Wondering if someone could explain this to me?
One of the major arguments for cowboy shooters claiming the Ruger Vaquero is a better choice for hard use than a more traditional SAA or clone is the fact that the Rugers use coil mainsprings as opposed to leaf main springs.
However, 1911s use leaf springs for their sear springs. Granted, the 1911's main spring is a coil, but if leaf springs are that fragile as to not be suitable for heavy use, wouldn't you hear about failures of the sear springs in 1911s being used for competition?
Or is it that the leaf springs in SAAs are getting torqued harder than in the 1911s?
Any insights from the SAA/ 1911 crowds would be most appreciated.
Vanguard.45
One of the major arguments for cowboy shooters claiming the Ruger Vaquero is a better choice for hard use than a more traditional SAA or clone is the fact that the Rugers use coil mainsprings as opposed to leaf main springs.
However, 1911s use leaf springs for their sear springs. Granted, the 1911's main spring is a coil, but if leaf springs are that fragile as to not be suitable for heavy use, wouldn't you hear about failures of the sear springs in 1911s being used for competition?
Or is it that the leaf springs in SAAs are getting torqued harder than in the 1911s?
Any insights from the SAA/ 1911 crowds would be most appreciated.
Vanguard.45