Welcome to the site from Tennessee, ldpcdp!
It is not carved in stone! It is a guideline! If you start having feeding, loading, ejection failures, springs would be the first thing to check/replace.
What happens if you don't? Well, at round number 1001 the pistol will explode and kill everyone around you.
Seriously though, the slide will begin to slam harder and harder into the frame as it wears out. Replacing the spring at the recommended interval will prolong the service life of your pistol. It's a cheap part. Don't worry about it, just do it. As with any preventive maintenance, you are replacing it before it becomes a problem rather than waiting until you notice it has worn out.
It's just like the oil argument in cars. You can go longer than the manufacturer recommended intervals. Should you? The answer is, it depends.
I'll also add that if you use this pistol for defensive purposes, your answer should be a little stricter than if it is just a range gun.
I am recommending to replace recoil unit every 1200-1300 rounds. It will help you to avoid unnecessary malfunctions. Some SOLOs recoil units work properly with 2K accumulation.
At the same time I totally agree with the statements of LinckG above
The guns are durable, but every product has a "consumable" component. The consumable components help protect the rest of the product. And for $10.00 or so, it's not a big deal. I think a lot of people coming from the poly world never shoot enough rounds to wear out a spring, so the concept is foreign to them, especially considering the price difference.
Welcome to the forum from northern Illinois ldpcdp, how about stopping by our "New Member Introduction" sub forum and introducing yourself to the membership.
Welcome to the forum from northern Illinois tonyvacc, how about stopping by our "New Member Introduction" sub forum and introducing yourself to the membership.
I had over 2K rounds on both my PC2's and it functioned well with all of those bullets through it..
When I finally changed out the springs the change was more than noticeable..
From now on I follow the mfg recommendations and change them when I should..
As long as:
1) the gun is functioning reliably I would not worry
2) the weight to compress the spring is right it does not matter.
3) the spring is essentially the same length or very close to OEM new, I wouldn't be too concerned.
Most folks buy a Solo for a carry gun rather than a recreational range gun.
I'm curious how you wait until the gun begins to not function reliably before worrying about it?
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