springs with full power loads?

Full Version: springs with full power loads? I'm running a #14 with buff in my .45 government model. Given that I will be using standard factory loads for a little while longer, is #14 too light? I'd go even lighter if I knew that the frame wouldn't get pulverized. I shot 50k major rds through my .40 Para w/ 10 lb spring, no buffs, and am still waiting for signs of pulverization. --D. I had 2 Para's. I ran about 15k through a .45 and 15k through a .40. Both were setup with a 14# recoil spring and a cominolli tungsten guide rod. No problems in either with the light spring. I

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