recoil reducers

Bert24b · 05-26-2003, 12:25 PM

Does anybody have any experience with the recoil-reducing guide rod assemblies you can get for pistols? Do they really make a noticable difference? Do they affect the reliability of the gun in any way? I've been considering getting one for my S&W 411, just to see if it might make follow-up shots faster. Also, I know of two companies that make them, Hartts and Sprinco. Each operates by a different mechanism. Any ideas which one is better? Thanks for the info!

-Bert

rich · 05-27-2003, 04:26 PM

i used a haarts recoil reducer in my glock 27 for a few years and liked it well enough. that gun with 180 grain loads is a bit snappy in the recoil department. the recoil reducer helped a little and using 135 grain bullets helped a little more so the gun became quite manageable.
i dont use it anymore, not because it failed in any way but because i feel that the factory parts are more reliable, and i have gotten used to the recoil (somewhat). i think it was about 80 dollars.

guffster · 05-28-2003, 04:12 PM

I've got a friend that has a Hartts in his P229 & he really likes it, although I haven't got to try it.

05-28-2003, 04:23 PM

I understand that the Harrts is a recoil spring guide filled with ball bearings and mercury...

Bert24b · 05-28-2003, 04:40 PM

Yeah, that seems to be it, logansdad... That's kinda why I felt the need to throw the question out to everyone, it doesn't seem like something like that could make that much difference. Sounds like it can though, interesting concept.

-Bert

rich · 05-30-2003, 04:00 PM

because i own a deli i get to do stupid things with scales, i weighed the haarts recoil reducer and one round of 180 gr .40 ammo and they weighed exactly the same. the theory goes that when the bullet leavesthe barrel force goes rearward but when that counterweight (mercury)moves forward in relation to the gun moving backward they should cancel seems sound but i'm no physicist.

05-30-2003, 04:45 PM

a lot of recoil spring guides are solid steel..I've seen some that were hollow...but it seems that the added weight towards the muzzle keeps the muzzle from climbing too far

05-26-2003, 12:25 PM	#1
Bert24b Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hampden, Maine Posts: 144	recoil reducers Does anybody have any experience with the recoil-reducing guide rod assemblies you can get for pistols? Do they really make a noticable difference? Do they affect the reliability of the gun in any way? I've been considering getting one for my S&W 411, just to see if it might make follow-up shots faster. Also, I know of two companies that make them, Hartts and Sprinco. Each operates by a different mechanism. Any ideas which one is better? Thanks for the info! -Bert

05-27-2003, 04:26 PM	#2
rich Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 47	i used a haarts recoil reducer in my glock 27 for a few years and liked it well enough. that gun with 180 grain loads is a bit snappy in the recoil department. the recoil reducer helped a little and using 135 grain bullets helped a little more so the gun became quite manageable. i dont use it anymore, not because it failed in any way but because i feel that the factory parts are more reliable, and i have gotten used to the recoil (somewhat). i think it was about 80 dollars.

05-28-2003, 04:12 PM	#3
guffster Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MS, 20mi. outside Mphs.TN Posts: 277	I've got a friend that has a Hartts in his P229 & he really likes it, although I haven't got to try it.

05-28-2003, 04:23 PM	#4
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	I understand that the Harrts is a recoil spring guide filled with ball bearings and mercury...

05-28-2003, 04:40 PM	#5
Bert24b Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hampden, Maine Posts: 144	Yeah, that seems to be it, logansdad... That's kinda why I felt the need to throw the question out to everyone, it doesn't seem like something like that could make that much difference. Sounds like it can though, interesting concept. -Bert

05-30-2003, 04:00 PM	#6
rich Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 47	because i own a deli i get to do stupid things with scales, i weighed the haarts recoil reducer and one round of 180 gr .40 ammo and they weighed exactly the same. the theory goes that when the bullet leavesthe barrel force goes rearward but when that counterweight (mercury)moves forward in relation to the gun moving backward they should cancel seems sound but i'm no physicist.

05-30-2003, 04:45 PM	#7
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	a lot of recoil spring guides are solid steel..I've seen some that were hollow...but it seems that the added weight towards the muzzle keeps the muzzle from climbing too far