Jason wrote:Hmm.. evidently I wasn't as clear as I thought I was. I replaced it because the factory spring is fine, but the Wolff spring is better. It's more consistent as far as dimensions along the wire and is stronger. Sorry man, but I had enough materials and structural engineering classes in college to know that metal fatigues no matter how good it is. I doubt I'll replace the Wolff spring every year, but probably every two or three depending on how much shooting time I get in. I'll probably shoot this new gun ten times as much as I shoot all my other guns combined, and I've had factory and after market springs get worn out in other guns so I'm sure it will happen in this one. I'm sure the Anschutz factory spring might be very good, but I'm kinda doubting that they've somehow figured out how to avoid metal fatigue altogether.

Jason

Engineering Classes & College that explains everything, I am sure everyone would agree that replaces 30 yrs of experience every time. Beside we are all entitled to an opinion and if it makes you feel better and more confident to change out the spring then that is what you should do. I am a firm believer that confidence in your equipment is a good part of this game. Good luck, Paul

Actually, I hadn't thought of it until several of the people I trust that have been shooting silhouette many more years than I have told me about it. The reasons that I hadn't thought of it are the fact that the factory spring was new and this is my first new 54-series Anschutz so it didn't occur to me to replace it right out of the gate like I have done with other kinds of guns. Where the materials and structural engineering classes come in is reinforcing the opinion of the experienced shooters that told me to replace it after a conflicting experienced opinion told me that it wasn't necessary. I have no reason to doubt your experience and I also have no data on the life cycle or expected mean time to failure of the factory springs, but I do have the opinions of the experienced shooters that I trust and my own knowledge from other types of guns and other competitive events to go along with my engineering classes/experience. I didn't want for this to become some sort of confrontation, and I'm not sure why it had to. As you said, we'll both do what we think is best for us to have confidence in our equipment.

Just admit it Jason....You wanted to take it apart and see what makes it work and the spring was a good excuse..

Kitty