Well, I got out my long forgotten recoil spring gauge, it only goes to 20lbs. The spring bottomed it out and hadn't compressed much. Meaning it's a lot more than 20 lbs. The gun was purchased from a State Commissioner that had the pistol for decades according to him. At the time he bought 4 of them new from S/W in a State deal. He still has 2 that he uses. So I guess I'm looking for a new spring. I appreciate the info on the spring rates. Makes it a lot easier when I place the order at Brownells.

I'll probably end up liking the gun. I'm prone to heavy guns and this is definitely a heavy weight. Considering I only paid 200 for it, I think I have room to put a little money in it to make it work like I want. Any "must haves" for this gun?