Reeder Custom Guns - Not to mention, lighter springs increase lock time

JD
Not to mention, lighter springs increase lock time
Friday, December 18, 2020, 17:23

I've never understood putting lighter hammer springs in revolvers. The lighter springs substantially increase lock time as well as decrease ignition. The longer lock time decreases practical, usable, accuracy. If you shoot off a bench, maybe it doesn't matter, but when you shoot standing on your own two feet, it surely does. I want the fastest lock time that I can reasonably get, and have installed heavier hammer springs in many of my revolvers just for this reason...

Primers .. How they work .. - Jim Taylor, 2020-12-18, 07:57
- This is interesting - GregG, 2020-12-18, 08:12
  - Too many variables, depends on the gun, - Jim Taylor, 2020-12-18, 08:30
    - Okay. Thank you, Jim. (nm) - GregG, 2020-12-18, 08:51
      - I'm worried about sporatic variations and misfires, not fps (nm) - WB, 2020-12-18, 10:04
        Yes. Consistancy and reliability is most important. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2020-12-18, 10:36
- A snappy mainspring does not effect a good - WB, 2020-12-18, 08:03
  - Not to mention, lighter springs increase lock time - JD, 2020-12-18, 17:23
  - You answered my question before I could ask it - GregG, 2020-12-18, 08:15
    - Some folks doing a "trigger job" rely too much on springs - WB, 2020-12-18, 09:45