1911 return spring
I bought an AMT 1911 hard baller. I had a an Ed Brown barrel fitted by a gun smith. It shot fine for the first 3 rounds, then the barrel bushing and spring follower went down range about 30 feet. I was lucky to recover them. I reassembled the gun and it worked just fine. But,I do not want a repeat. Would a new spring or a stronger spring help? What about recoil buffers?
Bamavol
Bamavol
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Hello the spring was not the trouble The bushing should be locked in the slide by a "tit" on the bushing that fits in a groove on the slide When turned to the right spot the bushing holds the recoil spring plug in the slide and the plug keeps the spring from coming out . are you sure you had the bushing turned to the right place? quote:"PRAISE THE HARDBALL GUN" 0 -
I understand and agree with your comments. The bushing was in the correct position. I thought that the plug might have continued to move to the rear, due to inertia, when the slid hit the end of its travel. If so, this would then allow the bushing to rotate. Only the spring keeps the plug pressed against the flange of the bushing. Is this possible? The spring in the AMT is not as stiff as the spring in my Springfiefd.
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From what you are describing ,you may just have a short spring ,maybe some gunsmith wannbe cut it down ,which is a no no
Unless there was a chance your bushing is not fitted correctly ,or wasn't in place when you fired it
Most stock springs are 18 ? to 16 pounds depends on manufacturer ,i know guys that have went down to 9 pound springs ,and this never happened ,I currently have in a 14 ,but are all full length
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