[Downtown101]

Hey guys I have been reading that 1911 plunger springs with a little modification will help solve failure to eject problems but I haven't read anything specifying what 1911 plunger spring I should buy or where to get them? Thanks for any advise.

 

[dasher635]

I bought mine at MidwayUSA.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/155597/wolff-plunger-spring-1911

Here's how to install;
http://www.steyrclub.com/vb/threads...he-1911-plunger-spring-enhancement-to-fix-FTE

 

[Downtown101]

Thanks I'll see what I can find.

 

[Zero Tolerance6]

Dasher,
Thanks for the links as I have been looking into this "mystery" spring too.

Gotta love Midway though...$3.00 "special handling fee" + $3.84 "shipping" on a $2.99 sping. Go figure.

 

[ETH77]

If you have a micrometer, take the measurements of the spring (the inside diameter you can measure using a wire gauge. www.LeeSprings.com has all kinds of springs, possibly the right outside diameter. Pick the length you want and order them (you'll have to order 10, I think). I suspect there would be a market here on the site for those springs. I wish I'd thought to do this when I was hacking things.

As an example, not that this is the right size, a 0.040 od .350" long spring would be $5.90/10. It would have a spring rate of more than 2.5# per inch. Plus shipping.

You can also call Brownells and ask for the USPS small parts shipping price.

 

[Syntax360]

Gotta love Midway though...$3.00 "special handling fee" + $3.84 "shipping" on a $2.99 sping. Go figure.

And on the other hand, you're buying a $2.99 part that they are probably making 20% on. It isn't even worth their time to pull the stock, box it up, process it and ship it for a $.60 profit. Frankly, I'm surprised a lot of these companies will ship anything that isn't at least $25+.