P-95: Heavy Duty Recoil Spring?

147 Grain · 02-16-2005, 01:31 AM

After firing a lot of factory 9mm rounds in a P-95, the slide appears to open a little too easy and recoil appears to be snappier (with the same ammo) than after the first 1,000 rounds.

I'm wondering if the Recoil Spring should be replaced with a heavy duty version? What do you experts suggest and are there other tune-up items which might need attention?

Will Ruger send me the parts without having to send the pistol in and play the waiting game?

NRAJOE · 02-16-2005, 05:40 AM

Shouldn't be any problems after only 1,000 rds. Hell, the gun is just now at its optimimum reliability...nice and loosened up...no gun is gonna stay tight as new...I wouldn't want it to.

147 Grain · 02-16-2005, 09:26 AM

Have fired 20,000 rounds and recoil is now like it was shortly after break-in or around 1,000 rounds.

practical · 02-16-2005, 09:38 AM

Mine has about 5000 rounds through it and is still great. A good cleaning every few hundred rounds has kept it working so good I never could find a reason to replace it with a G19.

lefty o · 02-16-2005, 10:16 AM

recoil springs in just about any semi auto handgun need replacing every couple thousand rounds. look in brownell's for springs, ruger might send you a replacement factory standard spring but i kinda doubt it, im sure they'll sell you one though - springs in guns are like tires on cars- you only get 1 set from the factory.

147 Grain · 02-16-2005, 10:21 AM

What do you folks feel is the standard sized spring for Ruger 9mm's (P-95): 11 lbs?

02-16-2005, 01:31 AM	#1
147 Grain Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 34	P-95: Heavy Duty Recoil Spring? After firing a lot of factory 9mm rounds in a P-95, the slide appears to open a little too easy and recoil appears to be snappier (with the same ammo) than after the first 1,000 rounds. I'm wondering if the Recoil Spring should be replaced with a heavy duty version? What do you experts suggest and are there other tune-up items which might need attention? Will Ruger send me the parts without having to send the pistol in and play the waiting game?

02-16-2005, 05:40 AM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Shouldn't be any problems after only 1,000 rds. Hell, the gun is just now at its optimimum reliability...nice and loosened up...no gun is gonna stay tight as new...I wouldn't want it to. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-16-2005, 09:38 AM	#4
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	Mine has about 5000 rounds through it and is still great. A good cleaning every few hundred rounds has kept it working so good I never could find a reason to replace it with a G19. __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"

02-16-2005, 09:26 AM	#3
147 Grain Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 34	Have fired 20,000 rounds and recoil is now like it was shortly after break-in or around 1,000 rounds.

02-16-2005, 10:16 AM	#5
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,813	recoil springs in just about any semi auto handgun need replacing every couple thousand rounds. look in brownell's for springs, ruger might send you a replacement factory standard spring but i kinda doubt it, im sure they'll sell you one though - springs in guns are like tires on cars- you only get 1 set from the factory.

02-16-2005, 10:21 AM	#6
147 Grain Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 34	What do you folks feel is the standard sized spring for Ruger 9mm's (P-95): 11 lbs?