Artillery Mainspring Question

Luke · 11-07-2001, 06:21 PM

Just bought my first Artillery. The action is quite smooth, but it seems to me that it is considerably easier to manually exercise the toggle than with the standard 4" Luger.

Were the mainsprings in Artillery Lugers made deliberately weaker because of the greater barrel mass?

Thor · 11-07-2001, 06:58 PM

Yes, that what I am told, but Harry Jones books dont really show them with shorter spring where he shows spring lengths, weights, and turns for many models. Kind of a strip and measure the springs chart. I would imagine the extra barrel lengths COULD possibly cause high velocitys over the 4" which would result in greater recoil compensating for some or all the extra mass. The one I did a couple of years ago had a stout spring and my reloads (I dont remember what they were) worked the first time. I know that is a trick that some use, to make them work a little better with std pressure loads. A slightly hotter load and a std spring might work just fine too! I think Tom Heller has a lot of experience in this regard! Thor

11-07-2001, 06:21 PM	#1
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Artillery Mainspring Question Just bought my first Artillery. The action is quite smooth, but it seems to me that it is considerably easier to manually exercise the toggle than with the standard 4" Luger. Were the mainsprings in Artillery Lugers made deliberately weaker because of the greater barrel mass?

11-07-2001, 06:58 PM	#2
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Re: Artillery Mainspring Question Yes, that what I am told, but Harry Jones books dont really show them with shorter spring where he shows spring lengths, weights, and turns for many models. Kind of a strip and measure the springs chart. I would imagine the extra barrel lengths COULD possibly cause high velocitys over the 4" which would result in greater recoil compensating for some or all the extra mass. The one I did a couple of years ago had a stout spring and my reloads (I dont remember what they were) worked the first time. I know that is a trick that some use, to make them work a little better with std pressure loads. A slightly hotter load and a std spring might work just fine too! I think Tom Heller has a lot of experience in this regard! Thor