Bill Lear
Member
Just received my new 460 Rowland recoil damper unit.
This thing basically replaces all recoil spring function in a 1911 which means the "reaction spring" need only be sufficiently powerful to effectively chamber the next round - anywhere from 9 to 11 pounds!
Bear in mind that recoil springs really do NOTHING to retard slide opening. That job is handled by slide and barrel mass. A puny recoil spring could never hope to counteract the full force of a fired bullet. With that in mind, the V2 uses pneumatic compression to decelerate the slide to ZERO within the last 4mm of travel, having removed ALL "energy" from the slide. All that is need is an action spring capable of chambering the next round up and in my gun that's an 11 pound coil spring.
This is the ultimate in the evolution of the 1911 and recoil mitigation! Racking the slide to chamber a 1,000 foot-pounds of energy cartridge takes no more strength than a child can muster. Gun weight is reduced because the heavy steel guide rod is gone. Imagine a pistol that delivers above 44 magnum power at 38 ounces with astonishingly mild recoil - especially with the V2 system.
This thing basically replaces all recoil spring function in a 1911 which means the "reaction spring" need only be sufficiently powerful to effectively chamber the next round - anywhere from 9 to 11 pounds!
Bear in mind that recoil springs really do NOTHING to retard slide opening. That job is handled by slide and barrel mass. A puny recoil spring could never hope to counteract the full force of a fired bullet. With that in mind, the V2 uses pneumatic compression to decelerate the slide to ZERO within the last 4mm of travel, having removed ALL "energy" from the slide. All that is need is an action spring capable of chambering the next round up and in my gun that's an 11 pound coil spring.
This is the ultimate in the evolution of the 1911 and recoil mitigation! Racking the slide to chamber a 1,000 foot-pounds of energy cartridge takes no more strength than a child can muster. Gun weight is reduced because the heavy steel guide rod is gone. Imagine a pistol that delivers above 44 magnum power at 38 ounces with astonishingly mild recoil - especially with the V2 system.
