Eddie Gunks
.338 Win Mag
Really? Not even a mag spring in a 1911? Come on. All my 1911 mag springs went bad after 1500-2000 rounds........
When does pistol need new recoil springs?
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Really? Not even a mag spring in a 1911? Come on. All my 1911 mag springs went bad after 1500-2000 rounds........
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I got mags that are older than I am and still perform as engineered.
Robin
Robin
Eddie Gunks
.338 Win Mag
I need your mags/springs. Mine fuck up very quickly. (A change of mag spring cures the problem. Colt govt combat)
freddy
.308 Win
Have you tried Wilson combat ETM?
freddy
.308 Win
Every 3,000 to 5,000 rounds.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Hahahahahahahah, well, there is no question that you shoot one heck of a lot more than I do, but I do believe that those old springs were made to a different standard than is considered acceptable today, or even thirty or so years ago. Not just springs either.
Robin
Eddie Gunks
.338 Win Mag
No. i switched to glock. Solved all my problems. Holds 23+1. No maintenance at all. I dont even clean it! ( i make my friend clean it ONCE PER YEAR! No shit!). I have never change a spring. Any spring!
When/if it ever stops running i wll sell it and buy a new one!
carpediem
.338 Win Mag
Just ordered new recoil springs for my Baby Eagle. One had a kink in it. Not sure how it happened, but replacing them both as a set. Also ordered a new magazine while I was there.
Shadow2
6.5 Creedmoor
I keep different springs for designated uses.
One for defense use that spring gets a break in and isn't used for anything else which should last a lifetime. Then the fun and gun spring which if it does fail no big deal, I'm not shooting for money.
As stated above nothing wrong with following manufacturers recondmendation. In the grand scheme of things changing a spring early is nothing compared to the money spent on ammo.
The irony, same guys who refuse to change a spring, will smoke a pack a day, drink a 6 pack on sunday or pound $20 away a week in coffee. But shelling out $12 for a spring once a year is unthinkable. Kind of silly.
One for defense use that spring gets a break in and isn't used for anything else which should last a lifetime. Then the fun and gun spring which if it does fail no big deal, I'm not shooting for money.
As stated above nothing wrong with following manufacturers recondmendation. In the grand scheme of things changing a spring early is nothing compared to the money spent on ammo.
The irony, same guys who refuse to change a spring, will smoke a pack a day, drink a 6 pack on sunday or pound $20 away a week in coffee. But shelling out $12 for a spring once a year is unthinkable. Kind of silly.
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carpediem
.338 Win Mag
In a nod to the customer service at Magnum Research, the representative I spoke to when I ordered the magazine mentioned above called me today to let me know that the ones he showed in inventory are defective and new ones are ordered. He wanted to know if I wanted to wait and he would ship me one when they come in, or just bill the recoil springs and skip the mag. I will wait. Sometime in nearly a month I will get the mag, and thankfully I have some spares so it isn't too big a deal.
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
The first time you take apart your gun and the spring catapults across the room behind the tool bench!