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Available at DillonPrecision 33.99 Stock Number: 15305 Secure Firearms Products' 1911 Recoil Spring Tester will help you determine if the recoil spring in your 1911-type pistol needs replacing, and you'll save time and money by testing and organizing loose recoil springs in your shooting bag. |
| Link to video of Tester |
Grand Junction, Co. --(Ammoland.com)- While it originally was designed for testing the recoil spring tensions on Model 1911 type pistols, the Spring Tester from Secure Firearm Products (SFP) can now easily be used with other pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns. Unveiled at Shot Show 2013, and now in full production and shipping worldwide, the Spring Tester features a digital scale and several adapters that can be used to check the proper spring weight of a variety of critical firearm springs—recoil, main, striker, firing pin and many others.
Easy to use, the Secure Firearm Products Spring Tester enables the user to insert the spring onto the bolt, insert it in the tube, attach the coupler and hook it to the scale. Simply pull down, and the proper compression reading is displayed. The tool is marked with a line at 1.625”, which is the Mil-Spec compression length of the 1911 recoil spring. If you have other firearms and springs to test, simply do a little research on the compression length of those springs, and you can easily mark it on the tube.
David Surgi from SFP and Andy Lightbody from Rocky Mountain Television/Productions demonstrate how the Spring Tester is easy to use and helps you organize all your firearm springs before your gun malfunctions. | |
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I recommend using Wolff "Variable Rate" recoil springs. Don't use
the brand "ISMI". It doesn't really matter what is in the gun now
because it is an unknown make and condition. Your Limited gun will
need an 11, 12, or 13 pound spring and the Open gun will need a 9,
10, or 11 pound spring. Changing the springs from one to another
will make the reset of the gun react differently. In other words,
the sight picture will come back to target in different ways with
the use of different springs. It is hard to describe this in a
short email. | ||
| I have purchased from Dawson an STI Edge and 2 STI GM's. I am new to handguns - so I need some direction. Recoil Springs - what weight came in my guns? How do I know when it is time to change them? What type do you recommend? And where would I purchase them? | http://www.stiguns.com/resources/faq/ Q: What is the recoil spring weight in my gun? A:
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| FROM STI: Chuck,
All the pistols (STI GM, STI Edge) that you have mentioned use the recoil master. There is
no playing with spring rates with the recoil master it is what it is. If you
want to play with the springs you will need to buy a guide rod and springs. The
primary springs need to be replaced about every 5000 rounds. Dawson Precision
sells them. | ||
| STI Webpage | ||
| Answer: Friend - From STI website:
Note: The primary spring on your STI Recoil Master should be changed out
every 5000 rounds and the Recoil Master itself replaced after 25,000 rounds.
Failure to do so can result in damage to your pistol.
As far as main spring... Opinions vary from about every
5000 to never. I lean more towards the never, but I change when I do a rebuild
or tuning, or whenever I puck up a used one. But I have never owned a STI for
more than 15k rounds. However, if your getting light primer strikes that would
be one of the first things I looked at.
Hope this helps :) | ||
| Answer: Friend - There are a lot of variables.
What I do is check a new spring against a new one. When they are 1 to 1 1/2"
shorter than a new one, I change them. Some loads are harder on springs than others. I hope this helps. | ||
| Answer: Friend - You should change them both 5 rounds BEFORE they
malfunction-LOL.... When u say "main spring", are U referring to the main "recoil" spring
?
If so, I change that one every 3-4 K rounds, which I think is slightly more
than they recommend, but I've not had any problem, and my gun shoots soft.
Although I did have that 1 hiccup yesterday at end of match, so I may be due for
one now. I'll check it out Wed. At $8.00 or so each, it's best just to 86 them
if you think it's on the edge. If you ARE referring to the "main " spring (in main spring housing) I put a
new set up in mine about 4-5 K rounds ago when I went to new Firing Group and
nothing since .It's only a 10 # and they don't advise going less than 17 or U
get light strikes. However, I put an extended firing pin in , and that answered
that. I don't run a recoil master so I'd only be guessing. But I think U should
be able to get 3-5 K with 2 springs as opposed to one. | ||
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| Guide Rod | Slide Recoil Buffers | Springs |
| Cominolli Frame Saver Guide Rod | ||
| Ed Brown | Ed Brown | |
| Dawson | 6 pack $6.95 | Dawson |
Dawson Tool-Less 1911 Guiderod for Bushing BarrelTool Less Guide Rod $69.99 #026-1054 |  | Recoil Spring & Firing Pin Spring/Wolff/For All 1911, HiCap/5' Government, 7 lb 523-1169 $7.98 |
| Cominolli Custom http://cominolli.com/index.php?cPath=24  | Recoil Spring & Firing Pin Spring/Wolff/For All 1911, HiCap/5' Government, 8 lb 523-1170 $7.98 |
 | Recoil Spring & Firing Pin Spring/Wolff/For All 1911, HiCap/5' Government, 9 lb 523-1171 $7.98 | |
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