Fiocci, continued...and recoil springs

Dwight Gruber · 03-16-2002, 09:11 PM

Just came back from an afternoon at the range, testing the new recoil spring I put in my 1900 American Eagle, in place of the tired-as-a-noodle original. Turns out, Fiocci .30 Luger operates this action just fine.

Now, frankly, I'm still not sure about that recoil spring, about half the time it doesn't completely close the toggle, like it doesn't have enought poop to finish compressing the firing pin spring. I have the same problem Thor reported with my 1920 Commercial (no ejection, rechambering the empty); even this new flat mainspring seems much weaker than the action of the 1920. Has anybody else noted this in comparison, or do I need to find still another flat recoil spring?

--Dwight

03-16-2002, 09:11 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Fiocci, continued...and recoil springs Just came back from an afternoon at the range, testing the new recoil spring I put in my 1900 American Eagle, in place of the tired-as-a-noodle original. Turns out, Fiocci .30 Luger operates this action just fine. Now, frankly, I'm still not sure about that recoil spring, about half the time it doesn't completely close the toggle, like it doesn't have enought poop to finish compressing the firing pin spring. I have the same problem Thor reported with my 1920 Commercial (no ejection, rechambering the empty); even this new flat mainspring seems much weaker than the action of the 1920. Has anybody else noted this in comparison, or do I need to find still another flat recoil spring? --Dwight