Back to the range with some heavier springs. I tried a 20# and 22#. I also applied the heavier striker spring. I didn't notice any difference in the felt recoil or see any change in the function of the weapon, however I did have one failure to fire with a dimpled primer (I reloaded it and it discharged as expected).
I shot 230 gr. TMJ RN out of trimmed 45 WinMag brass, using CCI 350 magnum primers. Starting load was 10.0 grains of Longshot with 0.1 gr increments.
Weather was 30 deg F with about an 8-10 mph wind. (overcast).
I found about 50 fps difference between the 20# spring and the 22# spring (later was faster) on the same load.
I did notice some oval shapes on the primers with the 20# spring and the ejection was about 20'
22# spring showed round primer imprints and about 15-20 foot ejections.
Best load was 10.7 gr Longshot at 1249 fps. I did notice some primer flow at this load however.
