
They had my letters from the previous returns on file, and so we were able to quickly get past the "Are you holding it right? - What ammo are you using? - Do you know what the hell you're talking about?" stage. The person I spoke to did initially dismiss the notion that there was a range of P380 serial #'s with bad frames, but when he went back to talk to the gunsmith, he was quickly told mine would be eligible. After a pleasant (you have to keep it cool) discussion of serial numbers, and the past 2 times the pistol was returned, I am being issued a RA, and am slated for frame replacement. Well, I'm (at least temporarily) on cloud 9. The slide cycle is very smooth and all rounds eject consistently. So, I used the older outer and new inner springs and that combination removed the hard, gritty feel and feels very smooth. I like the feel of the recoil with the heavier spring BUT the last 1/4" of rear slide travel felt hard and gritty and low power rounds ejected straight up.

The new heavier spring helps the return to battery by overcoming the pre-set of the striker spring.

All problems were with FMJ.Ī few months back I experimented with the older and new P380 recoil springs. were various hollow point SD rounds with ZERO malfunctions. after replacing the recoil springs a couple of times within 30 days.
