Plus this one has the micro-compensator on it.Yup, 17 lb. return spring is typically magic especially when breaking in a new gun.

Plus this one has the micro-compensator on it.Yup, 17 lb. return spring is typically magic especially when breaking in a new gun.
Yes, I remember. I've had experience with them and that's why I made the recommendation. First compensator I ran did the same thing as yours, so I had to find the perfect RSA. Every setback is a learning situation that just gives you more experience. As time goes on and the gun loosens up, you may be able to drop a bit. Just glad you got it sorted out.Plus this one has the micro-compensator on it.
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Yeah... I should have known, after my experience with the ported barrel on my "Tank" build. But I spaced it out and didn't think about it before going to the range the first time with this build.Yes, I remember. I've had experience with them and that's why I made the recommendation. First compensator I ran did the same thing as yours, so I had to find the perfect RSA. Every setback is a learning situation that just gives you more experience. As time goes on and the gun loosens up, you may be able to drop a bit. Just glad you got it sorted out.
Glad to hear it. I never doubted!Today, I started with the 17# spring, and PERFECTION! 150 rounds fired without a single malfunction! Woohooo!
I was at the range this afternoon. There's an RSO there I'm friendly with, and he enjoys seeing my latest build. Today I showed him the Ray Gun. And he loved the sights! He said, "My eye goes RIGHT to it!" He looked them up on his phone and plans to order.That snake eye sight grows on you, doesn't it?
Did you shoot it without the compensator to see if that is the issue?I went back to the range today to see if a 16# recoil spring would solve the weak ejection of the 17# spring. It seemed about the same.
So, I went down to a 15# spring again - You may remember I did that in post #216. But the problem with the 15# spring then was that it wasn't going back into battery reliably. I would have to nudge it into battery. This time, however there was no problem going back into battery.
So, is it possible it's an ejector problem? The build has a Gen4 (Wolf) ejector, FWIW.
My concern is the 15# spring may cause the slide to beat up the frame. Remember, though, the compensator reduces energy available to cycle the slide, right?
My question is whether a compensator reduces that energy THAT much (from 18# standard weight to a 15# spring)?
That occurred to me but I didn't try it, yet. The barrel / comp were hot, so I switched guns and didn't get back to it (ran out of ammo!).Did you shoot it without the compensator to see if that is the issue?
The Hellcat OSP has a barrel mounted comp. Works fine.I've never used a barrel-mounted comp on a tilting barrel pistol, so I find this process interesting.
My pistol comps are:
I was thinking about adding one to my IceMan build, but decided against it. I may put on on my Polymer80 V1 when I build that out.
- Barrel mounted on a S&W 422 - Fixed barrel, so no change to function
- Ported barrel on a Khar K40 Elite - probably not enough difference from a single port to mess with function
- Mass Driver Comp on a 80% Arms build - Not barrel mounted, works amazingly well
Thanks for documenting your process!
What ammo?BTW, I took the compensator off so I could try to tune the gun without it, first. I installed the 17# recoil spring. No malfunctions. But the ejection was sometimes weak and erratic. I will go down to a 16# spring and see if that helps.
Federal American Eagle 124-grWhat ammo?