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[Uberhoo]

How do old engineering nerds (who spend most of their lives sitting at a table scribbling math equations on paper all day) get so banged up an decrepit?

I'm TEASING!!

In my case, career spent in computers and was involved in the early Apple QuickTime video stuff, and digital editing - when I went on the road, it was around 500lb of gear, computer, large (now old school) monitors, etc.

Funny story, kind of - had to go to Vancouver BC for an event to showcase the capabilities, had my 90s K5 Blazer loaded up with equipment, but prefer to drive at night - so was attempting to cross the border around midnight.

Canadian Customs saw an NRA sticker on my window, made me unload and open everything (a whole lot), it was like 3 am by the time they finished going through everything plus the interior, thinking I was smuggling gun(s).

They only thing they found was a 45 ACP round in the cab somewhere. At least I wasn't personally strip searched.
Said I couldn't enter Canada with the bullet, so I told 'em to keep it as a souvenir. After that, I flew everywhere.

Back problems came from 4 years of loading and unloading all that gear without a brace. Silly me.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Now it all makes sense.

Thread '1911 9mm recoil spring weight' https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/1911-9mm-recoil-spring-weight.387919/

".just purchased a 1911 9mm this week
I was expecting a mild shooting pistol since it's a Govenment model
with 147 gn Lawman ammo, it kicked worse than my .45.."

 

[Uberhoo]

Now it all makes sense.

Thread '1911 9mm recoil spring weight' https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/1911-9mm-recoil-spring-weight.387919/

".just purchased a 1911 9mm this week
I was expecting a mild shooting pistol since it's a Govenment model
with 147 gn Lawman ammo, it kicked worse than my .45.."

That's +P hot ammo; are you comparing it to 230 ball? Big diff. 45s are always more of a push than a jump, IMO.
I like 125 grain in my Kimber and Dan Wesson.

 

[rjmt]

Now it all makes sense.

Thread '1911 9mm recoil spring weight' https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/1911-9mm-recoil-spring-weight.387919/

".just purchased a 1911 9mm this week
I was expecting a mild shooting pistol since it's a Govenment model
with 147 gn Lawman ammo, it kicked worse than my .45.."

with my new 1911 9mm, changing both recoil and main spring tamed it down
with my Glock, I had to add the tungsten guide rod to achieve the same

 

[rjmt]

That's +P hot ammo; are you comparing it to 230 ball? Big diff. 45s are always more of a push than a jump, IMO.
I like 125 grain in my Kimber and Dan Wesson.

true - the Rock Island 1911 9mm comes with springs for 115 gn - from their spec sheet
to comfortably shoot NATO or +P ammo, one must re-spring it
the original Colt 1911 9mm came with a 23# main spring - the Rock Island comes with an 18# spring
big difference!!
but a spring set cost under $20

 

[PaulF]

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[rjmt]

That's +P hot ammo; are you comparing it to 230 ball? Big diff. 45s are always more of a push than a jump, IMO.
I like 125 grain in my Kimber and Dan Wesson.

for years, I've read that in the 1911 platform, the .45 is more of a push
that's not my experience with 230 gn hardball ammo in my 1911
I just went out and shot my 1911s side by side - 124 gn 9mm vs 230 gn .45
both have been re-sprung for these factory loads
I find the muzzle rise and recoil about the same
so I shoot the 9mm more often since ammo is cheaper

now 115 gn ammo in the 1911 - that's just fun to shoot!!

and yes I change recoil springs for different ammo - how long does that take in a 1911 - 10 sec?

 

[Uberhoo]

and yes I change recoil springs for different ammo - how long does that take in a 1911 - 10 sec?

Yes - time is precious when you're 72 ;-)