NOT the locking lugs on the barrel. Good smiths get solid 2 lb trigger pulls, in the 1911, that stand up to 10,000 plus rds. For the FEW rds you need to fire with 'hot" hunting or defensive ammo, a HEAVY mainspring can give you a very safe, still VERY usable 4 lb trigger pull, while helping to contain a higher pressure load.
SO will using a 4 ozmuzzle wt on a barrel that's exposed from the front of the slide. It DELAYS the slide-barrel unlocking a bit. Not much,mind you, but a little. That lets the pressures in the chamber go down a bit, before the slide is freed up to come slamming back into the frame. Naturally, the front sight's being on the muzzle wt helps you swiftly regain a sight picture, and the wt, hanging off of the front end of the gun, helps control muzzle jump a bit. With this modification, a gun that is the same OAL and wt as a lw Commander can be as controlable as a steel framed commander.
SO will using a 4 ozmuzzle wt on a barrel that's exposed from the front of the slide. It DELAYS the slide-barrel unlocking a bit. Not much,mind you, but a little. That lets the pressures in the chamber go down a bit, before the slide is freed up to come slamming back into the frame. Naturally, the front sight's being on the muzzle wt helps you swiftly regain a sight picture, and the wt, hanging off of the front end of the gun, helps control muzzle jump a bit. With this modification, a gun that is the same OAL and wt as a lw Commander can be as controlable as a steel framed commander.
