Springfield 1911 9mm

rballi

February 06, 2003 11:23

I just got a Springfield Loaded 1911 in 9mm. It has Novack Rear sights, dovetail front, beaver, magwell,full length guide rod, etc. The frame is stamped 2001, so I'm guessing it's a 2001 model. It has the lock on the mainspring housing. The trigger breaks clean with little or no overtravel, but it is heavier than I would like. I think the lock might have something to do with it. Is it as simple as replacing the mainspring housing with a standard one, or is there more to it than that? It also has a shock buff; do I really need it?

Gun is shooting low and left. Still not sure if it's me or the gun. I'm shooting 115gr ball ammo with no jams, fail to feeds, or fail to ejects.

What should I expect from this gun as far as accuracy goes?

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  kingjoey

  February 06, 2003 11:39

  I was reading an article on that lock the other day and I think it is interchangable and isn't integrated into any other part of the gun. Could be wrong, but that's what I recall. Pull the housing off, it should be pretty obvious if it is integrated into the gun itself.

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  grizzclaw

  February 06, 2003 11:57

  I had a cop tell me the other day, that on a low left hit I should take my little finger on my gun hand off of the gun grip. I haven't tried it yet.
  
  Thanks, Grizztribefans@sssnet.com

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  Pearyw

  February 06, 2003 13:14

  All you need is a replacement mainspring housing plus the internal parts for it. I would keep the shock buffer. I add them to all my 1911 pistols.

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  rufe-snow

  February 06, 2003 13:14

  According to these threads, Springfield started putting the "ILS" (Integral Locking System) mainspring locks, in their pistols in Jan. 2001. Also the one's installed NOW are easily removed and replaced by standard components.
  
  
  http://www.brianenos.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=3&topic=316

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  mballai

  February 06, 2003 13:58

  I'm not sure if the mainspring housing lock would have anything to do with your trigger pull--it shouldn't if properly installed and set up. A trigger job would remedy the trigger pull issue. A good mainspring housing is usually polished and would affect smoothness. I've got one from Ed Brown (called the Wedge) and like it a lot.
  
  Three Precious Metals: Gold, silver and lead

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  rballi

  February 07, 2003 04:47

  Thanks for the replies. I tried to eliminate the "jerk" factor and let some other jerk, I mean someone else shoot the gun. The gun indeed shot low & left. I took care of the left part, but it still shoots low. Trigger pull is off the scale. The Rangemaster/Gunsmith was there and he tried it too. It seemed like it took him forever to pull the trigger because he is used to his STI custom that goes off when you blink.
  
  He said before you let me have at it, try clipping a couple of coils off the mainspring and bend the left leaf of the 3 leaf back a bit. He said try it out, then if it still is not to my liking, let him change out the mainspring housing or guts and do a trigger job. I tried Winchester 115gr & S&B 115gr, as well as some of a friends reloads. All seemed to shoot low aiming at bullseye. The only solution seems to be file the front or get adj rear sights.
  
  The gun functions & groups great.

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