. I suspect that the difference probably wouldn't be noticeable on a gun that has little felt recoil to begin with (e.g., an M1911).

Jared
 
I installed a springco in my Glock model 20 [10mm] It funtions flawlessly, added a little weight to the front of the weapon. Overall i would say it works quite well.
 
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