As you may well know, I’m learning the hard way:
Since I have to replace the sear spring I broke, I figured now is as good of time as any to get whatever other springs I need. @Steve in Allentown provided a helpful link to Wolf’s website, which raised more questions. Thanks, Steve, that’s a good resource to have bookmarked.
I have two 1911’s I am trying to have things on hand for.
The first is the SACS Professional I’ve managed to break the sear spring on. From my research, I believe it came with an 18.5 pounds recoil spring. I have no idea about any others.
The second is a twenty year old Ed Brown commander with a two-piece full length guide rod. From my research, it appears the recoil spring is a 20 pounds one. If the place I order from has the necessary parts, I would like to replace the FLGR with a traditional setup.
Let’s start with that. All I need is a new plug and a standard guide rod, correct? Then, I can use the same recoil spring and have it set up either way, by changing a couple of parts. If this is wrong, please fI’ll me in. How important is it to use Ed Brown parts? I will still have the parts that came with it, if I want to go back to all EB and can’t find an EB stainless guide rod. It’s a stainless frame and steel slide, I’m assuming I need a stainless guide rod. Does it matter?
Now, to springs. I see conventional and variable. The Pro came with a conventional. I don’t know about the EB, I’m not taking it apart until I get the Pro back together. Does it matter?
As far as recoil springs, I also see there is regular and chrome silicone. The chrome silicone is less expensive, barely. What is the difference and does it matter?
If your choices were Wolff, Wilson Combat, or Ed Brown, all the “same”, which would you choose?
In regard to sear springs, several people have recommended Colt brand. The places that have Colt brand, in stock, don’t have much else I was planning to get. Finding it all at one store is looking a bit sketchy, but I think I can do it, if some of my questions get the stars to align with the answers given.
I see Wilson Combat has a regular one and a Bulletproof one. The Bulletproof is $0.50 more. Around the same price point, I can get Wolff or Ed Brown. The EB looks silver, instead of black. Could just be the picture. Any thoughts on best one?
What other springs or wear parts are good to have on hand?
Well, I broke stuff and scratched my Pro
Today, I decided to clean my Pro. That went well, so I decided to do a detail strip. It’s my first time and I’m following YouTube videos. I watched some ACW and decided to follow this “tool less one”. That was damn stupid. It was going well, until I broke the hook off the spring and scratched...
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Since I have to replace the sear spring I broke, I figured now is as good of time as any to get whatever other springs I need. @Steve in Allentown provided a helpful link to Wolf’s website, which raised more questions. Thanks, Steve, that’s a good resource to have bookmarked.
I have two 1911’s I am trying to have things on hand for.
The first is the SACS Professional I’ve managed to break the sear spring on. From my research, I believe it came with an 18.5 pounds recoil spring. I have no idea about any others.
The second is a twenty year old Ed Brown commander with a two-piece full length guide rod. From my research, it appears the recoil spring is a 20 pounds one. If the place I order from has the necessary parts, I would like to replace the FLGR with a traditional setup.
Let’s start with that. All I need is a new plug and a standard guide rod, correct? Then, I can use the same recoil spring and have it set up either way, by changing a couple of parts. If this is wrong, please fI’ll me in. How important is it to use Ed Brown parts? I will still have the parts that came with it, if I want to go back to all EB and can’t find an EB stainless guide rod. It’s a stainless frame and steel slide, I’m assuming I need a stainless guide rod. Does it matter?
Now, to springs. I see conventional and variable. The Pro came with a conventional. I don’t know about the EB, I’m not taking it apart until I get the Pro back together. Does it matter?
As far as recoil springs, I also see there is regular and chrome silicone. The chrome silicone is less expensive, barely. What is the difference and does it matter?
If your choices were Wolff, Wilson Combat, or Ed Brown, all the “same”, which would you choose?
In regard to sear springs, several people have recommended Colt brand. The places that have Colt brand, in stock, don’t have much else I was planning to get. Finding it all at one store is looking a bit sketchy, but I think I can do it, if some of my questions get the stars to align with the answers given.
I see Wilson Combat has a regular one and a Bulletproof one. The Bulletproof is $0.50 more. Around the same price point, I can get Wolff or Ed Brown. The EB looks silver, instead of black. Could just be the picture. Any thoughts on best one?
What other springs or wear parts are good to have on hand?